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SERVICES EXTRAORDINARY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANC JUN TABLED TO: FROM: MEETING DATE: 7 JUNE 2011 SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT GOVERNANCE STATEMENT SUMMARYPrepared by: Dean Johnston, Director- Finance and Corporate At the Council meeting on 31 May 2011, changes were made to the Council Governance Statement which is included in the Statement as attached. It is recommended that this be received. 1 Has this been provided for in the Long Term Plan? N/A 2. Is a budget amendment required? N/A 3. this significant in terms of Council's Policy on Significance? No 4. Implications No in terms of other Council Strategic Documents or Council 5. public consultation the views of required? or interested persons been obtained and is any N/A N/A STATEMENT At the Council Meeting on 31 May 2011, it was resolved to combine the Policy and Finance Standing Committee's into one called Finance and Policy that will be chaired by Cr Kruger and have aII Councillors as members. It was also resolved that Cr Lewis be INVERCARGILL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 1 A GOVERNANCE STATEMENT? The and how works Invercargill City Council's it involves the public Governance in Statement The explains how to aim is the promote local democracy by sure that our community understands how its Council operates and how they can have their say. The Council is required to prepare a Governance Statement each triennial election and make it available to the public. It includes information on: Council functions, responsibilities and activities. How Councillors and Community Board members are elected. The roles and conduct of those elected members. Governance structures and processes. Public access Key planning to policy and people documents. and the 2 THE Facilitate solutions to Iocal needs. AND OF THE AUTHORITY The purpose of the Invercargill City Council is to enable democratic Iocal decision making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural of the Invercargill District in the present and for the future. In meeting its purpose, Council's roles are to: Advocate on behalf of the Invercargill community with central government, other Iocal authorities and other agencies. Develop Iocal resources. Manage Iocal network (eg roads, and community (eg Iibraries, infrastructure. Manage the environment. Plan for the future needs of the Invercargill district. ln ANY the legislation THAT CONFERS that applies POWERS authorities to all local ON THE LOCAL 1), the 3. Invercargill City Council is also bound by pieces of Iocal Iegislation that apply specifically to Those Acts are: Local Act Name Purpose Appropriate a of the Town belt for 1887 Southland Land Drainage the purposes provision of for Iand drainage within the Counties of Southland and Wallace. Local Act Name Purpose Act 1958 Validate a memorandum of agreement for the supply of water to beyond the City of Invercargill boundaries. Water Supply City Invercargill Act 1971 Aluminium Validate an agreement with New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited for the supply of water. City Council reclamation, Authorise develop and dispose of Empowering Act 1973 reclaimed Iand. Invercargill City Council Vesting and Remove land. Empowering Act 1992 Southland Flood Relief Committee Administration of the unexpended balance Empowering Act 1992 of the Southland Flood Fund. 4 THE FOR EACH ITS A OF IT AND WHEN ITWAS MADE The following bylaws apply within the district: Invercargill City Council Bylaw - Trade Waste. This Bylaw controls the discharge of trade waste into Council's sewerage system. City Council Bylaw 2008/1 - Environmental HeaIth. This Bylaw addresses the issues of mobile traders, Iiquor ban, solvent abuse and untidy sections and abandoned vehicles. City Council Bylaw 2008/2 - Animal Control. This Bylaw primarily addresses matters under Dog Control Act. Invercargill City Council Bylaw - Cemeteries and Crematorium. This Bylaw controls the burial procedures and standards for the Council's cemeteries and crematorium. lnvercargill City Council Bylaw 2008/4 - Roading, Parking and This Bylaw controls activities within the roadway by people, stock and vehicles. lnvercargill City Council Bylaw - Solid Waste. This Bylaw regulates the and andsolid waste management. of household recyclables and waste and Invercargill City Council Bylaw - Water Supply. This the Invercargill conditions water supply ofCity Council Bylaw to customers - and Fire His Bylaw controls fire in the rural of the district. THE TO IT Invercargill City Council currently operates its elections under the first past the post electoral system. This of voting is used in elect Members of Parliament constituency seats. Electors vote by indicating their preferred and the that receives the most votes is declared the winner regardless of the of votes that obtained. The other option under the Local Electoral Act 2001 is the single transferable vote system This system is used in District HeaIth Board elections. Electors rank candidates in order of preference (1, 2, 3, 4 The number of votes required for a candidate to be elected the depends the number of positions to be filled and the number of valid votes. The number of candidates to fill alI vacancies is achieved first by the counting first preferences, then by a transfer of a of votes received by any candidate and then where by the exclusion the number the votes for that of of Iowest polling candidate in the transfer theof these isand excess of votes in accordance with voters' second preferences. Under the Local Electoral Act 2001 the Council can resolve to change the electoral system to be used at the elections or a binding poll on the question, or electors can demand a binding poll. A poll can be initiated by at Ieast 5% of electors signing a petition demanding that a poll be held. Once changed, an electoral system must be used for at Ieast the triennial general elections, ie we cannot change our electoral system for one election and then change back for the election. Council's Iast review of electoral systems was in No change was made to Council's electoral system for the 2010 elections. The Council is required to review 6. its system prior to the 2016 THE OF ESTABLISHING OR AND THE TO THEM The Invercargill City Council is governed by an elected Mayor, 12 elected Councillors and the Community Board. Council is required to review its representation arrangements at Ieast once six years. This review must include the following: The number of elected members the Iegal requirement to a minimum Whether of elected maximum the six and a members of 30 members, than the the including shall be elected by the district (''at or whether the district will be divided into wards for representation. electoral purposes, or whether there will be a mix of ''at and If election by wards is preferred, then the boundaries and names of those wards and the number of members that will represent each ward. Whether or not to have separate wards for electors on the Maori roll. Whether to have Community Boards and if so how many, their boundaries and membership and whether to subdivide a community for electoral purposes. must follow the procedure set out in the Local Act 2001 when conducting this review, and should also follow guidelines published by the Local to the Council, to Act gives you wish. and the right The be heard if you the right to make a You also have the right to to any decisions on the above to the Local Government Commission which will make a binding decision on the appeal. details on the matters that the Council must consider in reviewing its membership and basis of election can be found in the Local Electoral Act 2001. The Local Government Commission determined 2010) the representation arrangements for the district as: (1) (2) Invercargill comprises the Mayor The Council City is not divided into and 12 members who shall be elected by (3) the electors of a There shall be the City as a and (4) The Community Board comprises five elected members and one member of the Council appointed to the Board by the Council. Maori Wards and Constituencies The Electoral Act 2001 also gives Council the ability to establish separate wards for Maori electors. The Council may resolve to create separate Maori wards or conduct a poll on the matter, or the community may demand a poll. The demand for a poll can be initiated by a petition signed by 5% of electors within the district. Council has made no resolution with respect to Maori Wards and Constituencies. This means that there are no Maori Wards in the lnvercargill City Council district. Community Boards Board. This City is Council The Invercargill Board has constituted under Community one Section of the - Local 49 Board the Government Act 2002 to: Represent, and act as an advocate for, the interests of their community. of interest or and concern to any matter on the Community referred Board. it by the to Council and any an of provided by the Council within the community. Prepare an with community Communicate annual submission to Council organisations on expenditure and special interest in the groups in the community. any other responsibilities delegated to it by the Council. The Community Board has a and five other members. Five members are elected triennially by electors in the community, and the Council appoints a member from its ranks. The Board elects its own chairperson at its first meeting the triennial election. The Council Iast reviewed the Community Board representation arrangements in The representation review will be prior to the 2016 elections. Using Schedule 6 of the Government Act 2002, electors can the formation of a new Community Board in the district. The Reorganisation Process The Local Government Act 2002 sets out procedures which must be followed during proposals to: Make changes to the boundaries of the district. Create a new district. Create a authority, ie transfer aII of the functions of the Southland Regional Council to Invercargill City Council. Transfer a function or functions to another council. The procedures for resolving each type of proposal are slightly In general Government, they begin or a proposal with by a petition either signed from 10% of Iocal authority, by the electors. the Minister of Proposals for a or transfer of functions