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The Commonwealth Government ('the Commonwealth') is pleased to release the report of the independent Review of Australia's Quarantine and Biosecurity Arrangements, One Biosecurity: A Working Partnership.
The review panel, chaired by Mr Roger Beale AO, has presented a far-reaching and comprehensive blueprint for a stronger Australian biosecurity system. The Commonwealth agrees in-principle with all of the panel's 84 recommended reforms (specific detail is provided in the attached table).
Not broken, but far from perfect, and facing significant challenges Australia deserves a biosecurity system that protects the health of all Australians, our natural environment, and a biosecurity system which supports the competitiveness and ongoing viability of our valuable farming, fishing and forestry industries.
Australia's biosecurity system has served the nation well. Indeed, it is one of the best quarantine and biosecurity systems in the world. However, the panel found that while the system is far from broken, it is also far from perfect. A number of significant deficiencies in
the current arrangements have been identified. The outbreak of equine influenza in August 2007 exposed significant deficiencies in relation to horse imports.
Australia depends on trade and this carries unavoidable risks. Managing these risks is becoming more challenging with the increased movement of goods and people between borders. Over the past four years, total passenger numbers by air and sea increased by nearly
30 per cent. Sea cargo containers increased by 26 per cent.
It is also a system which faces significant challenges. Climate change increases the risk of pests and diseases. The threat of agri-terrorism by extremist activists or terrorists is a growing concern. The urbanisation of rural regions and the intensification of agriculture also increase
the challenge of containing a pest or disease if it does arrive on Australian shores.
Appropriately, the report proposes significant reforms to strengthen Australia's biosecurity system and to improve governance arrangements, transparency and timeliness.
Australia needs a biosecurity system that allows us to trade and to welcome more visitors while at the same time protecting the integrity of our environment, our favourable pest and disease status and the productivity of our primary producers.
The Commonwealth recognises that Australia's pest and disease status provides a competitive advantage when exporting to world markets. We expect our exporters to be treated fairly under World Trade Organization rules. In return, our trading partners also expect to be treated fairly, so that they can meet the legitimate needs of Australian consumers and businesses demanding overseas-sourced products.
The panel has provided the Commonwealth with a comprehensive reform blueprint that strengthens Australia's biosecurity system so that it can meet future challenges.
The Commonwealth agrees in-principle that the partnership between the Commonwealth, states and territories and industry should be enhanced to strengthen Australia's biosecurity arrangements. The development of a seamless biosecurity system, from pre-border to border and post-border, in a genuine working partnership calls for a commitment of time, energy and resources.
The escape from quarantine of equine influenza resulted from a breakdown of the shared responsibility for Australia's biosecurity held by governments, industry and the community. The cost and disruption to the Australian community and the horse industry of the outbreak
has been substantial.
The relationship between the Commonwealth and the states and territories will be especially important in the new working partnership. The Commonwealth will seek to establish a stronger relationship through a new compact – a National Agreement on Biosecurity. Negotiations on the new compact will commence shortly, with the intention of achieving broad agreement by the end of 2009. If agreement cannot be reached, the Commonwealth will endeavour to implement the best national system possible.
The Commonwealth appreciates the need for a strong working partnership with industry and the community. The Commonwealth intends to establish a new Biosecurity Advisory Council to replace the Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council, drawing together individuals with a
broad range of skills and expertise in disciplines such as agriculture, health sciences, the environment and business. The Biosecurity Advisory Council will provide advice to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the core institutions.
The Commonwealth agrees in-principle that new institutional arrangements are required to strengthen Australia's biosecurity, restore trust, improve communication and foster a shared purpose among Australia's biosecurity agencies.
The Commonwealth will establish a new Authority to bring together the major functions currently delivered by Biosecurity Australia (BA), Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) and parts of the Product Integrity, Animal and Plant Health Division of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).
To build confidence in the system, the Commonwealth will appoint an Inspector-General of Biosecurity to ensure the integrity of the new arrangements into the future. This will be an expansion of the role of the Inspector-General of Horse Importation. The Inspector-General
would have broad powers of audit and investigation and would report to the Minister on the performance of systems and programs administered by the new Authority.
These new arrangements will be supported by new biosecurity legislation, replacing the existing Quarantine Act – now a century old. Drafting of the legislation will take time. As an interim measure, administrative steps will be taken to consolidate functions within DAFF from 1 July 2009. An Inspector-General of Biosecurity will be appointed on an interim basis.
In order to better allocate resources to the areas of highest risk, the Commonwealth supports the proposal to move to a risk-return approach for managing biosecurity and quarantine instead of the mandated intervention targets that have existed for several years. This will take time to develop and will be supported by enhanced intelligence, monitoring and surveillance in consultation with foreign governments, states and territories and industry as required.
The new Authority will need to collect more data on interceptions at points along the biosecurity continuum. It will share that data to enhance cooperation with industry and state and territory governments. The Authority will continuously refine biosecurity arrangements,
such as the certification and auditing requirements for a company exporting food to Australia, the frequency of inspections at the border, or the intensiveness of domestic pest and disease surveillance operations. At each step, implementation and performance will be backed by quality management, verification and audit systems.
As recommended, the Commonwealth will make further improvements to our science-based approach to assessing the biosecurity risk of imports. Greater consideration will also be given to assessing the risks to human health and the environment.
The Commonwealth will continue to set the overall Appropriate Level of Protection for Australia. Provision will also be made in new legislation for the Minister to make Guidelines, consistent with our international obligations, on the principles to underpin Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses, Biosecurity Import Policy Determinations and import permit decisions.
Decision making on import risk analyses will be vested in a new independent expert panel – the Biosecurity Standards Commission. The Commission will undertake Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses with the support of staff from the Authority. It will also make independent
Biosecurity Import Policy Determinations.
Decisions on import permits, which are currently the responsibility of the Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine, will now be made by the Director of Biosecurity. The Minister will not have the power to influence the outcome or process (other than a direction to commence an
assessment) of an individual Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis or Biosecurity Import Policy Determinations.
Resources for Australia's biosecurity effort
Biosecurity is a sound investment, protecting our unique natural heritage and potentially saving Australia billions in costs that could be avoided from a major pest or disease outbreak or incursion. Moving to a risk-return approach will allow for a more efficient allocation of
resources to high risk areas. Additional funding requirements will be considered in the normal Budget processes.
State and territory governments will also be expected to contribute to the shared effort through appropriate matching contributions to increased Commonwealth investment.
In accordance with the principle of shared responsibility and the Commonwealth's Cost Recovery Guidelines, and as recommended in the report, the 40 per cent export certification subsidy will lapse as scheduled on 30 June 2009. The report says the 'policy objectives' for this subsidy were 'unclear'. Across the board, industry will benefit from improved regulatory arrangements, a more efficient allocation of resources, and increased resources.
The Commonwealth agrees in-principle that the IT systems that support the operation of Australia's biosecurity functions are in need of significant redevelopment. The resourcing to achieve this will also be considered in future Budget processes.
The delivery of the strengthened and improved biosecurity system envisaged in the panel's report is a major step in fulfilling the Commonwealth's commitment to the Australian people to improve Australia's biosecurity system.
The panel is commended for its insightful and detailed analysis, and its recommendations.
