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Aranibar and Carpenter Demand Reform
BRADENTON -- An audit questioned 13 aspects of non-compliance with state mandates. Superintendent Tim McGonegal was left to answer to the School Board as to why there were so many facets were not followed. School Board new comers Julie Aranibar and Karen Carpenter cited the non-compliance as unacceptable -- they demanded reform to mend issues the audit revealed. The board unanimously approved the acceptance of the audit although members were not impressed with School Board Attorney John Bowen's assessment that findings were the "interpretation" of the auditor.
According to the audit, the School Board had not filed its annual report for its self-insurance group health plan for plan years ending 2006 through 2009. In addition, the group health and workers compensation, property, and general liability self-insurance plans had ending deficit net asset balances at June 30, 2010, of $8.4 million and $2.5 million. Past monitoring of insurance for District charter schools, liability insurance with design professionals was also in violation.
The state audit chastised Manatee County School District's use of capital outlay funding because was consistently used with restrictions governing these proceeds, resulting in questioned costs totaling approximately $6.6 million. Superintendent Tim McGonegal admitted to transferring assets from the capital to the general operating fund to cover costs that are of capital nature. He claimed that half the money in question was from transfers and the other half from expenditures on Myakka Elementary School.
Of the dispersement in question, over $1 million went to salaries for network maintenance staff, as well as maintenance expenditures reimbursed twice. Over $3 million went to the use of COPS 2007 for Myakka Elementary.
"They questioned the funding for the network maintenance staff, but they have no problem with us paying the staff that maintains our buildings. We disagree. We feel those are the same types of fees as our buildings and we would like to do that transfer," said McGonegal.
Not all board members viewed the audit as a document that could be deciphered based on opinion. Julie Aranibar suggested hiring an outside auditor to make sure all policies are in adherence with Florida Statute. She was concerned that the issues would not be resolved in time for the board to vote on the budget.
"The thing that confused me the most is that the Auditor General's performance evaluation has been done by the Superintendent for the last four years," said Karen Carpenter. "He didn't make it sound like it was a shared responsibility, so I think there is some confusion -- in his mind or the procedures here. I agree with Mrs. Aranibar. We need to be very explicit and careful and if we are cited in these audits -- they need to be corrected."
The State warned that the District needed to enhance its procedures to ensure that required background screenings are obtained for contractor personnel at schools. However, Attorney John Bowen said he believed they were already complying.
"We disagree on the interpretation. An audit site doesn't mean that they are right. If they were to do that then we would request a formal hearing," he said. "We have saved money by putting the responsibility of the contractor.
"I have spoken with the Florida School Board Association and I found that there are 51 of 67 counties who have these types of audits. Of the 51 only 3 have this type of finding regarding background checks. This finding occurred three years ago.I don't think there is any higher standard to insure the safety of out Karen Carpenter I am very concerned about this to be one of only 3 counties," said Carpenter.
Issues of the audit were extensive and included several violations. The Board had not adopted formal policies and procedures for ensuring that a portion of each instructional employees compensation is based on performance pursuant. They are also supposed to document the differentiated pay process of instructional personnel and school-based administrators using the Statute factors.
The county doesn't have performance assessment procedures for teachers and school administrators that are based primarily on student performance, even though they are required by Florida Statutes. McGonegal said he and staff members are working with the Manatee Education Association to implement a new teacher evaluation system and that the administration evaluation system is close to compliant.
Improvements were needed in District procedures to ensure the accurate reporting of instructional contact hours for adult general education courses to the Florida Department of Education. Improvements were needed in the Districts bank account reconciliation procedures and Certain District employees did not timely file statements of financial interests with the supervisor of elections.
The District also lacked written information technology (IT) policies and procedures for monitoring end-user workstation administrative rights.Certain IT security controls related to user authentication also needed improvement.
Superintendent McGonegal said he was working hard to ensure that the violations are corrected.
"We need to get these done and get them off our findings record," said Barbra Harvey.
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Now, for the Pumpkin Do Resistance here, we are going to backlight this text and we are going to do it using a layer style, turns out to be pretty simple the way that we are going to approach it because it's kind of already in the oven, baked and ready to go, just like pumpkin pie. My goodness, I am clever today. Alright, go to the Layers palette, won't you, and notice that we have got this Fright Lights copy as well as Fright Lights. Actually, you know what, I want to move that shadow, that's what it is, I want to move that shadow below the editable Fright Lights text, and I am going to do that by pressing Ctrl+left bracket or Command+left bracket on the Mac.
And let's go ahead and change the name of this text to Cast Shadow since that's what it is. You can by the way change the name of a Text layer as well. You may recall that Photoshop automatically named it Fright Lights because that's what it says. But you could change the name to anything you want. If you do, just bear in mind that Photoshop will not automatically update the name of the layer in the future, right now it would, If I were to change the letters inside of this type, Photoshop would change the name of the layer accordingly. Anyway, I am digressed, I need to tell you how to create the backlighting effect.