from one Iocal authority to another will be considered by one of the Iocal authorities, or by the Local Commission if the Iocal authorities refer the to the or if they cannot agree on which of them should deal with the matter. Proposals authority for will the establishment by be dealt with the a Commission. of new district for creation or Thesethe proposals a ofcannot be implemented without a poll of electors. information on these requirements can be found in the Local Government Act 2002. The Local Government Commission has also prepared guidelines on procedures for Iocal government reorganisation. AND CONDUCT SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE The Mayor STATUTORY and the Councillors REQUIREMENTS Invercargill of the City AND CODE OF Council have the following roles: the policy direction of Council. Setting rates. Adopting Bylaws. Monitoring the of the Council. Representing the interests the district all members must make a declaration that they will their duties faithfully and and Employing their best Executive according tothe Chief skill and judgment the best Government in theLocal interests of theAct the Iocal authority employs the Chief Executive, who in turn employs aII other on its shares the same by the district asas other The Mayor is electedresponsibilities a members as of Council. electedaddition and one of the In the Mayor has the following roles: Presiding member at Council meetings. The Mayor is responsible for ensuring the orderly conduct of business during meetings (as determined in Standing Advocate on behalf of the community. This role may involve promoting the community and representing its interests, Iobbying central, regional and Iocal government. Such advocacy will be most where it is carried Ceremonial head of Council. Providing Ieadership and feedback to other elected members on teamwork and Deputy The chairing Mayor is elected by the members of Council at the first meeting the Council. The Deputy Mayor exercises the same roles as other elected members. In addition, if the Mayor is absent or incapacitated, or if the Mayor is then the Deputy Mayor must aII of the responsibilities and duties, and may exercise the powers of the Mayor (as summarised The Deputy Mayor may be removed from by resolution of Council. Council may create one or more of Council. A committee chairperson is responsible for presiding over meetings of the committee, that the acts within the powers delegated by Council. A chairperson may be removed from by resolution of Council. The Chief Executive is appointed by the Council in accordance with Section 42 and Clauses 33 and 34 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002. The Chief implements and manages the Council's policies and objectives within the constraints established by the Council. Under Section 42 of the Local Government Act 2002, the responsibilities of the Chief Executive are: lmplementing the decisions of the Council. Providing advice to the Council and Community Board. Ensuring that aII responsibilities, and powers delegated to the Chief Executive or to any person employed by the Chief or imposed or conferred Managing Maintaining by systems the any Act, to of the Councilbylaw activities regulation enable or are properly and planning and accurate of the financial and of the Council. Providing Ieadership for the of the Council. Employing Elected members have specific negotiation obligations theasterms their employment of to of conduct the in for thefollowing Iegislation: Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, which obligations to act as a good employer in respect of the Chief Executive and to abide by the current Code of Conduct and Standing Orders. The Local Authorities Act 1968 which regulates the conduct of elected members in situations where there is, or could be, a conflict of interest between their duties as an elected member and their financial interests The Secret direct Commissions Act 1910, which prohibits elected members from accepting or rewards which be seen to sway them to their duties in a way. AIl elected members are required to adhere to a such a is a requirement of the Local Government Act 2002. Once adopted such a may be amended by a 75% or more vote of the Council. The code sets relate to one understandingto will the Council's another, and to the media expectations and the general of howto the Mayor and public in the course of their duties. It also covers disclosure of information that is received by or is in the possession of elected members, and contains details of the sanctions that the Council may impose if an individual breaches the code. Copies of the full Code may be obtained from the Council's Secretarial and 8. Communications Manager or from the website AND AND DELEGATIONS 8.1 The Role of Council, Council Standing and Appointments to the Board Council reviewselection. committeeIast structure wasat carried each triennial its The review Ieast June out in three years, 2011. usually Council Council meets six weeks: From time to time, meetings may be called for of an urgent nature. Standing Committees Council has against Long Standing established the four Term Council Community which Plan / to will meetAnnual Plan, requiring Council decisions and develop and review policy (The Mayor and bylaws is an ex General Delegation: the standing member to of aIIactivities of the Where any hearing is delegated to a a hearing held under section 34 of Resource the full hearing themay in the Management discussions Act 1991) and have aCouncillor then any deliberate vote who on the decision. Finance and The Finance and Policy Policy Standing Committee is responsible for Council strategy, policy and planning the promotes and Community being of whichcommunity Outcomes. the social, economic, environmental objectives and cultural of the are to manage, control and monitor Council's finances, including the Council Contingency Fund and the Audit and Risk Committee, in accordance with good practice. This includes the formation of, at Ieast, the philosophical framework the development of new, or revision of existing, policies, plans, strategies and bylaws. If appropriate, these may then be referred for development to other standing lt includes ensuring Council activities are in a fiscally responsible manner. where hearings are delegated to other heard directly by full the Finance and Policy Committee meetings will hear and consider on Council policies, strategies and and make to Council. This may include hearing, considering and deciding under the Dog Act 1996, Sale of Liquor Act 1989, and Responsible Gambling Act 2003. The Finance and Policy is also responsible for developing the Long Term Council Community Plan, Annual Plan and and for Iiaising with key i r: C h a stakeholders / and Joint Cr J Kruger AII Councillors and up to $5oo,ooo Pursuant 26 to Section the Dog Control 1996 Act Section 31 and Section 22 Sections 33B, 33C ! and 33D 55 of that Act, the authority to hear and determine objections under the above sections; and Pursuant to Section 77 and Sections 106 to 114 of the Sale of Liquor Act 1989, the authority to hear objections and determine applications for Special and Pursuant Gaming Machine to the Responsible Gambling Venue Act the 2003 and the hear Council's and determine applications for territorial authority consent where an application is referred to the Council's Hearings under that policy. Note: The Finance and Policy Committee may delegate to the other standing committees, on a case by case basis, the development or revision of policies, strategies, plans and bylaws, some including the hearing of and/or Frequency submissions of in relation identified to specifically six weeks of current Policy and List General Council Bylaws. Strategic Planning. Long Term Council Community Plan. Democratic Process Code of Conduct, Representation Review, lnvercargill Economic Remuneration,Development Shared City Holdings Limited. Venture Investment Industrial Awarua Estate. Finances - Venture Southland, Regional Heritage Committee, Wastenet. Funding for Specialised Community Park Trust Board, Maritime Trust Board, Southland Indoor Leisure Centre Charitable Trust, Museum and Trust Board, Vibrant City Centre Invercargill Sister Cities. Rates Rebates / Rates Relief. Rates Review. Statements of Intent - Council Controlled Organisations. for The unbudgeted expenditure. Fund Committee is for considering Its objective is to ensure that Council can respond in a timely manner to requests. Chai r: His Worship the Mayor, Mr T R Shadbolt Mem bers: Cr J Kruger Cr G D Lewis Up to $25000 Frequency of meetings: As required Members: Its The objective and to Risk Audit is ensure N Cr G D Elder financial J isLewis responsible for audit and documentation. Cr J Kruger Delegations: NiI Frequency of meetings: and as required Community The Community Standing is responsible for the and facilities provided by for the community's use. lts objectives are to encourage and monitor the provision of quality, accessible community and facilities. These and for specialised community contributes towards the social and cultural of the district's communities. Community The Monitors against Standing the LTCCP, Reviews existing activity plans, bylaws and strategies and, if no Ionger fit for purpose, refers these back to the Finance and Policy for full council consideration, Develops new or revises activity plans, bylaws and strategies if delegated to do so by Finance and Committee. Liaises with relevant stakeholders Chair: Cr L Abbott D Boniface Cr N J Elder Cr T Buck Cr I L Esler Cr G D Lewis NiI Frequency of meetings: six weeks of Defence Civilcurrent Emergency Council Management. Community Care Archives. Libraries Housing and Development Pools. Passenger Regional Heritage. Safer City. and Planning Standing The Committee is responsible for which implement and enforce minimum standards for development and behaviour. Its objectives to provide which implementare Government and monitor development Iegislation in the Invercargill environment. and Achieved through information, promotion followed by enforcement. The Standing Committee: Monitors against the Long Term Council Community Plan. Reviews existing activity plans, policies, bylaws and strategies and, if no longer fit for purpose, refers these back to the Finance and Policy Committee for full council consideration. Develops