These reforms are aimed at preparing Australia for future challenges and making systemic improvements to areas in need of immediate reform.
These reforms strike the right balance and will restore integrity and confidence to our quarantine and biosecurity system.
(Recommendations 1-8)
Agree in-principle
The Commonwealth intends to negotiate with states and territories to develop and implement a national system,with the aim of achieving an agreement on the new system by end-2009.
The Commonwealth intends to address the issue of roles, responsibilities and decision making arrangements as part of the legislative development process.
7 The biosecurity legislation should provide the Commonwealth with the capacity to override a specified law of a state or territory that imposes biosecurity controls on the use, movement, treatment or disposal of domestic goods imported into the state or territory from another state or territory. This capacity should only be available where the National Biosecurity Commission has determined that the biosecurity controls:
a are not justified by an examination and evaluation of available
scientific information; or
b are more trade restrictive than required and so constitute a disguised restriction on interstate trade and commerce in domestic product(s).
9 A National Agreement on Biosecurity, to underpin a partnership approach between the Commonwealth and the states and territories on biosecurity, should provide for:
a the Commonwealth to consult with the states and territories on the Appropriate Level of Protection and Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis Guidelines and priorities for considering market access requests;
b the Commonwealth to consult with the states and territories on the appointment of members of the National Biosecurity Commission (other than the Director of Biosecurity);
c emergency response policy and arrangements, including the circumstances in which the Commonwealth would utilise its national emergency management powers;
d the steps preceding the Commonwealth's use of its legislative authority to override inappropriate state and territory controls on interstate trade in domestic products;
e joint decisions on national priorities for investment by jurisdictions, including in monitoring and surveillance (including identifying national priority exotic pests and diseases for Commonwealth investment), research and development and biosecurity infrastructure; and
f full and automatic information sharing between jurisdictions (in a manner consistent with obligations under the Privacy Act 1988), including information collected through pre-border intelligence activities, border controls (such as interception data) and information gathered through monitoring and surveillance programs (see Recommendation 54).
(Recommendations 9-11)
The Commonwealth intends to negotiate with all states and territories to
develop a new intergovernmental
The aim will be to secure agreement with participating jurisdictions before the end of 2009 to enable supporting powers to be developed in new legislation.
(Recommendations 12-15)
The Commonwealth intends to implement the proposed decision making arrangements in new legislation.
(Recommendations 16-19)
The Commonwealth intends to define the powers and functions of the new Authority in legislation.
The Commonwealth intends to take administrative steps to consolidate functions in advance of the new legislation.
As indicated in the Beale report, it is also intended that the restrictions proposed in recommendation 18 also extend to Biosecurity import Risk Analyses.
20 The Commonwealth should establish within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, a statutory office of the Inspector General of Biosecurity that will audit and report on the performance of the National Biosecurity Authority. The legislation should provide that the holder of this office have appropriate skills in relevant scientific and auditing or systems assessment disciplines. The appointment should be made by the Minister for a five year term and there should not be limitations on the appointment of persons on the grounds that they have been previously employed in the Australian Public Service or otherwise by the Australian Government.
(Recommendations 20-21)
Ahead of a statutory appointment, the Commonwealth intends to appoint an interim
Inspector-General of Biosecurity, replacing the
functions of the interim Inspector-General of Horse Importation.
(Recommendation 22)
The detail of the appointments process will be settled following discussions with the states and territories.
23 A Biosecurity Advisory Council (replacing the Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council) should:
a be established to provide strategic and policy advice on biosecurity issues to the Minister, to the National Biosecurity Commission and to the Director of Biosecurity; and
b consist of non-representative members with a broad range of skills in biosecurity and related disciplines drawn from the Commonwealth and state and territory governments, business, academia and non-government organisations.
(Recommendations 23-28)
The Commonwealth intends to consult with industry to refine the shared responsibility and ongoing consultation arrangements. The Commonwealth intends to review co-regulatory arrangements in the context of the legislative development process.
The Commonwealth intends to take administrative steps to establish an interim Biosecurity Advisory Council.
27 To enhance biosecurity planning:
a where Industry Biosecurity Plans already exist, there should be strong encouragement for their implementation at an individual business level;
b industries or sectors that are vulnerable but not covered by Biosecurity Plans (for example, the aquatic wildcatch and aquaculture industries), should be encouraged to develop a Biosecurity Plan; and
c governments should work with managers of land for conservation purposes to ensure that they have appropriate biosecurity plans and practices.
28 There should be:
a greater consistency in the administration, auditing, and response to non-compliance of co-regulators;
b reduced regulatory burdens for businesses that maintain an excellent track record of compliance with co-regulatory agreements; and
c wider adoption of co-regulatory arrangements.
29 To enhance communications effectiveness:
a messages promoting Australia's biosecurity should cover the biosecurity continuum;
b new communication options, including those available on the Internet, should be employed by the National Biosecurity Authority; and
c particular efforts should be made in collaboration with the states and territories, local governments, community and business groups to inform peri-urban farmers, including from non-English speaking backgrounds, of Australia's biosecurity policies and to engage them in monitoring, surveillance and response strategies.
(Recommendations 29-30)
The Commonwealth also recognises the importance of international stakeholders and will communicate the reforms to trading partners.
30 The National Biosecurity Authority should develop education and awareness programs for:
a all importers regarding their obligations to meet Australia's import requirements; and
b the competent inspection and certifying agencies in the exporting countries to ensure that they meet Australia's import requirements.
31 The biosecurity legislation should:
a define the concept of 'biosecurity risk' in a manner analogous to, but broader than, section 5D of the Quarantine Act 1908;
b provide that the basis for a decision whether to authorise, under the legislation, an import of goods should be that the level of biosecurity risk associated with the import is acceptably low;
c provide that the Minister may determine what level of biosecurity risk is acceptably low (that is, Australia's Appropriate Level of Protection), and may make Guidelines for Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses, Biosecurity Import Policy Determinations and import permit decisions. The determination and Guidelines should be legislative instruments for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, and should not be disallowable; and
d require that decision makers under the legislation (the National Biosecurity Commission in relation to Biosecurity Import Policy Determinations and the Director of Biosecurity in making import permit decisions) should be required to apply the Determination, and act in accordance with the Guidelines.
(Recommendations 31-43)
The Commonwealth intends to define the scope, powers and functions in the new legislation. Relevant aspects affecting states and territories will be settled in discussions on the new intergovernmental agreement.
The Commonwealth intends to examine options to provide the Commission with the powers to obtain information it requires.
32 The Guidelines should:
a include a clear statement of the approach to be taken to the economic assessment of potential biosecurity threats including the appropriate use of formal economic analysis; and
b require estimation of net rather than gross costs, allowing for best practice management methods, substitution to alternative crops or husbandry techniques.
33 The National Biosecurity Commission should:
a include high level economic skills (see Recommendation 13); and
b develop a close working relationship with the Productivity Commission, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics or other suitable agencies.
35 The:
a Guidelines should include a requirement for the assessment of any relevant regional differences in biosecurity status and risk;
b states and territories should be consulted on the terms of this requirement before it is included in the Guidelines; and
c Commonwealth and the states and territories should develop a protocol on the collection and timely provision of the scientific evidence necessary to demonstrate biosecurity threat status to support both the Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis process and improved access to export markets for Australian products.