Let's go back to the Style Holder layer, I want you to turn it on once again, see the little cartoon silhouette pumpkin up here. He not only holds the color that I wanted you to apply to Fright Lights, which you may be wondering about right now like why did I choose that weird brown color, you are about to see it works really well with the backlighting effect. Not only does a pumpkin include the color that we want it to use, it also includes a layer effect. And I want you to go ahead and turn that layer effect on by clicking in front of the Word effects here in order to show that eyeball.
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Beautiful cushions all made up and ready to go to new homes! You will soon be able to buy some here! I have a couple of other creations in the pipeline but nothing ready to show you yet...
Decor8 wrote a great article about indie textile designers on etsy and mentioned a few I didn't know about yet! There were some lovely words written about pippijoe on fabulous fabulous as well! Thank you!
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Gorgeous cushions! Can't wait to see what's in the pipeline ...
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Oops just read that you know about the "fabulous fabulous" post... silly me! PS: Very cute cushions!
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love the cushions...you've been busy. It was so great to meet you and the kids, they're lovely.
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Police finally caught up with the man who, according to the report, was back at the traffic circle yelling at cars and jumping up and down.
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A cash handling machine, such as a vending machine, includes various components, such as cash store, that are located within the housing. The machine is operable in a normal mode, in which a credit value is accumulated in response to cash received, and a float mode in which cash received is directed to the cash store without giving credit to the user. The machine can be switched between the normal mode and the float mode in response to an operation by a person, wherein the operation can be performed by the person without the person having access to internal components of the machine.
1. A cash handling machine comprising:
a housing containing internal components of the machine,
cash receiving means to receive cash deposited by a user,
a first cash store which is located inside the housing and from which cash can be dispensed to the user,
a further cash store which is located inside the housing,
unlockable access means which can be unlocked to provide to provide access to the further cash store but not to the first cash store, and
means located within the housing for accumulating a credit value based on cash received by the cash receiving means,
wherein the machine is operable in a normal mode, in which a credit value is accumulated in response to cash received by the cash receiving means, and a float mode in which cash received by the receiving means is directed to the cash store without giving credit to the user,
the machine further including means for switching between the normal mode and the float mode in response to an operation by a person, wherein the operation can be performed without the person having to access the internal components of the machine,
the machine being operable in response to a received instruction to discharge cash items from the first cash store to the further cash store, wherein the machine includes means for issuing said instruction in response to unlocking of said access means.
2. A machine as claimed in
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8. A cash handling machine as claimed in 1, wherein said first store has a plurality of regions each for storing a respective denomination, and wherein said further store has a region within which multiple denominations are stored.
9. A cash handling machine comprising:
a first cash store operable to dispense cash to a user and replenishable by cash received from a user,
a further store, and
a housing that prevents access to the further store, the housing including an unlockable access means which, upon unlocking, permits access to the further store but not to the first store, and provides removal of the further store from the machine,
the machine being responsive to an instruction for discharging cash from the first store to the further store until one or more predetermined conditions are met,
the machine including means for issuing said instruction in response to unlocking of said access means.
10. A cash handling machine as
11. A cash handling machine comprising:
a housing containing internal components of the machine,
cash receiving means to receive cash deposited by a user,
a cash store which is located inside the housing and from which cash can be dispensed to the user,
a further cash store, wherein the machine is operable in response to a received instruction to discharge cash items from the first-mentioned cash store to the further cash store, wherein the housing prevents access to the further store, and has an unlockable access means which, upon unlocking, permits access to and removal of the further store from the machine, but which does not permit access to the first store;
means for issuing said instruction in response to unlocking of said access means; and
means located within the housing for accumulating a credit value based on cash received by the cash receiving means,
wherein the machine is operable in a normal mode, in which a credit value is accumulated in response to cash received by the cash receiving means, and a float mode in which cash received by the receiving means is directed to the cash store without giving credit to the user,
the machine further including means for switching between the normal mode and the float mode in response to an operation by a person, wherein the operation can be performed without the person having to access the internal components of the machine.
This invention relates to cash handling machines, such as gaming or amusement machines, payphones or vending (e.g. ticketing) machines. The invention will be described primarily in the context of coin handling machines, but is also applicable to machines which can handle banknotes, or a combination of coins and banknotes.
A major cost associated with the operation of such machines relates to the need for the machines to be visited frequently by trusted servicemen for retrieval of cash received by the machines and replenishment of cash stores which store cash for dispensing as change to users of the machines. Vending machines also need to have their stock replenished. The cost involved in training servicemen and paying for their time in visiting the machines can be very substantial. Sometimes, a machine needs to be visited to perform one of the service operations even though the other operations are not needed; for example, if the machine runs out of change, the serviceman would have to visit even though this is not required for collection of cash or replenishment of stock.