new or revises activity plans, policies, bylaws and strategies if delegated to do so by Finance and Policy Committee. Liaises with relevant stakeholders. Chair: D J Ludlow Members: G J Dean Cr C G Sycamore Cr A G Dennis Cr l L Esler Cr l R Pottinger NiI Frequency of six weeks List of current Council activities: Animal Control. Building Consents. Compliance Environmental HeaIth. Parking and Mobility Resource Management. The and Infrastructure and and is for responsible Standing the and infrastructure reflecting an area's Ievel of development. while minimisingare the and the environment. The enable the district of quality, The levels Infrastructure of Standing Committee: Monitors against the Long Term Council Community Plan. Reviews existing for purpose, these plans, topolicies, refers activity back the Finance bylawsandand strategies Policy if council and, for fullIonger consideration. new Develops or revises activity plans, policies, bylaws and strategies if Liaises do so Finance delegated with to relevant bystakeholders. and Policy Chai r: Cr C G Dean M e m be rs : I Abbott Cr L R Cr T Buck Cr A G Dennis Cr J Kruger tenders in accordance with approved Annual Plan budgets. of current of List Cemeteries and Council Crematorium. six weeks Council buildings. Parks Toilets. Public and (aII responsibilities under Act Roading. Regional Stormwater. Solid Waste Management Water Supply. Hearings Panel The Hearings Panel is responsible for hearing, considering and deciding applications under the Resource Management Act 1991, Dog Control Act 1996, Sale Liquor Act 1989, and Responsible Gambling Act 2003. Its objective is to quality decision making through equitable, hearings and the of robust decisions by trained panel members. Chair: N D Boniface D J Ludlow Cr J Kruger Members: Cr C G Dean Cr A G Dennis Cr G J Sycamore Mr I F Capitaneas Councillor who is Management (i) Pursuant determine hear and to Section 34 of applications any resource the Resource for Management Act within Council's 1991, thetheauthority jurisdiction in the lnvercargill City district which a decision or a hearing except where resolves to appoint an independent Commissioner or Commissioners to hear and determine an individual consent application. Section Pursuant 33D 33C and 26to the Dog Control Act 1996 and 31Section Section Section 55 22 that Act, of Sections the authority to hear and determine objections under the above and and Pursuant to to hear objections and 106 to applications Liquor the authority Section 77 and Sections determine 114 of the Saleforof Special Act (iv) Pursuant Gaming Machine Electronic to the Responsible Gambling Venue 2003 and the Council's Act the authority to hear and determine applications for territorial authority consent where an application is referred to the Council's Hearings under that policy. The quorum for each Hearing Committee be three members provided that a qualified Chairman is present. The Director of Environmental and Planning in consultation with the Chairman, allocates hearings to Committees as an administrative function. Frequency of meetings: As required Cr G D Lewis Council Appointment Chair: Community to Cr C G CommunityDean Mrs J Mitchell Members: Mr S Allan Ms P Coote B Procter Mr C Te Au Delegations: The Community Board has the authority to any of the powers granted the Council, with the exception of: (a) Those powers specifically excluded by the Iaw. (b) (c) Those powers which Council delegatesexercise of involved. powers, beyond the community would by the which of the Community to Board those have an (d) Resource consent applications. (e) Those matters specifically delegated to the Standing Committees of Council. Frequency of Meetings: Six weekly Joint G Dean Cr C Appointments Group to Joint Council Cr I R Pottinger Cr I L Esler Regional Heritage AII Councillors and Museums Joint Cr J Kruger Regional Land AII Councillors Committee: Cr C G Dean lnvercargill: AII Councillors L Cr I L Esler Shared Cr Councillors AII N J Elder Forum Cr J Kruger AII CouncillorsCivil Emergency Management Group: His Worship the Mayor, Mr T Shadbolt His I Worship Venture Dean the L Abbott Cr C RG Pottinger Mr T 8.3 Appointments to Organisations where the Appointment is in the Cr Age T Buck Trust Cr Abbott the Mayor, His Worship Park Mr T R Shadbolt Cr L Abbott Cr N D Boniface Maritime Te Ara and Executive Trust Mr R King, Chief Museum a Board or the Mayor's Cr I L and the City Manager nomineeEsler or the City Manager's Ms Sumaria Beaton Cr J Kruger Ms Andrae Gold Southern Southland Group L Cr A G Dennis Community Training Broadcasters Trust Charitable Trust Southland Cr I L Esler Buildings Trust Southland Indoor Cr C G Dean Leisure Centre Charitable Trust The I Norman Buck Cr T R PottingerJones Foundation The Sycamore Cr G Southland Rural Trust 8.4 Which Have Requested a Council Representative and This Request has been Granted New Zealand Historic Places Trust: Cr I L Esler Invercargill Cr G D LewisYouth Iwi Liaison: Cr D J Ludlow Invercargill Cr N Bonifaceand Districts Citizens Advice Bureau 8.5 50% A of Council the shares Controlled or the voting isrights, Organisation Organisations company appoint trustmore which a orand or in than half the board managing the organisation. They may operate as a trading activity for the purpose of making a profit. Invercargill City Holdings The Invercargill City Council is a 100% shareholder in Invercargill City Holdings Limited, a Council controlled organisation under the Local Government Act. Invercargill City Holdings Limited is a company registered under the Companies Act 1993 to of reasonable City Holdings its Subsidiaries provide Invercargill to Limited City Forests Ownership Nature and Scope Activities 100% Operate business a silviculture successful and Electricity Invercargill 100% Operate in inthe a the electricity and infrastructure, distribution and metering electrical and energy sectors. Invercargill Limited 55% Invercargill Provision at the City Holdings Limited's registered is in the Invercargill City Council Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill. City Holdings Limited has a and four directors: Chair: Cr N Elder Cr A Dennis Cr G Sycamore Mr M Cook Invercargill City Forests C LimitedMr has a chairperson and directors: Mr W Conway Directors: Mr L Pullar Electricity Invercargill Limited has Mr A a chairperson and four other directors: Chair: Cr N Boniface Cr D Ludlow Mr T Campbell Mr P Mulvey Mr R Smith Limited has a chairperson and three other directors: Chair: Mr M Cook Directors: Mr A J O'Connell Directors are usually T Walton M appointed Mr to Foggo terms. Under the Companies Act 1993, company directors' responsibility is to the best interests of Invercargill City Holdings Limited. The Council cannot the directors. lnvercargill City Limited appoints all directors to companies. may comment on the Statement of Intent setting out the objectives of City Holdings Limited Group for the coming year. Copies of this Invercargill statement City may Council, be obtained Private fromBag 90104, lnvercargill. the Director of Finance and Corporate Southland of the and The purpose Museum Southland Museum and Trust is to and tell the of Southland - the experience of people and places over time - and inspire Southlanders to explore and understand the world around them. Trustees: The Trust Chair: appointed An annual Statement has by thea Invercargill eight, G LJ Ludlow five the Trust. City City representatives Board lntent City D including of of Cr developed is I Sycamoreby authority Iocal City Invercargill Community Recreation and Trust: The Invercargill Community Recreation and Trust aims to increase lnvercargill residents' active in and physical activities and and cultural activities. The Trust has a Board of six, appointed by the Invercargill City Council: Cr J Kruger Cr G Sycamore Trustees: Cr Abbott Cr T Buck Cr A Dennis Cr W Harpur Invercargill City Charitable Trust: The Invercargill City Charitable Trust aims to provide welfare to the people within the Invercargill district. The Trust has a Board more than and not Iess than appointed by the Invercargill City Council: His Worship the Mayor, Mr T R Shadbolt Deputy Mayor, Cr J Kruger Chief Executive Mr R W King Invercargill Venue and Events Management and Events Management Limited aims to manage and operate the Civic Theatre and Stadium Southland and increase greater appropriate use of both facilities. The company has a Board of seven with three appointed by the Invercargill City Council. An independent Chair is appointed by the company. Chair: Mr B Middleton Mr M Johnston D Main Cook Cr N Boniface Mr G Muir Ms K Moore 8.6 Council Proxy and Elector Nomination Appointment as proxy for voting purposes on Council owned or related companies and companies in which Council has a interest. His Worship the Mayor Trust. Nomination as for the Electric Supply His Worship the Mayor 9 MEETING SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE APPLICABLE The AcT 1987 Iegal AND STANDING for OF THE requirements Council GOVERNMENT meetings are set OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND down in the Local Government Act 2002 and the Local Government Information and Meetings Act 1987 AII Council and meetings must be open to the public unless there is reason to Although consider some meetings itemare open to the members public of the called do not have speaking rights unless prior arrangements are made with Council. Council's Secretarial and Communications Manager should be contacted before the meeting to arrange this. LGOIMA contains a Iist of the where councils may items with the public excluded. These circumstances generally relate to protection personal privacy, professionally privileged or commercially sensitive information, and the maintenance of health, safety and order. The Council agenda is a public document, although may be withheld if the above circumstances apply. The Mayor or Chairperson is responsible for maintaining order at meetings and may, at his or her discretion, order the removal of any member of the public for disorderly conduct, or remove any member of Council who does comply with Standing Orders. Minutes of meetings must be kept as evidence of the proceedings of the meeting. These must be made publicly available, subject to the provisions of the LGOIMA. For an meeting of Council, at Ieast 14 