36 The biosecurity legislation should provide:
a that when an import permit application is made for which a relevant Biosecurity Import Policy Determination exists, the Director of Biosecurity should have primary regard to that Determination in deciding whether to grant the permit, unless the Director has reason to believe that granting the permit would lead to a biosecurity risk that is not acceptably low. If the Director of Biosecurity denies an import permit on these grounds he/she must immediately inform the National Biosecurity Commission of the reasons; and
b that the Director of Biosecurity have two options for dealing with market access and import permit applications for which there is no specific Biosecurity Import Policy Determination already in place:
37 The biosecurity legislation should provide:
a for three broad Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis processes—the existing standard and expanded Import Risk Analyses and a new process under which a greater obligation to prepare detailed information about relevant biosecurity risks would be placed on the proponent / applicant;
b that, in conducting a Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis, the National Biosecurity Commission should have the power to compel the production of any relevant documents, the power to require relevant evidence to be given to it under oath and to hold public hearings;
c that in deciding priorities for Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses, the National Biosecurity Commission should consult with relevant Australian Government agencies, including the departments having responsibility for agriculture, health, environment and foreign affairs and trade, with the states and territories and with other appropriate stakeholders relevant to import access proposals; and
d the Minister with the power to direct the National Biosecurity Commission to commence a Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis, with such a direction to be tabled in Parliament.
38 The:
a Import Risk Analysis Appeals Panel should cease to exist as the review mechanism for determining whether a Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis has followed due process;
b Biosecurity Import Policy Determination should be a nonreviewable instrument;
c Eminent Scientists Group should be empowered to co-opt one or more Associate Members; and
d Eminent Scientists Group should be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the states and territories.
39 Merits review of import permit decisions should only be available where the Director of Biosecurity has made a decision to refuse to issue an import permit on the grounds that to do so would not be consistent with a Biosecurity Import Policy determination. In addition, access to merits review should be subject to the following requirements:
a standing should be limited to the applicant for the permit;
b provisions should be established to guard against vexatious appeals; and
c there should be strict timeframes around the lodgement of appeals.
40 The National Biosecurity Commission should:
a provide stakeholders with advance notice of the release of draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses and issues papers to allow sufficient time to prepare responses; and
b include a draft Biosecurity Import Policy Determination with the draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis when it is released for public comment.
The development and implementation of a risk-return approach will be an ongoing process. The Commonwealth intends to implement the intelligence, monitoring and surveillance recommendations in consultation with foreign governments, states and territories and industry as required.
As part of the legislative development process, the Commonwealth intends to examine appropriate powers to support enhanced intelligence, monitoring and surveillance.
The Commonwealth intends to implement the research and training recommendations in consultation with relevant experts and providers.
The Commonwealth intends to consider capital investments contained in the risk-return recommendations in the Budget process.
53 The National Biosecurity Authority should develop and maintain, in consultation with the states and territories and business organisations, a comprehensive post-border monitoring and surveillance program for national priority exotic pests and diseases, which should include:
a an enhanced Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy that extends beyond the current 20km zone to provide coverage for at risk areas around international airports, seaports and vulnerable areas of Australia's coastline;
b existing and additional port surveillance activities;
c the Commonwealth's responsibility for investigating suspected post-border detections of pests and diseases in imports;
d strategic surveillance to support Australia's pest and disease free export claims and the conduct of Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses;
e national priority marine pests and diseases to support the Commonwealth's expanded role in relation to managing risks associated with ballast water; and
f the current National Sentinel Hive Program and its eventual replacement with a more comprehensive approach based on an assessment of risks.
55 Redevelopment of biosecurity information technology systems for the National Biosecurity Authority should occur promptly. As part of this task:
a information technology systems should be developed to provide intuitive and user friendly interfaces and processes;
b biosecurity risk research should be supported by providing reports and data in formats that are useful for government and other researchers, preferably via a free-to-access web interface;
c paper work generated between the Authority and businesses should be eliminated wherever feasible through electronic interfaces, on-line approval systems and electronic certification; and
d connectivity with other border agencies (particularly Customs) should be central and should also be enabled where possible with trading partner authorities, particularly with New Zealand.
(Recommendations 65-72)
Agree in-principle the Commonwealth intends to define the powers of the Inspector General of Biosecurity in the new legislation.
66 The National Biosecurity Authority should establish an internal audit group to inquire and report on the adherence by the Authority to its policies and their adequacy to deal with risks across the biosecurity continuum.
a The responsibilities of this group should include both financial and performance audits of the Authority's programs.
b The internal audit program should cover the National Biosecurity Authority's activities over an audit cycle.
c The audit reports should be provided to the National Biosecurity Commission and the Director of Biosecurity.
67 In relation to the National Biosecurity Authority's internal audit program, the National Biosecurity Commission should have:
a a determinative role for audit activities that relate to Biosecurity Import Policy Determinations; and
b an advisory role in relation to the overall internal audit program.
68 The National Biosecurity Authority should maintain an enforcement branch with the resources and expertise to investigate breaches of the biosecurity legislation, with this function being afforded a high priority. Arrangements should be made with the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the conduct of prosecution of offences against the biosecurity legislation including to provide:
a protocols to facilitate the commencement of proceedings by the Authority in cases involving the non-payment of infringement notices which cover high-volume matters of minimal complexity;and
b for the recovery of pecuniary penalties by the Authority.
71 The Inspector General of Biosecurity should provide regular independent reports to the Minister with these reports copied to the Director of Biosecurity and the National Biosecurity Commission.
These reports should be made public unless a strong contrary reason exists. The Director of Biosecurity and the National Biosecurity Commission, as relevant, should report to the Minister on actions taken on recommendations by the Inspector General. The reports and responses to them should be reflected in the National Biosecurity Authority's annual report to Parliament.
(Recommendations 73-75 and 79-83)
The Commonwealth intends to consider the specific resourcing requirements and methodologies related to reforms in the Budget process. The Commonwealth intends to consider the recommendation for matching investments from states and territories in the process for negotiating the intergovernmental agreement. The 40 per cent Commonwealth subsidy for export certification functions will lapse as scheduled from 1 July 2009.
(Recommendations 76-78)
The Commonwealth intends to refine cost recovery arrangements in consultation with industry.
77 In developing cost recovery arrangements, the National Biosecurity Authority should consult with business groups, but have the ultimate responsibility of recommending to the responsible Minister a cost recovery package that will support the provision of an effective and efficient regulatory function including:
a adequate and long-term investment in infrastructure, including information technology and information services;
b appropriate funding for staff and training;
c the costs of auditing pre-border and border biosecurity certification; and
d the cost of diagnosing a proportion of interceptions to inform a risk-return approach to activities.
78 Cost recovery by the National Biosecurity Authority should be subject to periodic external review to ensure that:
a cost recovery reflects efficient costs and provides appropriate efficiency signals to the Authority;
b the cost recovery structure provides appropriate price signals for business performance;
c there is no long-term over-recovery; and
d costs are being aggregated wherever possible and that unnecessary constraints are not being placed on the use of revenue from a risk-return perspective.