It has been known in such circumstances for servicemen to leave on-site keys for accessing the interior of the cash handling machine together with a stock of coins so that an on-site manager can replenish the change tubes. This obviously leads to a lack of security, but is an indication of the desirability of reducing the workload of servicemen.
A typical servicing operation will involve unlocking a cash handling machine, retrieving the cashbox which would store multiple denominations of cash, and then refilling a number of change stores, each associated with a respective denomination, to predetermined "float" levels, normally using cash from the cashbox, and possibly after operating a keypad on a validator located within the machine housing to put the validator in a special "float" mode which prevents credit being given in response to received cash. The cashbox is then emptied, replaced, and the housing locked.
Aspects of the present invention are set out in the accompanying claims.
According to one aspect, a cash handling machine can be caused by an operation external to the machine to be switched into a float mode in which cash can be inserted in the normal way into the machine but is then directed to one or more change stores without incrementing a credit count. Thus, it is possible to replenish the change stores without requiring internal access to the cash machine. Thus, a serviceman can leave cash with an on-site manager who can then replenish the change stores when this becomes necessary without compromising the security of the machine and without interfering with its normal operation. Cash handling machines often store audit data including details of the transactions carried out by the machine (see for example EP-A-18718 and EP-A-109758, which are incorporated herein by reference), and by having a separate float mode in which the credit count is not incremented, the audit data can be arranged to distinguish between normal transactions and those carried out during the float mode, the present invention enabling this to be achieved without requiring the presence of a serviceman.
The float mode could be initiated by an operator, for example the on-site manager. This could be achieved by operating a keypad of the machine, possibly the same one as is used for selecting a product to be vended. In a preferred embodiment, however, a special token is inserted into the machine using the normal slot used for inserting cash, and a validator for authenticating and denominating currency is arranged to detect the token and in response thereto to switch the machine into its float mode.
According to a still further aspect of the invention, which may be used independently of or together with any of the other aspects, a cash handling machine has a first cash store, which is replenished by cash received by the machine and which can dispense cash as change to a user, and a second cash store which can be emptied by a serviceman. The machine is responsive to a float instruction (preferably externally-generated) for discharging cash from the first store to the second store. Preferably, the first store has respective regions for respective denominations, and each region is discharged until the level of cash stored thereby reaches a predetermined float level.
This additional aspect of the invention enables the machine to carry out a part of the serviceman's tasks automatically, thus saving him time. In particular, any change stores with an excess of cash above the desired float levels are operated so as to shift the excess cash into the second store, i.e. the cashbox, which will then subsequently be emptied by the serviceman.
In a preferred embodiment, the float instruction can be transmitted from a remote location, so that this stage of the float operation can be performed before the serviceman reaches the cash machine, e.g. by using a telephone. In an alternative embodiment, the float instruction can be triggered by the unlocking and/or opening of an access door permitting the serviceman to access the cashbox.
An arrangement embodying the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing,
In the illustrated embodiment, the cash handling machine 2 is a vending machine. The parts shown in solid lines are located within a housing 4 of the vending machine. The parts shown in broken lines are accessible at the exterior of the housing 4.
A cash receiving means 6 in the form of a coin slot, allows a user to insert cash, which is then delivered to a validator 8, which tests each coin to determine its authenticity and denomination. Rejected coins are delivered via a path 10 to an output slot 12. Accepted coins are sent either to a respective one of a number of change stores 14 each for storing a respective denomination, or via a path 16 to a cashbox 18. Coins in the change stores 14 can be dispensed in selected combinations as change; these dispensed coins travel via a path 19 to the outlet 12.
The coin validator 8 is connected to a vending machine control board 20. The control board 20 is also connected to a product dispensing means 22, a display 24 and a product selection means in the form of a keypad 26.
In a normal mode of operation, a user can operate the keypad 26 to select a desired product, and the control board 20 will cause the dispensing means 22 to dispense the selected product on condition that an internal credit count stored either by the control board 20 or the validator 8 and incremented in response to received, authentic cash, exceeds a stored price. The dispensed product is sent to a product outlet 28.
The arrangement described so far is conventional.
A conventional way of operating such a machine would be for a serviceman to visit the machine regularly, to open an access door permitting access to the entire interior, to remove the cashbox 18, to adjust the levels of the coins stored by the change tubes 14 until they match predetermined float levels, to replenish the stock in the product dispenser 22 and then, after having emptied the cashbox 18, to replace it and then close and lock the housing 4.
The machine 2 of the present embodiment is serviced differently.