days' notice of the time and place of the meeting must be given. meetings generally can be called on three working days' notice. During meetings the Mayor and Councillors must follow Standing Orders set of procedures for conducting The Council may suspend Standing Orders by a vote of 75% of the members present. A copy of the Standing Orders can be obtained from Council's Secretarial and Manager or from 10 The Local Government Act 2002 82 and 83) sets out consultation principles decisions. This and a procedure the that Iocal authorities special consultativemust procedure, when is making follow regarded as a minimum process. The consultative procedure consists of the following steps: Step One: Preparation of a Statement of Proposal and a of Information. The Council must prepare a description of the proposed decision course of action. The statement must be available for distribution throughout the community and must be available for inspection at the Council and may be made available elsewhere. The Council also has to prepare a full and considers fair of the proposal practicable. to be reasonably which must That distributed be statement must be as the as widely included on an agenda for a Council meeting. Step Two: Public notice. The must publish a notice in or daily newspapers, or in other newspapers of equivalent circulation, of the proposal and of the consultation being and invite submissions. Step Three: Receive submissions. The Council must acknowledge all written submissions and a reasonable to make an oral submission. The Council must allow at one month the date of the for submissions. Step Four: Hear submissions. Council must set aside time to hear aII those submitters who wish to speak to Council on their submission. The hearings must be open to the public. Step Five: Deliberate in public. AII meetings where the Council deliberates on the proposal must be open to the public there is some reason to exclude the public under AII submissions the must be made available unless there is reason to withhold them under Six: Follow Step the up. A copy of the decision and a of the reasons must be the Council submitters. By law, provided the to must follow There special prescribed is no consultative procedure before format for such a it: Adopts a Long Term Council Community Plan or Annual Plan. Amends an Council Community Plan. Adopts, revokes, reviews or amends a bylaw. Changes the mode of for a significant activity example from the Council to a Council Controlled Organisation or from a Council Controlled Organisation to a private sector if that is not provided for in an Long Term Council Community Plan. The Council may be required to use the special consultative procedure under other Iegislation, and it may use this in other circumstances if it wishes to do SO. Policy requires it to consult if the matter is deemed to be significant as per the policy or Council decides that it be treated as significant. Engagement Programme: In 2009 Council resolved to adopt a engagement programme for a trial period of three years. accepts that communities will prefer of engagement with and when preferences become apparent will tailor and means of engagement to community preferences. The programme includes clinics, community meetings and administrative funding to Residents' Associations which meet Council criteria. Clinics and Community Meetings Councillor Community meetings areare held clinics proposed, monthly,with except the timingduring coincide to December with and consultation on the Annual Plan Details of and dates, theIocations publication and of published times the areAnnual on Council's and Clinics public website meetings are held in South Invercargill, Invercargill Clinics and meetings are held in and the centralthe city evenings in South and Invercargill, and during the day in the central city to enable aII members of the community to attend. Clinics are by two Councillors and one senior member and the public meetings by three Councillors and members at Director Ievel. of Associations will provide up to $5000 per group to Residents' Associations that meet the criteria Iisted below: The group represents a geographically based community which already receives community assistance perspective The group has a Council wide and has a Community than a single with a community development focus which includes consultation with Council. There is interest and from that community to resource and run the association. The group has an appropriate constitution, a system of electing and an annual budget. financial assistance will be towards the actual administration costs, for example, venue hire for meetings, and photocopying, postage, of meetings, running a website. Project funding, if required, would be obtained by the individual groups from other sources. Council would provide other on request, for example, assistance with setting up the group and a dedicated Councillor to group meetings. AND MEMORANDA OR AGREEMENTS MAORI The Invercargill City Council acknowledges the of tikanga Mori and its relationship with both tangata whenua and ng matawaka The Mori councils are of Southland: four who not Ngi Tahu Environment Iiving within Southland Regional Southland District Council, Gore District Council and City Council are charged with fostering Maori capacity to contribute to and in The relationship that each making Council has with Ngi Tahu ki Murihiku continues to grow in strength. This has been assisted by the establishment of a of Understanding and the councils. Ao Marama This Te relationship allows Incorporated Ao Te Marama Inc nga the tomokanga for consultation between Maori and the councils. information provide Councils and resources financial such Te as the provision Ao Marama of Inc advice, for provides positive consultation, clarification on of significance to lwi and identifies appropriate persons for consultation. An atmosphere of trust and openness is the cornerstone the relationship which was formed at the signing of the of Understanding. The Invercargill City Council remains committed to ensuring that are promoted and for Mori to build capacity and to actively engage across the range of Council's processes. 1 2. AND AND The Local Government Act 2002 requires Council to employ a Chief Executive whose responsibilities are to employ other on behalf of the Council, implement decisions and provide advice to the Council. Under the Local Government Act, the Chief Executive is the only person who may give instructions to a member. Any complaint about individual members should therefore be directed to the Chief Executive, rather than the Mayor or Councillors. agreement The Chief the Executive lnvercargill King. is Mr Richard City Council, The and Chief is employed has Executive a a term not Council management is organised as follows: Council Mayor and Councillors Chief Executive Community Process Destinational Marketing Enterprise Environmental and Theatre Housing Investment Care Finance and Cameron Works Mclntosh and Planning Pamela Gare Animal Control Council Controlled Pools and Passenger and Building Consents Civil Defence Management Compliance Public Roading Environmental HeaIth Resource Management Sewerage Solid Management Southland Museum and The Chief Executive and Directors can be contacted by phoning (03) 2111 777. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY 13. Council is to ensuring equality of for alI current and prospective employees and to meeting the various Iegal obligations in the equitable recruitment, selection, development and conditions of employment of employees. KEY AND POLICY DOCUMENTS AND THE PROCESS FOR 14. The DEVELOPMENTadopted THEIR Council has AND and approved a number of key planning and policy documents to assist it in fulfilling the purpose of Iocal government, its role as a Iocal authority and exercising the powers, responsibilities and duties conferred on it. Long Council Plan The LTCCP sets out the Council's priorities over the medium to Iong term. 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Fibromyalgia teen Beth Fuller 'gob-smacked' as Mail reader offers her a car
Posted: August 10, 2014|
A young Hull woman battling a condition that leaves her in constant pain has been heartened by offers of a car and a voluntary job.
The Mail told on Friday how Beth Fuller, 17, has suffered from the little-understood condition fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) since she was 12.
Now, a kind-hearted reader, who does not wish to be named, has offered Beth money for a secondhand car and insurance.
He said: "I was really touched by Beth's story that I want to help her get a bit more independence.
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"She mentioned in the article that she has to travel to Sheffield for a pain clinic.
"I thought a car might make life a little easier."
FMS can be triggered by "a physically or emotionally stressful event" and Beth believes it was sparked by the divorce of her parents, Steph Khan and Mark Fuller's, when she was aged 12.
"I had a pretty rough time when my parents split up when I was young," said the donor. "It can be hard."
Despite the pain, Beth, who lives with her mum, her sister, Emily, 16, and brother, Charlie, 21 months, works part-time at Gap in Kingston Retail Park.
The donor said he felt Beth should be rewarded for her work ethic.
Beth, who is due to sit her driving test on Monday, said: "I am absolutely amazed by the offer and I can't thank the person enough.
"Being able to drive will give me so much more independence. At the moment I have to rely on my mum to take me everywhere.
"It will also help boost my confidence."
In a further boost for Beth's long-term aim to enter law, Humberside Police is offering her a voluntary job.
Joy Harvie, community and partnership officer in the force's Community Safety Unit, said: "I would like to have a chat with her about becoming a volunteer, which would give her some experience and we could also work around her disability."
Beth, who takes 15 pills a day to cope with agonising pains, said: "I am totally gob-smacked by the support I have received from Mail readers. It's unbelievable. I am close to speechless.
"It really does mean a lot to know people are behind me."
As well as the two practical offers of help, many readers have taken to the Mail's Facebook page to leave messages of hope of support for Beth.