(Recommendation 84)

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Posted Sep 15 2009 4:47pm
y now, most food bloggers knows that it's the end of the month and that food blogosphere is going to be deluged with thousands of Daring Baker versions of one particular recipe. I wouldn't be surprised or blame the non-Daring Bakers if they looked at this particular phenomenon with some apprehension.
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So this month, our hosts decided to have all of us Daring Bakers bake the alternative way. We had to make vegan crackers {Lavash Crackers from Peter Reinhart's
The Bread Baker's Apprentice
(pp 178 - 180)} with the option of gluten-free or non gluten-free, for which they provided us with the recipe. We had full freedom with a choice of one or more dips to accompany the crackers, provided they were vegan and gluten-free.
I have made crackers before so I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge. Making the crackers and the dips was a breeze.
A full and printable version of this month's challenge is
My Cracker Making Experience:
I chose to make the Non Gluten-Free Crackers with whole wheat flour. We were also given the freedom to experiment with what we wanted to add to our crackers in terms of salts, spices, seasonings or seeds.
I found the dough required a bit more kneading than suggested in the recipe. So what I did was to put everything into my processor and kneaded the dough in it for a couple of minutes. I then kneaded the dough further by hand till it was smooth and elastic.
My dough didn't get anywhere near the suggested windowpane test. I was wondering if 100% whole-wheat dough could achieve that level of elasticity?
The one thing I had problems with was baking the crackers on parchment. My dough stuck to the parchment and wouldn't come off! I have round cookie trays, so what I did was to lightly grease them and roll the dough thin on them and then bake the crackers on the back of the cookie tray. This worked perfectly.
I also needed to bake the crackers for about 30 minutes to get them crisp.
So I made my crackers in four flavours.
1. Using one half of the recipe, I rolled out a big round (about 9" diameter) and lightly moistened the top. I sprinkled some freshly crushed pepper, cumin seeds and black and white sesame seeds. I then lightly pressed them into the dough using my rolling pin. I then marked them with a pizza cutter into 8 pieces before baking.
2. To the other half recipe of dough, I added thymol seeds (an Indian spice also known as Ajwain in Hindi and Omam in Tamil) which I believe these are also called Carom seeds or Bishop's weed in English. These were cut out using butterfly shaped cookie cutters and baked. I got 15 butterfly crackers.
3. I made some pizza-ish flavoured crackers using a half of the dough. I used olive oil instead of vegetable oil, and added 2 tsp of
home-made marinara sauce
, 1 ½ tsp red chilli flakes and 1 tsp of dried Italian herbs to the dough. I then rolled out the dough into a circle and baked it.
4. I also made a half recipe of the dough flavoured with freshly crushed pepper, some thymol seeds and a big pinch of asafetida powder. These were all incorporated into the dough while kneading. After rolling the dough out, I cut them out into approximately 3" rounds using a cutter. I got 14 of these which I used to make Indian style "
". Traditionally these are made using crisp deep-fried dough rounds called "puris". I substituted the puris with the crackers.
To make these, place a little bit of mashed potato (which has been seasoned with a little salt and chopped coriander leaves) on a cracker. Top this with a bit of finely chopped onion. Top this off with some
Tamarind and Date Chutney
. Now sprinkle some "Sev"(deep-fried savoury chickpea flour vermicelli; this can be found in Indian stores) or even potato wafers. Garnish with a little fresh coriander. Do these with the other crackers.
Serve immediately.
This "chaat" can get soggy if not eaten immediately, so the idea is to keep all the ingredients ready in different bowls and each person puts together his/ her own "chaat".
The Dips/ Chutneys:
I made an Apple-Tomato- Raisin Chutney which was a nice combination of sweet, sour and spicy. I also made a Spicy Onion Peanut Chutney/ Dip which was spicy and nutty with a slight sweetness. These are my own concoctions and the recipes for these are below.
As mentioned above, I also used a
Tamarind and Date Chutney
for the "chaat" which would also make a great dip on its own.
Apple Tomato Raisin Chutney
2½ cups chopped tomato
2 big apples (peeled, cored, quartered and sliced)
¾ cup golden raisins
2 big onions, grated
2 tbsp finely chopped ginger
juice of 1 lemon
¾ cup powdered jaggery (or brown sugar)
2 tbsp red chilli flakes
1 tsp cinnamon powder
3 cloves
salt to taste
1½ tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp aniseed
Add the lemon juice to the apples and keep aside.
I ran the chopped tomatoes a couple of time in my mixer/ blender so that my tomatoes were partially liquidized partially chunky. Put the raisins in a small bowl and pour just enough water so they're immersed. Keep aside for about 10 minutes.
Put the soaked raisins, apples, tomatoes, powdered jaggery, chilli flakes, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a microwave safe bowl.
Dry roast the cumin seeds and aniseed and pound them to a coarse powder. Add this to the bowl.
In the same pan, heat the oil. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add the ginger and grated onions. Sauté till the onions become soft and golden. Add this to the bowl.
Mix everything well and microwave the mixture at 100% for about 20 to 25 minutes, stirring after every 10 minutes till the chutney is quite thick.
Cool and bottle. This quantity gave me enough to a fill a large jam jar.
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½ cup shelled, unsalted and roasted peanuts
2 dry red chillies
1 ½ tsp oil
½ tsp thick tamarind extract or paste
1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
1 tbsp fresh mint leaves
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
Heat the oil and sauté the sliced onions till they turn soft and golden. Grind this along with all the other ingredients, adding a little water, to a fine paste. Serve.
You may adjust the ingredients, especially the red chillies, to suit your taste.
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Well, after all, did not the Bought, Bribed or Blackmailed CJ of the SCOTUS, John Roberts, define this whole, stupid mess as a "tax"?
The Taxman Has Come.
As the spokesman for Families USA said, the majority of these Americans will have made typos, omitted a checkbox here or there or failed to send in documentation. They will fix those problems. Assuming more than a million people misstated their eligibility, as the Republicans are doing, makes no sense.
"At a hearing of the House health and oversight subcommittees on Tuesday, some Republicans called for a special inspector general to monitor the Affordable Care Act and for a temporary halt to the issuance of federal subsidies. Democrats on the subcommittees said Republicans were engaging in "fear mongering" to deter Americans from signing up for coverage.'
There's no actual proof of any wrongdoing, so why would there need to be an investigation or a halt to subsidies? The GOP wants to meddle. People in Hell want ice water.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) smiles as he comes out of the locker room during organized team activities at the 49ers training complex.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick won't play in the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe, choosing instead to focus on 49er training camp which starts the following week.
"He said, 'I can't miss five days of workouts,'" Kaepernick's dad, Rick, told the San Jose Mercury-News on Monday. "He's been that way all his life. He's a very driven, passionate kid."
On Monday, Colin Kaepernick was at the Against All Odds golf tournament in Modesto, Calif. The tournament benefits Camp Taylor, the Salida, Calif.-based camp for children with heart ...


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Returning members of Newtown High School's boys' lacrosse team are hungry for a championship (or two) after reaching the semifinal round of both the South-West Conference and Class L state playoffs a year ago.
That's the good, encouraging news. The challenge — in addition to other formidable teams standing in the way — is that Newtown lost a large contingent of key players to graduation.
"Our goals are the same every year. We feel we have a shot to win SWC and state championships," Newtown Coach Glenn Adams said. "We're going to need some of the younger guys who don't have varsity experience to step up."