It is known to monitor the levels of change in change tubes, and, if certain conditions indicate that there may not be enough coins to provide adequate change, to cause an "exact change" indication to appear on a display, such as the display 24. (See for example GB-A-2006501 and GB-A-2348732, which are incorporated herein by reference.) In the present embodiment, the display also preferably indicates the denomination or denominations associated with the change store or change stores 14 which require replenishing. Instead of calling out the serviceman, an on-site person switches the machine 2 into a "float-up" mode without requiring access to the interior of the machine. This could be done by operating the keys of the keypad 26 in a special sequence. Preferably, however, instead the person has a special token which he inserts through the slot 6. This is recognised by the coin validator 8, which then causes the machine to switch into its float-up mode. (Preferably the arrangement is such that, because the token is not recognised as a valid coin, it is rejected and thus refunded to the output slot 12.)
The person then inserts coins of the appropriate denomination(s) through the slot 6. Each of these is tested by the validator 8 and found to be a valid coin of an appropriate denomination for sending to a coin store 14 which requires replenishment. Accordingly, this operation of directing the coins to the coin store 14 is performed exactly as in the normal mode. However, because the machine is in the float-up mode, the credit count stored by the validator 8 or the control board 20 is not incremented. Also, any stored audit data which represents the amount of money inserted during the normal mode is not altered.
This continues until the coin store 14 is sufficiently replenished, i.e. preferably until the levels of coins are at least equal to the predetermined float levels. At this point, the indication on the display 24 changes to indicate that these levels have been reached. The machine 22 can then be automatically switched to the normal mode in response to these levels being reached. Alternatively, the machine can be switched to the normal mode in response to operation of the keypad 26, or insertion of the same or a different special token, or automatically at a predetermined time after the last insertion of an item through the coin slot 6.
Accordingly, replenishment of the coin tubes does not require a visit from the normal serviceman.
The display indicating a denomination which requires replenishment can be produced whenever the level of that denomination falls below a predetermined threshold (e.g. the float level), rather than waiting for the conditions giving rise to the "exact change" display.
When the cashbox 18 needs emptying, the machine is put into a "float-down" mode in response to an instruction received by the machine 2. In the preferred embodiment, this instruction is issued remotely, via a telephone call. For this purpose, the machine 2 has a modem 30 connected to the control board 20 and to a conventional socket 32 allowing coupling to a standard telephone line.
In response to the instruction, a gate 34 is operated so that it moves to the position shown in broken lines and coins discharged from the change tubes 14 are directed to the cashbox 18, instead of to the outlet 12. Any change tubes 14 which store coins in excess of a predetermined float level are then caused to discharge the coins until the level reaches the float level.
Thus, at the time the service engineer arrives, the float operation will have been completed with the possible exception that some of the change tubes 14 may require replenishing. The serviceman can then unlock and open an access panel 36, and then remove and empty the cashbox 18. A replenishing operation, possibly using coins from the cashbox 18, can then be carried out in a similar manner to that described above. Then, the cashbox 18 is replaced and the access panel 36 is re-locked. (Preferably, the on-site manager performs a "float-up" operation, as described above, before the serviceman arrives, so the serviceman does not need to perform the replenishing operation.)
The float down instruction could instead be produced in response to opening of the access panel 36, which may be detected by a switch coupled to the control board 20.
It is preferred that the cashbox 18 be mounted in a partitioned area, the partition 40 separating the part of the machine housing the cashbox 18 from other parts containing, for example, the product dispenser 22 and/or the change tubes 14. One or more other, lockable access panels may be provided for access to other areas of the cash handling machine 2.
By providing access only to the cashbox 18, the contents of which would be recorded by the audit data stored in the cash handling machine 2, it is possible to allow the cashbox emptying process to be carried out without requiring the presence of the trusted serviceman. Accordingly, if desired, an on-site manager could be arranged to perform the float-up operation, which does not require access at all to the interior of the cash machine 2, and the float-down operation followed by removal of the cashbox 18, which requires only access to the part of the machine housing the cashbox 18 and not to the rest of the machine. Thus, when the serviceman appears, all the cash-handling service operations have been completed, so that the time required to be spent on site is substantially reduced.
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The statue returns to its original location where it was unveiled in 1885, at the top of the main staircase in the Museum's iconic Central Hall.
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Eight people worked to move the Darwin statue up the main staircase.
Moving the Darwin statue took 8 people about 26 hours. The team had to first move a 1-tonne statue of Richard Owen, the Museum's founder, to its new position up on the balcony.
You can watch a time-lapse video of the move by following the link at the bottom of the page.
The Darwin statue was created by Sir Joseph Boehm and was unveiled on 9 June 1885. In 1927 it was moved to make way for an Indian elephant specimen, and then moved again in 1970 to the North Hall.
The statue's return to its original prime position is in time for the anniversary of Darwin's birth 200 years ago, and for the start of the programme of Darwin200 events.