Katie Richardson, 24, told how she is able to empathise, because she has suffered from FMS since she was 13.
She wrote: "I found it hard to cope mentally, physically and money-wise, but I have a great family that supports me.
"I really feel for Beth Fuller. Keep your head up, hun. Stay strong and live life the best you can"
Another sufferer, Alice-Emilia Atkinson, wrote: "I have fibro. It's an awful disease. Absolutely debilitating. You honestly wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy.
"Sending very gentle hugs to this girl. We have our good days and our bad. We are strong."Support is out there
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It is a great inspirational day by day focus on what Christmas is about
I bought one for myself in early December,sat it in my kitchen table and loved the reminders to focus on what Christmas is all about, especially on busy days. Decided to order a few more to store away for gifts for next year.
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I used this item to start each day during Advent throughout the month of December. A great chart to have for every December.
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We enjoyed ours and my sister saw it at Christmas and loved it, so I ordered her one too. She was thrilled!
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Craig Laverne McClaskey
824 County Road 2275
Moberly, Missouri 65270
The Enforcement Section of the Missouri Securities Division ("Enforcement Section") alleges that Respondent Craig Laverne McClaskey engaged in dishonest and unethical practices in the securities and/or insurance business, made untrue statements of material fact, and failed to disclose material facts in connection with the offer and sale of securities and that these activities constitute grounds to bar, condition, or limit McClaskey's registration in Missouri pursuant to Sections 409.4-412(b),(c), (d)(2), and (d)(13), RSMo. (Cum. Supp. 2009).
Respondent and the Enforcement Section desire to settle the allegations and the matters raised by the staff of the Enforcement Section relating to the alleged violations by Respondent.
Respondent and the Enforcement Section stipulate and agree that the Commissioner has jurisdiction over the Respondent and these matters pursuant to the Missouri Securities Act of 2003, Chapter 409, et seq.
Respondent and the Enforcement Section stipulate and agree that the Commissioner has authority to enter this Order pursuant to Section 409.6-604(h), RSMo. (Cum. Supp. 2009), which provides:
"The commissioner is authorized to issue administrative consent orders in the settlement of any proceeding in the public interest under this act."
Respondent waives his right to a hearing with respect to this matter.
Respondent waives any right that he may have to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or contest the terms and conditions of this Order. Respondent specifically forever releases and holds harmless the Missouri Office of Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Securities, and their respective representatives and agents from any and all liability and claims arising out of, pertaining to, or relating to this matter.
Respondent and the Enforcement Section stipulate and agree to the issuance of this Consent Order without further proceedings in this matter, agreeing to be fully bound by the terms and conditions specified herein.
Respondent agrees not to take any action or to make or permit to be made any public statement creating the impression that this Order is without factual basis. Nothing in this paragraph affects Respondent's (a) testimonial obligations; (b) right to take legal or factual position in defense of litigation or in defense of other legal proceedings in which the Commissioner of Securities is not a party; or (c) right to make public statements that are factual.
Respondent agrees that Respondent is not the prevailing party in this action since the parties have reached a good faith settlement.
Respondent neither admits nor denies the allegations made by the Enforcement Section, but consents to the Commissioner's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order as set forth below solely for the purposes of this proceeding and any proceeding that may be brought to enforce the terms of this Consent Order.
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. ("EDJ") is a Missouri-registered broker-dealer based in St. Louis, Missouri and has an address of 12555 Manchester Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63131. EDJ is registered in Missouri through the Central Registration Depository System ("CRD") with CRD number 250.
Craig Laverne McClaskey ("McClaskey") was a Missouri-registered agent with EDJ. McClaskey was registered with EDJ in Missouri through the CRD beginning on May 7, 2001. On December 2, 2009, EDJ filed information with the CRD terminating McClaskey's registration in Missouri. McClaskey has CRD number 1990517. McClaskey has an address of 824 County Road 2275, Moberly, Missouri 65270.
On November 30, 2009, representatives of EDJ contacted staff members, including an investigator, of the Enforcement Section and stated, among other things, that:
EDJ representatives received information that McClaskey was named as a beneficiary on a customer's assets; and
based on this information, on November 19, 2009, these representatives went to McClaskey's office to interview McClaskey and to review McClaskey's records.
4. McClaskey informed the Enforcement Section that, among other things, he told the EDJ representatives on November 19, 2009 that:
McClaskey was the agent for a Missouri resident ("MR") who was a neighbor and was almost like family to McClaskey;[1]
McClaskey stated MR's intent was to leave a portion of her estate to McClaskey;
McClaskey made an effort to keep this information non-public;
McClaskey initiated, at MR's request, a change of beneficiary on two of MR's fixed annuity policies by contacting the vendor of the annuity, and that McClaskey listed himself as the beneficiary on one of these policies and listed his wife as the beneficiary on the other policy;
McClaskey acknowledged filling out EDJ audit questionnaires incorrectly because he did not want to raise any suspicion with EDJ;
McClaskey listed his wife as the "niece" of MR on one of these policies. McClaskey stated he did this in an effort to not raise a red flag with EDJ;
[1]MR is an eighty-five year-old widow.
McClaskey stated that he knew that being named a beneficiary to a customer's assets would be a red flag to EDJ;
McClaskey and/or his wife were also named as beneficiaries on MR's mutual fund and an IRA;
McClaskey stated that there were other entities that MR wanted her money to go to upon her death and McClaskey stated that he was encouraging MR to finalize this list;
on November 18, 2009, McClaskey assisted MR in liquidating fifty-two thousand dollars from her accounts at EDJ with the intent to purchase a property in Florida ("Florida Property"). McClaskey knew that upon MR's death the Florida Property would go to McClaskey;
MR paid seven hundred dollars ($700) for McClaskey's golf membership as a Christmas present; and
McClaskey stated he had "never borrowed a penny from [MR] or taken a penny from [MR]."
According to the statements of EDJ representatives, on November 19, 2009, during McClaskey's interview, one of the EDJ representatives left the interview of McClaskey to interview MR, and MR stated to the EDJ representative, among other things, that:
MR wanted McClaskey to have this money;
she had no one else; and
she wanted to give these assets to McClaskey.
As part of his employment with EDJ, McClaskey was required to file an annual Audit Questionnaire.
Questionnaires, such as the one used by EDJ, assist the firm in effectuating their supervisory responsibilities vis-à-vis the agents whom they employ.
In the Audit Questionnaire, McClaskey was asked about his activities during the prior year. McClaskey completed these questionnaires for 2007, 2008, and 2009. Each of these documents were signed by McClaskey attesting to the fact that the responses he provided was accurate and complete and that his office operated in compliance with the regulations and the firm policy that were articulated in the Audit Questionnaire.
In 2009, McClaskey made the following response in this Audit Questionnaire[2]:
"69. Are you named as beneficiary on any client's account other than an immediate family member's account?" McClaskey responded, "NO."
In 2009, McClaskey stated in the Audit Questionnaire that he understood, and attested that he was in compliance with, the following policies:
"[A]ssociates may not have an interest in or share in any manner in the profits or losses in any customer account unless the customer is the spouse, child or parent of the associate concerned;"
"[A]ssociates may not engage in any act or action or any course of conduct in violation of any federal law or regulation, or any state law or regulation or company policy;" and
"[A]ssociates may not during any one-year period, give to any customer, gifts totaling $100+ or receive the same from any customer during any one year."
Respondent McClaskey engaged in dishonest or unethical practices in the securities and/or insurance business(es) by:
filing documents with his employing broker-dealer that claimed that McClaskey's wife was the niece of MR, which was untrue; and
failing to submit to EDJ a change of beneficiary status on a customer's annuity policy.
Respondent McClaskey engaged in dishonest and unethical practices in the securities and/or insurance business(es). These dishonest and unethical practices are grounds to bar, condition, or limit Respondent McClaskey's registration as a broker-dealer agent in Missouri pursuant to Sections 409.4-412(b), (c), (d)(2) and (d)(13), RSMo. (Cum. Supp. 2009).
Respondent McClaskey made untrue statements of material fact to EDJ in Audit Questionnaires in 2007, 2008 and 2009, by:
claiming that he was not named as beneficiary on a customer's account, when this was untrue;
[2]In the 2007 and 2008 Audit Questionnaires McClaskey provided the same responses to these questions.
stating that he did not have an interest in any customer account, when this was untrue;
stating that he was not in violation of company policy, when this was untrue; and/or
stating that he had not received a gift totaling over $100 from a customer, when this was untrue.