Senior captains are goaltender Evan Isaacs, defender Jack Kearney, and attack player Dan Hebert. Others whom Adams expects significant contributions from are attack player Graham Derrickson and midfielders Alec Beauchemin, Deegan Beauchemin, and Jake Ball.
"We're going to be young defensively but we'll be extremely athletic," Adams said. "We'll be able to run with a lot of teams."
The Nighthawks begin the year with five straight games on the road before hosting Bethel on April 18. Tough teams in the conference include New Fairfield, Weston, Joel Barlow of Redding, and New Milford, Adams notes.
The Hawks prepare themselves for the postseason with some tough out-of-conference clashes, too, taking on Staples of Westport, Conard, Glastonbury, West Springfield, Mass, East Lyme, Hall of West Hartford, and Xavier of Middletown.


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Alec Baldwin And Hilaria Thomas: Cycling In The City! (Photos)Joanna Mazewski
The couple that cycle together, stay together! Expectant parents Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas were both spotted sharing a laugh while they were cycling together in New York City on Wednesday afternoon.
Hilaria recently spilled the beans that the couple is expecting a baby girl, which we can't wait to see. These two are an awfully gorgeous couple, aren't they? I mean, I'm sure everyone remembers Alec during his prime days? (And if you do, you know what I'm talking about!)
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Alec and Hilaria 1 of 5A scruffy looking Alec Baldwin and his pregnant wife Hilaria Thomas-Baldwin share a few laughs while taking a walk together in New York City.
Bump Watch 2 of 5The couple announced in February that they are expecting their first child together.
Girl 3 of 5And just most recently, Hilaria let the cat out of the bag that they are expecting a baby girl.
Good Genes 4 of 5WIth as good looking as these two are, there's no doubt that their princess is going to be one stunner!
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Container Garden Ideas
Many of my container gardens are made from repurposed materials, plant cuttings, anything that strikes my fancy at the moment.
Here's a little "eye candy" and design ideas for the container garden enthusiast!
Create a vignette using inexpensive "Coca Cola" glasses from the dollar store, filled with gravel, sand and succulent cuttings.
The mosaic bottle unifies the look.
A repurposed muffin pan filled with moss makes a creative container display for succulent cuttings.
Orange tumbled glass adds color to my bromeliad while I wait for it to bloom!
Metal Figure Model + Common Annuals= Uncommon Combo!
"Sacred Succulent Gardens" add sculptures or figurines to your pots
"Simply Sorbet!" Don't be afraid to add containers within containers.
Contrasting colors are striking.
Earthy Textures and Statuary for Your "Meditation Garden"
An art statement!
Zinc Planter Trio- "A Garden Within a Garden"
Just add the bunny and make this simple planting combination, special!
Design Tips
Use statuary and garden decor in your containers to add personality or to create a mini-themed garden.
Stack contrasting colored pots or pots of the same color for added dimension and drama
Use colored recycled glass as a mulch for your container plants for year-round color.
Anything that can hold up to water without rotting or leaching toxic chemicals into your container can be used as a decorative figurine.
Don't be afraid to experiment and add your personal style to your garden!
This blog post is part the Garden Designer's RoundTable group blog event today.
Please visit these other talented designers for more inspiration!
Please feel free to join in with a comment here, on our Facebook Page, or on the individual blogs themselves; your thoughts and experiences add to the conversation in such a nice way (and we like to know you're there!)
This month's bloggers!
Christina Salwitz : Personal Garden Coach : Renton, WA Debbie Roberts : A Garden of Possibilities : Stamford, CT Jenny Petersen: J Petersen Garden Design : Austin TX Jocelyn Chilvers : The Art Garden : Denver, CO Laura Livengood Schaub : Interleafings : San Jose, CA Rebecca Sweet : Gossip In the Garden : Los Altos, CA Rochelle Greayer : Studio "G" : Boston, MA Lesley Hegarty & Robert Webber : Hegarty Webber Partnership : Bristol, UK Scott Hokunson : Blue Heron Landscapes : Granby, CT
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I want to create my own meditation garden like the one on the picture in the post with Buddha and fake grass. Not sure where to buy it tho. Get so many ideas from this blog cant wait until the summer is here so I can fix my backyard.
Lovely containers… Look at the landscape, they are also so lovely! I can't choose for the best, they are all beautiful!!
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Love, love, LOVE the succulent container gardens!
I absolutely love some of these ideas for pots, some of which could very easily be also used for bonsai containers as well as on your patio or balcony.
Thanks again for a really informative blog entry, Mary.
I love the buddah and your use of unusual items that make such wonderful additions to container gardens. Your use of color and texture is amazing!
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Very cool. Thanks for the great ideas, your vision and artistic eye are incredible!
I love container gardening in general. The dress form was a stellar idea. Beautiful!
Love the ideas! I especially enjoyed the dress form. Thanks for the info
With only a balcony for a garden I feel a bit constrained doing container gardening – but you show so many good container ideas. I must try and take my containers to the next level!
I love the bunny rabbit. What a neat idea.
Hi Shirley! What great mini gardens you have created here. Great ideas to add containers to containers, it adds so much interest. A wonderful "mini" tutorial! Great post.
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I am IN LOVE with the tumbled glass/bromeliad container!!! If only I could keep anything other than succulents alive in containers, I'd copy you!
Great post Shirley! OF COURSE!!!
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HI Shirley! I LOVE your addition of non-plant material in your container plantings. I've been starting to experiment with that as well–you really have an eye for that!
My pleasure Jocelyn. Thanks for visiting.
Hi Laura,
Glad you liked the blog post. See you over at your blog!
Hi Christina,
Thanks for the compliment and for taking the time to create such a comprehensive and inspiring blog post on container gardens. Great job.
HI Pam,
Great seeing you here at EdenMakers. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Thanks Sweet Rebecca for visiting and commenting. I enjoyed your blog post as well.
I am safer using my muffin pan in the garden, if you know what I mean!
Hi Robert,
Thanks for your compliment. I guess you can say "out of the box" is my mantra in life. Please visit Eden Makers again.
Yes, I do love color Debra. Thanks for visiting me at Eden Makers and commenting. Hope to see you again soon!
Love the zinc containers (I have several, myself)! But I never thought about stacking them like that – genius!! Leave it to YOU to think of something so clever….
I adore that zinc planter trio, Shirley. I may have to copy that look one day!
Of course all of Shirley's container photos would be SO stylin, like the fashionista that she is! I love them, they are SO uniquely YOU, Shirley.
You really inspired me to try the container in container idea again, haven't done it in a while. SO cute!
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I love your creativity and use of color. The muffin tin garden and the metal figurine are simply fantastic. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I second that, what a great idea to combine containers (great use for those matching smaller ones that might get lost on their own). I love putting the sculptures in too, the Buddha is especially nice. Thanks, Shirley!
LOVE the muffin tin garden! Now THAT is a good use for a muffin tin. (I hate baking)
Hi, Shirley — Great photos and ideas. I love the way you add personality to your pots with topdressings and figurines that are appealing but not excessively cute or kitschy. The stacked pots are intriguing, too. But best of all? Color! You love it, like I do.
Real outside the box thinking and some great colour combos there!