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Charles Darwin is renowned for his theory of evolution by means of natural selection, an idea he presented along with Alfred Russell Wallace, to the Linnaean Society in 1858. This theory, along with Darwin's The Origin of Species publication a year later, transformed how we understand the natural world.
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The Museum has two Darwin exhibitions later this year. Darwin's Canopy opens on 4 June and will exhibit the designs of ten top artists. One of these will be selected to appear on the Museum's gallery ceilings as a permanent artwork. And on 14 November the Darwin exhibition opens, giving a new insight into the life and work of this brilliant observer of nature.


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Behavioral Interventions: Prevention of Alcohol-related HIV Risk Behavior
Randomized Trial of a Community-Based Alcohol-Related HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention for Men and Women in Cape Town, South Africa
This brief alcohol intervention focused on reducing HIV sexual risk behavior among shebeen (informal neighborhood drinking venue) patrons in Cape Town. Over 350 participants were randomly assigned to an intervention or a comparison group. The intervention group received a three-hour session teaching HIV and alcohol risk-reduction skills. The session covered HIV information/education, sexual communication skills building, and motivational interviewing to explore how alcohol can trigger lapses in safer sex. The comparison group received a one-hour alcohol education session. Three months after implementation, participants in the intervention group were more likely to practice all risk-reduction variables (increased condom use, consistent condom use, and acts completely protected by condom use; less drinking before sex, decreased likelihood of meeting a sex partner at a shebeen, etc.) compared to the comparison group. At six months, however, the only significant difference found between groups was less alcohol use before sex among the intervention arm. Furthermore, the heaviest drinkers did not benefit from the intervention. The authors conclude that such interventions are feasible to implement in low-income communities and may have significant short-term effects at the individual level.
Substance Use and Sexual Risk Prevention in Cape Town, South Africa: An Evaluation of the Healthwise Program Prevention
The South Africa HealthWise Program is a school-based program for eighth and ninth graders that combines life skills training with education on sexual risk prevention. It helps youth manage their leisure time by encouraging them to develop personal interests and take personal responsibility for making healthy choices. Among over 2,000 low-income students in Cape Town who participated in a randomized, controlled trial, students in the intervention arm reported less recent alcohol use than those in the control arm, including heavy alcohol use. Furthermore, students taking part in the intervention were also more confident and more knowledgeable about how to use condoms, compared to students who had not participated in the program. HealthWise did not have an effect on these students' sexual debut, however, nor did it decrease sexual risk behavior among sexually active students.
Efficacy of an American Alcohol and HIV Prevention Curriculum Adapted for Use in South Africa: Results of a Pilot Study in Five Township Schools
This project adapted an American alcohol and HIV prevention curriculum for ninth grade students in five schools in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Three schools were randomly assigned to receive the intervention; two schools served as comparisons. The intervention consisted of a series of audio monologues in which four fictional teenage characters talk about the dilemmas they face in deciding whether to use alcohol and/or have sex. The monologues were a jumping-off point for class discussions and group assignments. Students filled out behavioral surveys at baseline and five months after the intervention. Among those becoming sexually active during the project, students in the intervention group reduced their frequency of alcohol use before or during sex compared to those in the control group. Furthermore, females in the intervention group reported feeling more confident to refuse sex compared to controls. The intervention had no effect on alcohol use or alcohol-related problems, however, nor did it affect students' perceived social norms regarding sex, attitudes toward condoms, or condom-use self-efficacy.
Substance Use, Sexual Risk, and Violence: HIV Prevention Intervention with Sex Workers in Pretoria
For South African women who engage in sex work, a confluence of factors including frequent unprotected sex, alcohol/substance abuse, and the threat of violence can lead to sustained vulnerability to HIV. This article describes a pilot study in which an intervention first developed for crack-abusing women in the United States was adapted and tested with Black South African sex workers who use cocaine. The Pretoria Women's Co-op Project intervention consisted of two private, one-on-one sessions between a participant and an interventionist. The sessions included personalized assessment of drug use and sexual risk, risk reduction planning, violence prevention strategies, and how to access community resources. The intervention emphasized cultural, gender-based, and lifestyle influences affecting women's risk within the context of sex work.
Ninety-three women were randomly assigned to either the intervention or a comparison intervention. The comparison intervention was an adaptation of the NIDA Standard Intervention in which participants received two one-hour HIV education and risk-reduction skills-building sessions over a two-week period. A behavioral survey was conducted at baseline and at one month post-intervention. In both the intervention and comparison groups, women reported decreases in unprotected sex with clients, in daily use of alcohol and cocaine, and in use of alcohol and drugs during sex work. The decreases were not significantly different between the two groups.