These statements were untrue, would operate as a fraud on EDJ and were made in connection with the offer and/ or sale of securities and, as such, constitute a violation of Section 409.5-501 (2), RSMo. (Cum. Supp. 2009). Violations of Section 409.5-501(2) constitute grounds to bar, condition, or limit McClaskey's registration in Missouri pursuant to Sections 409.4-412(b), (c), (d)(2), and (d)(13) RSMo. (Cum. Supp.2009).
Prohibiting Respondent McClaskey's registration in Missouri is necessary or appropriate and in the public interest for, among other things, the following reasons:
McClaskey engaged in dishonest and unethical activities in the securities and/or insurances business;
these dishonest and unethical business activities took place over a period of years;
McClaskey failed to disclose material facts to his broker-dealer;
these failures to disclose material facts to his broker-dealer took place over a period of years;
McClaskey's activities were done with knowledge that they were in violation of the policies and procedures of his employing broker-dealer;
McClaskey attempted to hide these dishonest and unethical activities from his employing broker-dealer;
McClaskey circumvented reviews of his activities by his broker-dealer by filing documents directly with an insurance company;
McClaskey filed false documents with this insurance company relating to a customer's account; and
allowing McClaskey to continue to work as a registered agent would present opportunities for future violations.
This order is necessary and appropriate, in the public interest and for the protection of investors, and is consistent with the purposes of the Missouri Securities Act of 2003.
WHEREAS, the Commissioner, after consideration of the stipulations set forth above and on the consent of Respondent and the Enforcement Section of the Securities Division, finds the following Order to be in the public interest and necessary for the protection of public investors and consistent with the provisions of Chapter 409, RSMo. (Cum. Supp. 2009).
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby Ordered that:
Respondent is prohibited from applying for registration as an agent or investment adviser representative in the State of Missouri for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of this Consent Order;
Respondent is ordered to pay a civil penalty in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); this amount will be suspended provided that Respondent complies with the terms of this order and provided that Respondent does not violate the securities act for a period of three (3) years;
Respondent is ordered to pay one thousand dollars ($1,000) as the cost of this investigation. This amount shall be payable to the Missouri Secretary of State's Investor Education and Protection Fund. This amount shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days from the date of this Consent Order, and shall be submitted to the Securities Division at 600 W. Main Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101;
Respondent is ordered to pay to the Missouri Secretary of State's Investor Education and Protection Fund the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); this payment will be suspended provided that Respondent complies with the terms of this order and provided that Respondent does not violate the securities act for a period of three (3) years.
The suspended payments shall, for three (3) years from the execution of this document, become immediately payable, under operation of law, upon Respondent's failure to comply with the terms of this order, and such immediately due payments shall be in addition to all other penalties then available under the law. The Commissioner may refer this matter for enforcement as provided in Sections 409.6-603 and 409-6-604, RSMo. (Cum. Supp. 2009); and
Respondent shall pay his own costs and attorney's fees with respect to this matter.
Consented to by:
Mary S. Hosmer
Assistant Commissioner of Securities
Consented to by:
Craig Laverne McClaskey
Approved as to Form:
Douglas W. Hennon
Attorney for Respondent McClaskey


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Podcast #17 (Ogg)
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In the News, Apple aping FLOSS platforms, Ubuntu turning full circle, reflections on a terrific year for both the surveillance state and tech companies following the Snowden revelations, more SSL problems, and (almost) a mea culpa from Joe.
Paddy gave us his First Impressions of openmamba GNU/Linux, and Joe will be looking at Puppy Linux for the next show.
After your Feedback, we ruminated on The UNIX-Haters Handbook, then took at look at a couple of distros with a very different approach to package management.
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The first big challenge to overcome with any new NoSQL database deployment is figuring out how to deploy the cluster in an environment that lets you scale as needed within a single data center and even across multiple data centers. To save cash, many customers make the mistake of trialing the product on cheap hardware with limited RAM across clusters that are inadequate for the application.
We think there's a better way to run your evaluation. At GoGrid, we've made it possible to deploy a 5-node Riak cluster on beefy, high-performance machines with the click of a button. Check out the specs we're providing as an orchestrated deployment using our 1-Button Deploy™ technology:
- 5 nodes
- 16 GB RAM per node
- 16 cores per node
- 640 GB storage per node
- 10-Gbps network
- 40-Gbps private network connectivity to additional Block Storage volumes (as needed)
Once the first cluster is deployed, you can point-and-click to add more nodes as you need them. Geek out for a moment on what you can do with this technology: You can run a user/session store for your application, use it to target and serve advertising, perform MapReduce operations, or any number of other things with just a few clicks of the mouse. And you can do it all in 4 easy steps.
Step 1: Login to GoGrid
To get started, login to your GoGrid account at https://my.gogrid.com to access the management console. If you don't yet have an account, go ahead and create one: visit www.gogrid.com and click the Get Started button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
Step 2: Add New Infrastructure
Once you're in the management console, select the add button to bring up a list of infrastructure you can add to your network. On the "Add New Infrastructure" window, you'll see you have the option of adding "Big Data Clusters."
Step 3: Select Cluster Type
Selecting "Riak" from the "Add New Infrastructure" menu brings up two options: you can deploy either a production or a development cluster. A production cluster is more robust and comes with a virtual firewall service.
For our purposes, I'll deploy a development cluster by selecting the development tab and hitting the Deploy button, which kicks off a set of actions that will deploy my chosen cluster. It will provision the servers, install Riak, and set up the associated network. Here are the specifics on the version we're using along with details on what is orchestrated and what isn't:
Riak v1.4
- Riak database (open source)
- Backends: Bitcask
- Riak RESTful API
- MapReduce
Not orchestrated
- Backends: LevelDB
- Memory only
- Solr
- Cross-data-center support
Of course you can set up the other components as you need them. What we've done is solve for the most common use cases and made it easy for you to bring up a Riak cluster and run MapReduce.
OK, now back to the infrastructure. Once I hit the Deploy button, the orchestrated deployment kicks off. From the grid view in the management console, I can now see the Riak platform icon along with associated Riak server icons.
Step 4: Confirm Cluster Deployment
The green status indicators show that all the servers are up and running. All that's left to do is login to one of the servers and validate that the servers are configured and communicating. I can login to any member of the cluster either with a third-party client tool (like Putty) or through our Console service.
Once I've logged in to a server, I'll verify that all members are part of the cluster by typing the following command:
riak-admin member_status
Doing so brings up a list of all the nodes in the cluster. If any are missing, you should easily be able to identify them.
Most interactions with Riak are through its RESTful API or Protocol Buffers API, but there are also client libraries for Erlang, Java, Python, C/C++, and others. You can learn more from the Riak online manual.
And that's it. In just 4 steps with a few clicks of the mouse, I have a Riak cluster up and running on high-performance SSD Cloud Servers. I didn't have to wait weeks to get the servers, it didn't take me days to configure and build them, and I wasn't forced to run the cluster on my personal laptop just to try it!
If you want to take a cluster of SSDs out for a spin, just visit www.gogrid.com and request a free trial.
Kole Hicks
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The 18-year-old netted the second goal with a sensational finish and twice went down in the box under strong challengers - and Shiels wants the referees to be more understanding of his talent.
Shiels said: "Chris Johnston is going to be hard to referee and they have to develop an understanding of a seven-stone player who has got a change of pace. When he beats people, he doesn't dive. Believe me.
"I was angry with the crowd (for jeering him). When he gets the ball, his mechanics and the way he changes direction so rapidly in that moment make him vulnerable. The slightest touch will send him down.
"He was fouled twice in the box but didn't get the penalty. Anywhere else on the pitch and it's a free-kick.
"Scottish supporters need a player like that, they are paying 20-odd quid to get into a game, so we have to protect him and I felt he wasn't protected. Once the referees like Euan get to know him, they will say, 'Wow, he's a good player, let's give him protection'."
Rory McKenzie opened the scoring for the visitors with a superb solo effort and although Ryan Conroy levelled, Johnston and Sammy Clingan were on target in the second half to make the points safe.


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Andrew Morrow
I am concerned about my carbon frame. The...
I am concerned about my carbon frame. The tubes aren't standard round tubes, and they're oversized. Will the clamp on this stand manage to hold it a) without crimping the carbon and b) able to get around the wide tubing and c) tight enough to be secure when tuning and crank-setting?