Best Wishes
Love your sculptural approach to container garden design, especially the "pot within a pot" look! Thanks for the fresh ideas, Shirley.
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Amazon brings Cloud Player app to Mac
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Amazon has released a native Cloud Player app for the Mac. The software lets people both play and buy music from the Amazon MP3 Store. It can also automatically import music from iTunes or CDs, though, and be used to export libraries to other music players. Any music stored in Cloud Drive is accessible on other platforms with a Cloud Player app, including Windows, iOS, Android, Roku, Sonos, Samsung TVs, and the web.


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Gainesville, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Jerron Seymour ran for three touchdowns, helping the Vanderbilt Commodores upend the Florida Gators, 34-17, in Southeastern Conference play at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Seymour rushed for 62 yards for the Commodores (5-4, 2-4 SEC) who beat Florida for the first time since 1988. Patton Robinette completed 6-of-12 passes for 57 yards, five of which went to Jordan Matthews for 45 yards, and the quarterback also rushed for a touchdown.
Tyler Murphy (30-of-46) threw for 305 yards and a score, but was also intercepted three times for the Gators (4-5, 3-4 SEC), who lost their fourth consecutive game in what has been a disappointing season. Murphy threw to 11 different receivers during the contest. Kelvin Taylor rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.
A lengthy opening drive by Vanderbilt set up a 31-yard field goal by Carey Spear to begin the game's scoring. Some five and a half minutes later, Florida's Austin Hardin attempted to even the score, but failed on his field goal try from 44 yards out.
In the final minute of the first quarter, Andre Hal intercepted Murphy and the Commodores' ensuing possession led to a 10-yard touchdown rush by Seymour and a 10-0 advantage.
Murphy was intercepted again early in the second quarter, this time by Kenny Ladler, setting up a Vanderbilt four-play drive that culminated with a Robinette five-yard rushing touchdown, increasing the lead to 17-0.
The Gators' next possession put them within a yard of the goal line, but their shaky play inside the red zone forced them to settle for a field goal, a 23-yarder from Brad Phillips.
Turnovers continued to haunt the Gators and Murphy, who was intercepted a third time early in the second half. Vanderbilt kept rolling on its ensuing drive, finished off by a two-yard touchdown run by Seymour, increasing the lead to 24-3.
Florida attempted to climb back in the game five minutes later after a four- yard rushing score by Taylor, cutting the lead to 24-10.
Seymour continued his big game, registering his third score of the afternoon on the first play of the fourth quarter, a one-yard effort.
The Gators mounted a six-play, 73-yard drive in the final quarter, capped by an 11-yard TD pass from Murphy to Ahmad Fulwood, but that still left the hosts with a two-touchdown deficit midway through the frame.
A second Spear field goal in the final minute from 31 yards away put the icing on the cake for Vanderbilt as it claimed the surprising victory on the road.
Vandy picked up the win despite generating a mere 183 yards of total offense, compared to 344 for the Gators.


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Women respond to a cry for help and save children whose lives were in peril
A father bent on sacrificing his children. A knife-wielding felon. A depraved, abusive stepfather.
All three men were taken down in extraordinary fashion by ordinary people.
These everyday heroes were celebrated for their valor Thursday during the San Diego Rotary Club's 22nd annual Law Enforcement Salute to Local Heroes.
The honorees include a 50-year-old man on disability, 21-year-old mothers, a pair of traumatized sisters, and a group of volunteers who risk their lives to rescue others. The heroes were nominated by San Diego Police Chief Bill Lansdowne, Sheriff Bill Gore and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis.
It was supposed to be a solemn Saturday afternoon visit to a godchild's grave. Then Jaymisha Pires and Corey Granberry, both 21, saw the woman screaming for help in the middle of the road.
The woman's husband had a tight hold on their three children, and he was planning to sacrifice them all among the gravestones of Mount Hope Cemetery on April 28.
The man repeated over and over: "We're going to Jesus. We're going to Jesus."
He was heard saying evil was following their family, and it was time for them to go to heaven.
The arms of the 8-year-old boy had already been sliced open by a shard of glass.
Motherly instinct kicked in. Pires grabbed both girls from the man's grip and gave them to Granberry. She then continued to urge the man to let go of his bloodied son.
He finally pushed the boy to Pires and ran away.
Granberry wrapped the boy's arms in a shirt to stem the bleeding.
A security guard tackled the fleeing man. Joseph Ramirez was arrested and is set to stand trial on charges of attempted murder and child cruelty.
"They didn't hesitate for a second," said San Diego Police Chief Bill Lansdowne. "If it was not for the bold and brave acts of Corey and Misha, it's very likely that both daughters and the son would've been killed."
Granberry said the recognition for their valor "feels good."
"We didn't expect anything," she said.


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Police catch man who allegedly doused girlfriend with perfume, set her on fire
A two-day manhunt ended on Saturday as police found the man suspected of lighting his ex-girlfriend on fire in her Springdale apartment on Thursday.
Officers arrested Clinton C. Cohen, 27, about 4 p.m. in a Marshall-Shadeland residence, according to Pittsburgh police.
Authorities had been searching for Cohen, who they said poured flammable perfume over his ex-girlfriend and set her on fire with a cigarette lighter in front of their 3-month-old daughter.
Cohen was arrested without incident, then taken to the Allegheny County Jail, according to police.
Officers said the victim, Maria Redman, 22, of Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, was in a Pittsburgh hospital with second-degree burns over a third of her body.
Cohen choked and punched her, breaking her nose, according to police.
Allegheny County Police Lt. Jeffrey Korczyk described Redman as being in "critical, but stable condition" late last week.
An update of her condition was not available on Saturday.
Redman's infant was unharmed but was found with her mother's blood on her, police said.
Cohen faces charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, arson, risking a catastrophe, child endangerment and reckless endangerment regarding residents of other apartments, police said.
Police have said Cohen and Redman may have been arguing over living arrangements.
"I don't know if there had been other problems between the two, but we know he has a history of domestic assaults," Korczyk said.
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SILVER CITY >> Three of the four dead in Friday's plane crash in Arenas Valley, just outside of Silver City, were students at Aldo Leopold Charter School, school officials have confirmed.
The crash happened just before 4 p.m., when the single-engine plane overshot the Whiskey Creek Airport and crashed into a field behind Vans Mobile Home Park off Race Track Road.
All four occupants of the plane belonging to Albuquerque psychiatrist Dr. Peter Hochla died. Police have not released the names of the victims.
Aldo Leopold school officials met with students and parents at the Grant County Administration building at about 6 p.m. Friday and reportedly told attendees the names of the victims. School officials have asked that the media respect parents', teachers' and students' need for privacy.
Aldo Leopold Charter School is relatively small. The 2014 graduating class was made up of 16 students.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, although NMSP have confirmed the plane clipped two wires on its way down.
Richard Medina said he saw the plane flying at an altitude of about 200 feet and said he saw it attempt to land at Whiskey Creek Aiport.
"I heard the airplane flying over and it didn't sound right," Medina said.
A resident of the Vans Mobile Home Park, A. Gene Sharpe-Torres, witnessed the crash.
She said she looked out of her window, saw the plane coming straight toward her and thought, "I could be dead in the next moment."