Women in the intervention group were more likely to use condoms than women in the comparison group, and women in both groups increased their use of the female condom. Both groups continued to experience violence, including being robbed, beaten, and raped. Overall, the pilot study showed the feasibility of adapting a U.S.-based intervention for South African women and of recruiting women to participate. However, evidence of its benefits over a comparison intervention is limited.
Development of an Opinion Leader-Led HIV Prevention Intervention among Alcohol Users in Chennai, India
This article describes a community-based intervention implemented in wine bars in Chennai. Community popular opinion leaders (CPOLs) were trained to become advocates for HIV risk reduction at drinking venues. The CPOL approach is rooted in the Diffusion of Innovation Theory and hypothesizes that people popularly seen as leaders within their social circles can influence the opinions and actions of their peers. Research revealed the important role wine bars play in establishing and maintaining personal and social networks: these networks also assist men in identifying and procuring the services of female sex workers. Despite accurate knowledge of HIV transmission, use of condoms was rare among these men. CPOLs were identified using participant observation, peer nominations, and nominations from wine bar staff members. The recruitment and training of the pilot CPOLs showed this is a feasible intervention model.


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After the Center for Science in the Public Interest complained last month that "all natural" doesn't include things like alkalized cocoa and hydrogenated oil, Ben & Jerry's announced yesterday that it will stop using the phrase on its ice cream cartons. [More]
Whole Grain Wheat Thins Are No Healthier Than Regular Ones
Here's a perfect example of why you should ignore what's on the front of a product package and go straight to the nutritional info instead. Kraft's Wheat Thins now come in a "100% Whole Grain" variety, which you might think translates into more fiber for your digestive tract. It even says on the front that one serving packs 22g of whole grain versus 11g for regular Wheat Thins. It turns out, however, that both crackers provide the same amount of dietary fiber and fat–and the whole grain version also has more sodium and is made with high fructose corn syrup. [More]
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The Food and Drug Administration is looking into adjusting labeling regulations and wants to know what you're looking for to ensure a food item's healthiness when you're digging through supermarket shelves. [More]
Study Finds Consumers Want Their Food Labeled As Inspected For Safety
A Michigan State University study found the majority of consumers look for labels that signify products they're buying were inspected for safety, and that about a third are willing to pay more for such labeling. [More]
FDA Wants Tobacco Companies To Submit Ingredients List By June
"Tobacco products today are really the only human-consumed product that we don't know what's in them," the director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products said to the Associated Press. To address that, the agency has told tobacco companies to provide a list of the ingredients in their cigarette brands by June 2010. The FDA says it won't publicize a lot of the data in order to protect trade secrets, but that by June 2011 it will publish a list of "harmful and potentially harmful" ingredients, at which point tobacco companies will have to start listing the amounts of each one on their products. [More]
States To Consider Labeling Requirements For Printer Ink Cartridges
At the National Conference on Weights and Measures later this month, some states are planning to talk about printer ink cartridge labeling and whether it should be more standardized. "It's time to sort all of this out," the Florida Weights & Measures chief told the Kansas City Star. Of course, printer companies aren't about to go along with any changes quietly–Lexmark has already submitted a letter saying that displaying any information on the cartridges will only confuse consumers, because the cartridges are micro-machines and not just ink containers. [More]
Diet Dr. Pepper Cans Say It Isn't
Jenny the Bloggess was confused when she spotted these cans of Diet Dr. Pepper, as to the amount of diet-ness to the product, which claims there's "nothing diet about it." [More]
The Truth Behind Healthy Supermarket Foods
The Wall Street Journal takes a good look at items marketed as "healthier for you" on supermarket shelves, and as you can probably imagine, any actual health benefits vary greatly from product to product. Take all natural chicken, for example: if you buy "enhanced" or "plumped" chicken—it will say somewhere on the label that water, salt, and/or carrageenan has been added, but it will still be labeled natural—the sodium per 4 oz serving jumps from 45-60 mgs to 200-400 mgs.
Snapple's Acai Drink Just Pear Juice And Corn Syrup
Of all the ridiculous Acai schemes we've seen involving overpriced miracle elixirs, Snapple wins hands down—their Acai Blackberry drink is high fructose corn syrup, pear juice, and "natural flavors," which Consumerist reader LS points out could be "a spoonful of blackberry jam from Aunt Sally's root cellar and a puff of acai-laced breath from the health food girl in accounting." Or more likely, just some flavoring extracts from a company similar to this one.
Big Pharma Goes Before Supreme Court To Get State Lawsuits Banned
"Pre-emption" is a legal doctrine that says the federal government can claim all regulatory power over an area or subject, barring states from acting on their own. The drug maker Wyeth has brought a case before the Supreme Court arguing that a woman in Vermont, who lost her arm due to a drug complication that Wyeth knew about but did not publicize, cannot sue them in state court because of pre-emption. Wyeth says that only the FDA has the power to regulate it—and since the FDA approved Wyeth's drug label, it's the FDA's responsibility. We think Wyeth is pretending to care about federal-versus-state power in an attempt to weasel out of any responsibility.