Damon Salter
Concerned, for a good reason man. This workstand is intended for use with round seat posts and round seat tubes. You could compromise the carbon if you overtightened the clamp. But if you are doing real work on a bike like the crank work you mentioned or you have aero bikes you should look into european style stands like the Park Tool Team Race or Topeak PrepStand Race.
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Like it or not, the tenuous marriage of business and government is the new normal. The salad days of massive federal investment in public services are long gone. The most recent surface-transportation measure to pass Congress, clocking in at $105 billion, didn't even make it past the halfway mark in terms of keeping pace with maintenance needs for the next five years. Absent a steady influx of taxpayer funding to build highways and transit systems, state governments are increasingly looking for help from the business world.
Is the United States ready to make the shift from the Eisenhower-era national highway network—in which the public owns the roads and highways it supports with tax dollars—to a partially private, profit-based system that invites partners from Wall Street and even other countries?
The benefits of such a shift are rooted deeply in the tenets of capitalism, if not public works. Businesses looking for new markets have struck a gold mine of need, if they can respond to it, in the country's crumbling infrastructure. If market-based motives operate as capitalism dictates, the private sector should be able come up with new and innovative ways to solve complex traffic problems at a lower cost for a city or state. The disadvantages lie in the public's potential lack of access to a needed utility. If private companies run the roads, it's possible that those who are able to pay more would get better access because they could assume the higher cost of tolls.
In this week's National Journal cover story, Fawn Johnson discusses the benefits and drawbacks of private-public partnerships. In the video above, go behind the story with the author herself.


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Pub Crawl: La Tequilera del Patron
: April 17, 2013 : Updated: April 18, 2013 11:46am
Elementos is playing for the visitors at La Tequilera.
Cynthia G. Sanchez, Paty Villasenor, and Javier Lopez are at La Tequilera.
Lilia Sandoval, and Viridiana Wheeler are enjoying the food and drinks at La Tequilera.
Andres Carrillo, Rafael Sandoval, and Esteban Diego are having a few drinks at La Tequilera.
Annis Pena and Didi Falcon are at La Tequilera
Patricia Hansen, Beatiz M. Prince, and Alejandra Narvaez are enjoying a night out at La Tequilera.
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Address: 17776 Blanco Road
Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Monday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m.Wednesday-Saturday
Phone: 210-479-1247
Web: www.latequileradelpatron.com
Smoke/noise/cost: Low/low/medium-high
Snapshot: Spacious, open-air restaurant bar isn't glitzy, but it feels authentic — with ceiling fans stirring the air and wooden barrels, the kind used to age tequila, serving as décor — even if it's just a few months old.
Who goes there: La Tequilera bills itself as a "real Mexican cantina," likely a draw for some. But most of the patrons on a recent Tuesday, when happy hour runs all night, looked happy to have found a comfortable new spot to unwind after work or meet friends for a drink.
Fun and games: There are several flat-screen TVs, but socializing appears to be the favorite sport here. Live music Thursday-Saturday.
Behind the bar: Just guess. More than 100 kinds of tequila for shooting, sipping and mixing, including three ice-cold on tap by Tequila Cazadores, Herradura and Tres Generaciones. Shots range from about $7 to $10 for blanco and reposado; añejos run from about $9 to $99. Mixed drinks include margaritas, of course, but also tequila variants of popular cocktails such as martinis and cosmos.
Munchies: A full menu of Tex-Mex dishes is available at the bar. During happy hour, a selection of appetizers and small plates cost $5.99. Try the sope mix — save the yummy cochinita pibil for last.
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Posted at: 07/10/2013 6:58 PM
Updated at: 07/10/2013 7:10 PM
Wednesday evening Good Morning Northland Anchor Brittany Falkers went Over the Edge live on Eyewitness News at Six.
She took a nine-story vertical walk down the Sellwood Building in downtown Duluth to preview a big event Thursday. It's all part of an adrenaline-filled fundraiser that's taking the annual Duluth Sidewalk Days to new heights.
Thursday community members will try their hand at rappelling for the main event.
Participants raised pledges of at least $1,000 to do the drop Thursday. That money will go to help boost business downtown.
The money will help local retail with grant and training programs.


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Full detailed profile on Jana Hawkes Fisher Played by Emily O'Brien on The Young and the Restless Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: May 28 1985
In her apartment, Jana decides it's time to find out who bought Daisy's baby.
Jana, wearing a blonde wig, hangs up from Victoria in a bank and goes up to a teller. She pulls out an account number and asks for clarification on a transfer. The teller asks for identification and Jana makes up a cover story. The teller refuses to give her a receipt for the transfer.
When Jana arrives at Victoria's house, she learns that Chloe asked them to fire her on the grounds that she's unstable. Jana rants about Chloe being upset because she's threatened by her friendship with Kevin. Vikki assures Jana that they won't let her go. Jana is thankful they have faith in her. Jana goes to see to Lucy and Vikki gets a call from Nick asking to meet.
At Billy and Vikki's house, Jana hangs up from Vikki and starts shredding bank statement in envelopes.
In Primrose's shed, she demands to know what Jana was doing going through her files. Jana sighs, and tells her she is looking for a baby that was left in St. Joseph's church a few months ago. Jana insists that Primrose has nothing to fear from her - she just needs to know that the baby went to a safe home. Primrose asks who gave her the tip. Jana says she can't tell her. Primrose becomes threatening, so Jana pushes her and runs out.
Jana arrives in her apartment and barricades the door. She looks at the phone she took from Primrose and finds a bunch of numbers. She wonders if it's a code, or phone numbers, or something else.
As Daniel continues to try to convince Michael, Kevin, and Chloe that he didn't deliberately let Daisy go, Jana appears and pulls Kevin aside. Chloe follows and Jana asks Kevin to look at the numbers from Primrose's phone. He sees a pattern, so Jana pushes him to help. Chloe decides to leave. As Kevin looks at the list of numbers, Jana eyes him up. Lauren and Lily arrive at the coffee house as Michael chases Daniel inside from the patio. Lauren and Michael both reiterate that he has explaining to do. Daniel says he's explained, and if that's not good enough for them that's too bad. Lauren lashes out at him, saying they all have to suffer because of his immaturity. Nearby, Kevin tells Jana the numbers are all linked to bank accounts, but there's no way to find out who they belong to.
Outside the bookstore, Jana pushes Lucy's stroller as she calls Primrose to meet. She hangs up and gives Daniel the brush off as he comes up to her. Daniel heads into the bookstore and greets Lily. Neil excuses himself. Daniel brings Lily up to speed on what happened with Daisy. Lily thinks he did the right thing. Daniel asks about her. She tells him she saw Cane in an elevator yesterday. Daniel suggests she talk to someone about everything she's been through. They give each other a pep talk and Daniel leaves. A man who once worked with Cane approaches Lily and says he was sorry to hear of his passing. When Lily goes to leave she finds a book, 'Communicating with the Afterlife' in her bag. Stunned, she buys it.
Primrose looks at the ultrasound photo Jana gives her and says it's a healthy boy. She tells her to sit down. Primrose takes exception to Jana asking so many questions and things become tense. Jana pretends to feel faint and Primrose runs to get something from her car. Jana starts snooping around the desk. Primrose returns and screams, "What do you think you're doing?" Jana covers, saying she needs to be sure she's legit. Primrose attacks her and discovers the fake baby belly.
Jana sits with Lucy at Crimson Lights. Chloe comes in and Jana makes a remark about her and Kevin breaking up. They snark at each other, and then Jana turns to leave. Chloe picks up the ultrasound photo she drops and Jana tells her it's none of her business.
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education: birds of georgia
Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis
Status: Resident and breeding Florida Sandhill Crane (G.c. pratensis) found in Okefenokee Swamp (Ware and Charlton), Grand Bay (Lanier and Lowndes) and St Catherine's Is (Liberty). The population in Okefenokee may be declining from appx. 400 birds in 1989 (C. Hunter, pers. comm.), and other two sites have < 10 pairs each. Spring and fall migrant Greater Sandhill Crane, (G.c.tabida) is uncommon to common in passage in wide corridor NW to SE across central portion of state (Patterson 1978b). The entire Florida wintering population of tabida migrates through Georgia. Some migrants winter with pratensis in above cited locations and elsewhere as along river bottoms. Spring migration mid-Jan to late Apr, with peak in mid-Feb to mid-Mar; fall migration early Sep to early Jan with peak mid-Nov to late Dec. Movements variable. Accidental in summer with 7 records. High counts (migration) 8000 in Houston 18 Feb 2000 and 7200 in Cobb 30 Nov 1999 (O 65:20) (Beaton, et al, 2003).