She said the plane was upside down and tilted sideways before it veered to the right, then burst into flames as it crashed into a neighboring grass field.
Sharpe-Torres said residents of the mobile home park rushed to the crash site with shovels, axes and hoses to try to contain the blaze. Sharpe-Torres said her neighbor, Allena Thompson, rushed out in flip-flops with a pickaxe.
"She was way out there, banging out the flames," Sharpe-Torres said.
Thompson said she heard the crash and looked out the window of her mobile home and saw what she described as a big ball of fire.
"As we fought the fire, the plane exploded twice," she said.
About 40 to 50 law enforcement and fire-fighting personnel responded to the crash site and ordered residents of the mobile home park to evacuate to a nearby church.
Eugene Muñoz said he drove past the police blockade at the turnoff for Race Track Road because he was determined to find his mother, Susan Renova, who needed assistance getting out of her mobile home. Muñoz said he found Renova in the church across the street and that an emergency medical technician had helped Renova reach safety.
Muñoz said the heat from the flames of the fire melted the tarp on the back end of his horse trailer. The fire from the blaze also burned the skirt of another trailer.
"It was really peaceful here until yesterday," Muñoz said. "Then it became a nightmare."
For Thompson, the nightmare continued after the plane crash. She evacuated to her mother's house two miles away, while her husband Steve Thompson stayed in their trailer.
Allena said she didn't know the whereabouts of her daughter, an Aldo Leopold student, and after about an hour of waiting, she started to panic. Allena's daughter was not in the plane.
When Allena tried to re-enter the mobile home park, she was arrested by a Grant County sheriff's deputy and said she was cited for resisting arrest and fleeing an officer.
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The residents of the mobile home park were allowed to return to their homes at about 8:30 p.m. Friday night and law enforcement remained at the crash site through the night.
Someone who would not give his name said Whiskey Creek Airport is a private airport and that the airport had no comment regarding the crash.
The Office of the Medical Investigator, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Traffic and Safety Bureau are investigating the crash site.
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Home > Engineering Studies > Engineering Focus Modules > Telecommunications > Scope of the Profession
This unit addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcomes:
H1.1 describes the scope of engineering and critically analyses current innovations
H2.2 analyses and synthesises engineering applications in specific fields and reports on the importance of these to society.
H4.1 investigates the extent of technological change in engineering
H4.3 applies understanding of social, environmental and cultural implications of technological change in engineering to the analysis of specific engineering problems
Source: Board of Studies NSW (2011) Engineering Studies Stage 6 syllabus.
At any instant in time millions of people can be communicating to each other across the globe. At this same time, unimaginable quantities of data are being moved from computer to computer. Underpinning this communication is fascinating technology that is the focus of the work of the Telecommunications Engineer.
This rapidly growing section of the economy is transforming the way in which health, banking, education, entertainment, retail, library and many other services are provided.
A network strung across the globe called the Global Telecommunications Network has nodes of computers programmed to perform as switches. The links in this network are wires, optical fibres, UHF cables, satellites and radio channels.
Telecommunications Engineers are engaged in the business of designing, improving, extending, maintaining and operating this network.
A Telecommunications Engineer:
A Telecommunications Engineer could have some or all of the following duties:
The Overland Telegraph was one of the pioneering efforts that helped open up Australia. Without it, communication with the colonial centres such as Adelaide and Perth would have taken days, or even weeks, by mail.
Another development, the Pedal HF Radio was developed to provide an affordable communications system to people in remote Australia. Unlike the telegraphic 'dots' and 'dashes', it provided direct voice communication, but it had to be 'pedal powered'. This network was used to operate the Royal Flying Doctor Service and to provide the School of the Air.
The mobile telephone revolution started in the 1980s and currently 1 in 3 Australians own a mobile phone. The future will see the addition of broad band digital data and the Internet to the mobile phone. The so called, third generation mobile network.
The Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) which followed the telegraph is still the backbone of Australian telecommunications. However, new systems and new features continue to be added to this service to increase capacity, reduce cost and improve the service. Examples of this include: Calling Line Identification, Voice Mail, and Messaging services.
For more information on the history of telecommunications try this link.
One of the key processes in the telecommunications system is the switching of signals throughout the network. Telephony has, until recently, been circuit switched and dedicated between two points. Modern systems use packet switching, where digital information with a specific address is routed through the network by computers in a manner somewhat analogous to sending a number of letters, each containing different parts of the total message, to the same location.
Fibre Optics has taken over from coaxial cable as the standard method of high capacity trunk communications. Fibre Optics is being used for undersea cables and intercity cables. These cables have very high capacity and systems in excess of 80Gbps are in current use. Systems supporting in excess of 1.6Tbps are planned.
As well as voice and data communication channels, domestic satellite systems provide television (PAY-TV) and remote area communications (Mobile Sat). International satellite systems relay voice, data and television around the globe.
The use of the Internet has caused a revolution in telecommunications during the 1990's. The demand has led to the development of an almost universal communication 'language' - The Internet Protocol, TCP/IP. This has enabled different types of computers worldwide to communicate effectively
Television is now catching up with the digital world that has characterised the computerisation of the telecommunications world with TV broadcasting moving to the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard.
What are fibre optic cables and how do they work? Using resources presented in this unit and your ability to research, analyse the types and applications for Fibre Optics as an innovation in the telecommunications industry.
The following two photographs illustrate mobile or trailable satellite dishes. These have been used for the broadcasting of information.
Research on the Solar Car Challenge illustrated should assist you in developing an answer to the following two questions.
Engineers were involved in the design and construction of the dishes. What could have been some of the tasks and roles for the engineers?
Suggest other roles undertaken by a telecommunications engineer in the management of the satellite communication system shown above?
Use the Resume for a Telecommunications Engineer to track this person's career and answer the following questions (an RTF version of this resume is also available).
What specific engineering experiences has this person had that enhanced this career?
The person referred to in question 4 is a member of the Sydney Division of the Institution of Engineers, Australia .
How would this membership facilitate a career and help maintain this person's professional experiences?
Write an engineering report on ONE of the following aspects of telecommunications engineering:
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Boats and river memorabilia depict life on the St. Lawrence River. The collection of 205 craft includes an 8-foot canoe and a 65-foot yacht. Landlubbers may appreciate an exhibit that shows the Thousand Islands as a vacation destination; in its heyday, 15 trains arrived daily from New York City and Boston.
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After a week of suspense, wondering if the Virginia Tech Hokies would actually wear helmets fashioned after the fabled "Hokie Stone", we finally have our answer.
What the HOKIES are wearing today! pic.twitter.com/yflGbjBmNY— VT Equipment Room (@VTFBEquipment) September 26, 2013
Virginia Tech will don these interesting lids on Thursday night when they take on Georgia Tech in a pivotal early season ACC showdown.
A quote on the back of the helmet reads "For those who have passed, for those to come, reach for excellence."
September 26, 2013
The helmets are fashioned after dolomite-limestone rock that is quarried in Blacksburg, Va., exclusively for Virginia Tech building projects.


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Tips in Joining a Blogging Contest
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Blogs in the Internet also offer contests that anyone can simply join. These contests offer prizes from cash to advertisement privileges. This is good for individuals who want to earn extra cash or do advertisements in their own blogs. Today you will know some tips in joining a blogging contest.