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Tue, Feb 24, 2004, 8:31 pm // John ServaisEmpty and rigged voting system or citizens choosing their representatives? Which will our state legislators choose? The US Supreme Court on Monday made final the requirement that our state legislature must reform our method of primary elections. For all offices - city, county, state and national.
For democracy, we want the 'Top Two'- or 'Cajun'- or 'Louisiana'-type primary. The Republican and Democratic party bosses are trying to bully our state legislators into a primary that will favor those two parties. Did you know that your tax dollars support the two parties for meetings and expenses? Yes they do. For caucus expenses and more. The party bosses strut through the hallways of Olympia, subsidized by us taxpayers. Now they want an election system that allows them to keep power. We should tell them to stick it.
With the Cajun system we will give a chance to independents and third parties. We will give a chance to anyone who wants to run for office. A slim chance, but still a chance.
Democracy? A great idea. We are still a long ways from it, but we are closer than in the past. Tell your legislators that they had better vote for the Cajun system. The party bosses will threaten lawsuits and the withholding of party funds to those who dare to vote for democracy. Don't kid yourself that those days are behind us. They are still very much with us. Democracy is still a goal, not a reality. The parties still control the system. A Cajun primary is a small step towards democracy.
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Tue, Feb 24, 2004, 8:31 pm // John ServaisEmpty and rigged voting system or citizens choosing their representatives? Which will our state legislators choose? The US Supreme Court on Monday made final the requirement that our…
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OK, let's update things here
Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 8:35 pm // John ServaisDean link is moved down as his website will continue to push for change in this country. Kucinich link is at top as he needs to be heard…
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Benzene in Lake Whatcom water
Fri, Feb 13, 2004, 8:48 pm // John ServaisWe see 1/100 of one part per billion or less of benzene to water during most of the year 2000 and into the spring of 2001. Then in…
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Not political conservative but real conservative
Thu, Feb 12, 2004, 8:52 pm // John ServaisMotor boats off Lake Whatcom? What was that apology from City Senior Planner Chris Spens at the city council on Monday? El-bull-in-china-shop Chris got the word from el…
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Mon, Feb 09, 2004, 8:57 pm // John ServaisWe have mercury contamination all over our county. That we know. Lake Whatcom and Bellingham Bay. Georgia Pacific's chlorine plant leaked mercury for about 35 years and neither…
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Well, good luck to Kerry
Sun, Feb 08, 2004, 9:01 pm // John ServaisHe will certainly have my support if he gets the nomination. And it looks like the Democratic party machine will give him that at the convention in Boston…
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Is Kerry a Dukakis2?
Fri, Feb 06, 2004, 9:04 pm // John ServaisLet's hope the Democrats select Howard Dean at their caucuses tomorrow in Washington State. Let's select the guy with the best potential to beat Bush. And let's hope…
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Why does Howard Dean have
Thu, Feb 05, 2004, 9:06 pm // John Servaisa much better chance of beating Bush than John Kerry? Because Kerry will be tarred and feathered by the Republicans if he is the nominee. Kerry is a…
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George Bush AWOL?
Wed, Feb 04, 2004, 9:12 pm // John ServaisHell, he was a deserter. Now, now. It is quite true. I've been through this several times over three years now with conservative friends. They end up changing…
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Western needs common sense
Tue, Feb 03, 2004, 9:17 pm // John ServaisKnow how to stop Western Washington University from repeatedly trying to destroy the neighborhoods around it? By limiting its potential size and by starting a new university in…
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No MoveOn.org ad on CBS Super Bowl
Mon, Feb 02, 2004, 9:24 pm // John ServaisCBS said ad too controversial for Americans
Super Bowl is nice family occasion
FCC refused to speak out or monitor CBS
Ad with horse farting in woman's face is OK
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Wright State University
Unclassified Staff Advisory Council
January 23, 2003
The meeting was held in Room 158 University Hall. USAC Chair Carol Vuckovich called the meeting to order at 2:33. Carol welcomed 3 attendees from Lake Campus who participated in the meeting via teleconferencing equipment. She also welcomed Mendy Beverly who will complete Sharon Powell's term on USAC as an Academic Support representative and Kevin Watson who will serve as our representative to the Parking Services committee.
Attendees included:
Beverly, CaTS
14 additional attendees who did not sign in joined the meeting at 3:30 for the presentation by Robert Sweeney on the Strategic Plan.
APPROVAL of MINUTES
The minutes of the USAC meeting of November 21, 2002 were approved as posted on the web site.