Habitat: On the nesting grounds across Canada, MN, WI, MT, ID, WY, OR, and AK, found on plains, prairies, fields, marshes and tundra. In winter in Georgia in Okefenokee Swamp prairies and marsh, on St. Catherine's Island in grass pasture areas, and in expansive fallow agricultural fields along Oostanaula River (Gordon) , Coosa River (Floyd) and in other river bottom habitat.
Diet: Omnivorous, varying diet with location and season. Major food items include insects, roots of aquatic plants; also eats rodents, snails, frogs, lizards, snakes, nestling birds, berries, seeds and grain (Kaufman, 1996).
Identification: Large crane (L 46 in, WS 77 in, WT 10.6 lbs). Winter adults gray with dark bill and red crown offset by lateral band of white feathers from bill base to back of crown. Black legs. Summer adults body feathers show rust-stained appearance, particularly on back, wings and breast. In Georgia, many birds seen in large loose migrating flocks that fly very high and are often heard before they are seen. The voice is highly distinctive and flocks constantly send forth a haunting cacophony described as "loud, resonant, wooden rattle hkkkkkkk or hkarrrr, variable; a rolling bugle, typically a slightly descending roll" (Sibley, 2000). Naturalists have described the call of the Sandhill Crane as the essence of wildness. Flocks often mistaken for Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Conservation: Numbers appear stable but species vulnerable to habitat destruction. Sadly, the species is killed for sport across the Great Plains and in Texas. Some sentiment exists to open hunting of the species in the southeast, which would pose a serious threat to the species and to the introduced eastern flock of Whooping Cranes, Grus americana. Two Whooping Cranes were recently shot in Kansas by Sandhill Crane hunters.
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Thank you all for your participation in Jyväskylä and IPVI2013!
Interpersonal Violence Interventions - Social and Cultural Perspectives
International conference
August 28–30th 2013
University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
How has violence been understood in different ages and cultures? How is it defined today? Conference's aim is to bring together experts on interpersonal violence in the fields of social and legal studies, history, cultural research, psychology and health care or from any relevant discipline.


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WATCH Argentina 0-0 Germany World Cup Final: 1st Half Highlights [VIDEO]
World Cup finals are often cagey events, with teams too nervous to make mistakes in case it costs them the game. But in the first half between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana, this was a joy to watch with both Argentina and Germany to put their teams in the lead.
However, it remains scoreless at the half.
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Not all tax preparers are created equal, at least according to the IRS.
Hall County is holding on to a number of properties that just won't sell.
A commercial building on Athens Highway burned Wednesday morning in the latest in a spate of cold-weather fires.
A Braselton man has been arrested and charged in the shooting of another man Tuesday night.
One of 10 American adults is looking for work. But if you are among the unemployed, it's easy to feel like you are all alone.
The frigid temperatures may be behind us this week, but many are now dealing with the damage ice has left behind.
The Hall County Animal Shelter will offer a rabies and microchip clinic from 12:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center's activity hall.
The Oakwood Planning Commission has rescheduled its January meeting in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The meeting has been moved to 7 p.m. Tuesday from 7 p.m. Monday. It will take place at Oakwood City Hall, 4035 Walnut Circle.
The Norton Agency planted three trees on its property Tuesday as part of an initiative to replenish the stately trees that line the city's signature thoroughfare.
Unless they are trying to get a loan to buy a new car or home, credit scores aren't something that most people think about regularly.
OAKWOOD - The evidence is strewn around Cpl. Danny Sridej's cubicle in the Oakwood Police Department, including one pile featuring burglary tools, a backpack and computer monitor.
The homes of two Hall County residents were searched in connection with Tuesday's statewide child pornography sweep, officials said.
As enrollment continues to swell and state budget cuts loom, Gainesville State College is paving the way for nearly a dozen more bachelor's degree programs.
Gainesville police have charged three Gainesville teenagers with 10 counts of burglaries in the Featherbone Building at 999 Chestnut St.
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One answer to the foster care crisis in Hall County is clear: More foster homes are needed for the approximately 180 children in care each ...
Group homes, despite the name, can be lonely places for teenagers.
Sierra Downs does not remember the beating.
For weeks, a young Tod Peavy had tinkered and toiled ...
Lindsey Shubert dialed the numbers.
Crystal Roughton hitchhiked to get to the Hall County Courthouse on time. After her newborn was taken at the hospital, Roughton had to get her ...
When Wendy Boswell said goodbye to her foster daughter last month, she literally ached with grief.
As she talks about the joys of working with foster children, Tyne Jackson can't help crying a little.
The removal of a child often results in three types of trauma, according to Hall County Juvenile Court Judge Lindsay Burton.
At 8:30 a.m., the briefs are organized and the coloring books are gathered. The robe goes on for Hall County Juvenile Court Judge ...
Foster care is in crisis in Hall County.
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Oliver, Chadwick D.; Ferguson, Dennis E.; Harvey, Alan E.; Malany, Herbert S.; Mandzak, John M.; Mutch, Robert W. 1994. Managing ecosystems for forest health: An approach and the effects on uses and values. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 2(1/2): 113-133.
Forest health is most appropriately based on the scientific paradigm of dynamic, constantly changing forest ecosystems. Many forests in the Inland West now support high levels of insect infestations, disease epidemics, fire susceptibilities, and imbalances in stand structures and habitats because of natural processes and past management practices. Impending, potentially catastrophic fires can be avoided or modified through proactive forest health management-protecting, creating, and maintaining stand structures, processes, and species populations at viable levels across substantial landscapes. Proactive management will be less costly than fire fighting and associated rehabilitation, especially if done jointly with environmentally sound production of commodities. Management to achieve a fluctuating balance of patterns, processes, and species can begin while better information-based tools and scientific knowledge are being developed. A wider array of silvicultural and other management tools will be required for forest health management than has traditionally been used for commodity management. Specific changes that will allow forest health management include: recognizing the extent and consequences of present imbalances, decenlraiizing management decisions, adopting management techniques, coordinating with various landowners through incentives, funding forest health management activities, and supporting appropriate research.
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Colima is to host the Cities on Volcanoes meeting in November 2012. This will be the 7th meeting
following others in Naples, Auckland, Hawaii, Quito, Japan and Tenerife. The idea behind the event is
one of participation from the non-academic sector, where we can work on issues such as education,
communication, risk analysis and emergency management.
Information will start to expand on the website: www.citiesonvolcanoes7.com
Nick attended two workshops in 2011, first in the Philippines in June which asked the question
Can Plinian Eruptions be Forecast? and the second in Erice, Sicily, which sought to define the best
ways for volcano observatories to find and communicate precursors to eruptions in the short-term.
Both events producing stimulating discussions and opened doors to more sharing between observatories in the future.
During May Aída Quezado paid us a visit from New Mexico Tech to carry out the installation of two
new infrasound stations. One is located above Juan Barragán on the SE flank, the other near to La Lumbre
on the SW flank. Each consists of an array of four sensors and will supplement the telemetred network
(currently only one station of three is functioning). The data produced will be analysed as part of
Aídas PhD project.
There was a trip to Isla Socorro during April and May. Many points were included in a further self-potential survey of the summit region
as well as CO2 flux measurements made. At Cabo Henslow further work was carried out to catalogue a Surtseyan eruption which took place
there an undetermined number of years ago.
The photo shows a deposit with abundant accretionary lapilli.
There are signs of a decrease in the eruption rate with a drop off in the number of rockfalls occurring.
This is the first clear decrease noted since the current episode commenced in January 2007. The number
of explosions is also decreasing. Quite what this means is difficult to forecast after such a sustained
period of fairly constant activity.
Work continues to get the Doppler Radar system running completely. Data is being acquired,
though the radio link and camera are not currently in operation. Several Playon trips have taken
place to gather more data for the rockfall project
During a fieldtrip for the volcanology class of LICAMGER the beautiful dacitic flow from the central
dome was explored. The photo shows the amazing fracturing present within the blocks.
Olivier last visited in 2006 when the collaboration was started. Olivier is looking at melt inclusions
to ascertain variations in volatiles associated with different eruptive characteristics as well as U-series
isotopes to determine resident times of the magma. During his visit we sampled most of the historic flows.
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