Zech, Athletic Council, Wellness and Recreation
Homecoming activities were discussed. Discussion included moving Homecoming to earlier in the Fall (September or early October) due to the weather conditions the past several years. Discussion also included better collaboration between Alumni Affairs and Athletics to schedule home men's and women's soccer and volleyball games if possible on Homecoming weekend.
Wright State is in the process of conducting the NCAA certification self-study of the athletics program. The certification program's purpose is to help ensure integrity in the institution's athletics operations. As part of the NCAA Self-Study Instrument (SSI), the Athletic Council has established an ad-hoc committee for Student Welfare. This committee will consider several issues which includes evidence that the student-athlete welfare is monitored and evaluated, the institution's process for conducing exit interviews, grievance and appeals procedures, and ensuring the health and safety of the student-athletes.
The 5th Year Career Development Plans for the student-athletes were distributed and discussed.
Watson, Parking Services
Students who achieved grade point averages of 4.0 during fall quarter will have the opportunity to receive free parking for winter quarter in lot #112 (Creative Arts). Fifty students will be selected through a drawing and given access to the lot.
Parking Services is still having trouble getting students to use the K lot. They are looking for incentives that will encourage students to use it. Currently there are about 5900 spots on the main campus and 10,000 including the Nutter Center. "A" spots are being eliminated by attrition because they are not an efficient use of parking space. The appeals committee took a tour of campus and reported the problems they noticed to Parking Services. The committee recommended signs that explained that students may park between white lines only.
University Dining Services
Solomons report on the Dining Services Meeting of 1/16/03 is appended to these minutes.
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The Chair of USAC is also a member of the committee. An agenda has not yet been set for a January meeting.
Human Resources Issues
Above and Beyond Program
The latest issue of Dialog lists more than 60 employees who were recommended for "Above and Beyond" awards. In more than one case an entire department gathered in Human Resources to celebrate the recognition. It was suggested that HR consider moving the site of the award presentations to a lower-traffic area than the lobby of Human Resources.
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Gary Moyer reported that this is not a priority issue for the Provost's office because only a small group of staff are affected. This is probably a dead issue unless compelling information is brought forward for further discussion. The Provost feels that departmental budgets have the flexibility to deal with the fee payments as needed and that it would be an expensive benefit to budget for remission across the university as a whole.
Presentation by Dr. Robert Sweeney, Professor, Finance And Financial Services and Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee
Dr. Sweeney expressed his appreciation
to Carol for her service on the strategic planning committee and the
provost's search committee. Attendees from main and Lake campus
introduced themselves. Dr.Matthew V. Filipic, Vice President For
Business And Fiscal Affairs and Jacci McMillan, Executive
Assistant To The President And Secretary to The Board Of Trustees also
attended the meeting.
Selected highlights from Dr. Sweeney's presentation:
In the fall President Goldenberg gave the strategic planning committee a starting point for reaction. Units were asked to react and supply objectives. Focus groups were conducted with staff, students, faculty and the community. The committee has tried to communicate about the process every step of the way. Every issue of Dialog includes an article which reviews the progress.
Currently the committee has been broken into subcommittees for Teaching, Service and Scholarship. The subcommittees are trying to craft strategies around the goals. They are trying to determine the common themes; whether there are compelling issues the university should embrace; whether anything has been missed in the broad perspective. They will bring the plan back to the university community for review. Every member of the committee will have input on each section of the plan. Units will revise the plans they submitted in the fall in reaction to the information submitted by other units. The committee expects to complete their work by spring break.
Dr. Sweeney acknowledged that everyone who needs to "be at the table" to offer input may not have been included yet, but said that there will be additional opportunities for input. The plan is the itinerary for a trip. Over the next 5 years, things may change as we go on the journey and the plan must be dynamic to allow for the changes. He distributed an "umbrella vision" of the university: Each department is under the umbrella of a college or division and each college or division is under the umbrella of the university as a whole. We are all part of the larger picture.
Dr. Sweeney asked the attendees: What is it about the way we do our jobs that makes it possible for the university to function? Some of the responses included:
He asked: How do you maintain focus on students when you don't interact with them? Some of the responses included:
He asked: What can we do to improve? Some of the responses included:
He asked: What do you tell people when they ask what's good about WSU?
Jacci McMillan said that the committee has observed that responses from the focus groups are very similar. Many people are saying the same things we said in this session.
Dr. Sweeney said that a draft of the plan will be ready in the next
few weeks and will be posted to the university website for all to read.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
The next meeting of USAC will be held Thursday, February 20, 2003, 2:30 pm -- Room 158 University Hall.
Minutes submitted by Susan Wehmeyer, USAC Secretary, 1/24/03
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A free clinic opening up inside Lakewood High School is raising concerns for the safety and health of the students.
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The old nurse's office inside the school is being converted into a facility with five exam rooms. It will be staffed with a doctor and nurse weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for...
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