Right blogs
- There are so many blogs in the Internet, that is why it is so essential to choose blogs that are related to your niche. Its better that you join a blogging contest in which you have some background information rather than having none at all. This will help give you have the edge in the contest and would likely increase your chances of winning.
Give your very best
- In every contest you join, always give your very best. Do not settle only for a mediocre performance. Always put your eyes on the prize and put your best foot forward. Treat your contest as your very last and show a nice challenge to your competition.
Be patient
- Do not rush yourself in the contest. You would likely commit mistakes which could result losing from the contest. Be patient and take your time in doing the tasks to be done. You can do your task one at a time, making sure that you are doing everything right.
Follow instructions carefully
- In every contest, there are always instructions to be followed. Read the instructions carefully. There's nothing worst than being disqualified for not following instructions. Do your best to follow each instruction given in the contest and never forget a single one.
All these tips can definitely help you decide on a blogging contest you want to join. Remember that in a contest, you need to be prepared with whatever the outcome will be. Win or lose, it does not matter as log as you did everything and you have no regrets at the end.


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- Former El Paso Mayor John Cook files $700K city claim
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- El Paso Mayor John Cook postpones legal bills proposal
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- NPR: El Paso's Word of Life Church fights gay marriage
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- Tom Brown writes check for El Paso Mayor John Cook's court costs
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- Second Mayor John Cook recall attempt dead
It will be February before the City Council decides whether to put ensuring health benefits for gay and unmarried partners of city employees on the May ballot.
The council on Tuesday rejected a broadly worded initiative after city Rep. Beto O'Rourke said he wanted a more straightforward ordinance for voters to consider.
"Shall the City Charter be amended to provide health benefits to the gay, lesbian, transgender, and unmarried heterosexual partners of City employees?" it would say.
The matter must first be passed by the City Council and then by a majority of voters.
O'Rourke said he wants to avoid what he said was confusing language on the Nov. 2 ballot, when voters rescinded such benefits for domestic partners of city employees.
"The city of El Paso endorses traditional family values by making health benefits available only to city employees and their legal spouse and dependent children," was the wording of that initiative, which passed 55 percent to 45 percent.
But the initiative used the "loaded" phrase "family values" and did not directly say it was intended to end the city's year-old domestic partners benefit, O'Rourke said. After the vote, there were reports that some voters were confused about what they were voting on.
U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo last week ordered that the city not enforce the ordinance passed by voters in November until a court case against it is resolved. So 19 domestic partners and about 200 others who stood to lose benefits because of the ordinance's wording will keep them, at least for now.
City Rep. Susie Byrd on Tuesday proposed that another measure go to voters in the May city election:
"The City shall afford equal employment and benefit opportunities to all qualified individuals in compliance with all applicable laws, without regard to their race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, religion, ethnic background or national origin, age, disability or any characteristic or status that is protected by federal, state or local law. The benefit opportunities guaranteed under this section shall apply to city officials, employees and retirees, as well as employees of affiliated service contractors and other persons who may be eligible under state law, and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents as defined in the city's health benefits plans and other benefits programs approved by city council."
City Rep. Steve Ortega, a lawyer, said it is appropriate to use such broad language in the city charter. Specific language such as that proposed by O'Rourke should be in an ordinance, Ortega said.
But the council voted not to put that measure on the ballot, and only Byrd, Ortega and city Rep. Rachel Quintana supported it.
The council then postponed the matter for two weeks to give the city's legal staff time to draft a new charter initiative.
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Quoting that one girl:" oh man, I'm sorry she is sick :( I hope cutting out the chocolate and such will help her. Poor baby and poor momma too!"

Thanks! I'm hoping it will clear up ASAP. I hate seeing her uncomfortable... I'm so angry with DH right now over this... His dad is a dr and doesn't think I should give it to her yet either...:?
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Quoting that one girl:" I can see their point, she is really young and it says 2 years and up on the bottle BUT if she is in ... [snip!] ... you how much she hurts.. what if it's a lot? What if benedryl is the only thing that makes her feel better? It's worth a shot!"

That's what I was thinking.. But he's being stubborn... I'm all for natural and homeopathic when possible, but I at least want to try it to see if it makes her feel better
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Quoting that one girl:" let us know how it goes! and I hope she feels better"

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By Jessica Wedemeyer
Drew Barrymore is one of the biggest names in Hollywood, but it hasn't always been easy for the former child star. In fact, the actress's path to success was exceptionally rocky. In honor of her 39th birthday on Feb. 22, take a look back at the highlights -- and lowlights -- from Drew's first four decades in the spotlight.
RELATED: Child stars who stuck around
Child Star in the Making
Hollywood is part of Drew Barrymore's DNA. The daughter of actor John Drew Barrymore and actress Jaid Makó Barrymore traces her Hollywood lineage back to silent film actor Sidney Drew. Even her godparents, director Steven Spielberg and actress Sophia Loren, are film legends. So it's no small wonder the California native made her acting debut at an early age: in a commercial for Puppy Chow when she was just 11 months old.
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I have posted my first youtube video related to environmental economics. It is short and you don't see my face! (That's the good news). The bad news is that I have an outline for 70 more of these videos that I will soon post. Together, these short 6 minute videos will provide an overview to my thinking on modern environmental and urban economics. I hope that some high school kids, grandmas and folks who are not at UCLA can learn a few ideas and debate some new concepts. Will this exceed the "Khan Academy"? I don't think so. This "Kahn Academy" will be more modest but perhaps more thought provoking?
UPDATE: I have created a "playlist" so that all of the lecture videos are posted in one place.


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From its beginnings, it was clear the Notebook would be no ordinary paper. The founders of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook hoped to achieve might best be described as providing some "'Ah-ha!' moments."
"We would have these discussions about what we wanted the paper to look like and accomplish," recalled co-founder Myrtle L. Naylor. "And we thought that when it got into the hands of parents and teachers and students, they would pick it up and have an 'Ah-ha!' moment and say, 'Let's get organized and do something about this.'"
The Notebook grew out of the hope for such "Ah-ha!" moments, out of the hearts and living rooms of its founders, and out of a long history of community activism for educational quality and equity in the city.
The paper, a product of the early 1990s, reflected the peculiar nature of the times. Many education activists desired a forum that provided an independent progressive voice to help make sense of issues in the Philadelphia schools.
"It was clear that the public schools in Philly were just in a bad state, but it seemed that there was very little outcry about how bad things were," said co-founder and current Notebook editor Paul Socolar. In the spring of 1993, a small group of parents and teachers began talking about the possibility of a newspaper as a vehicle for change.
The hope was that the Notebook would provide information to people directly involved in the life of the schools in order to empower them to demand change.
Parent voices and a parent audience had to be fundamental. School inequities that mainstream media called "controversies," the Notebook would write about as fact.
"You give parents a voice – it's radical," said co-founder Eric Joselyn, a teacher who has been the Notebook's cartoonist since the first issue. "Every time you give a family of a special ed kid a voice, it's challenging because that is what's usually excluded."
For nearly a year, the Notebook's first enthusiasts worked on their ideas and tried to diversify the planning group racially.
Then in May 1994, with a grant from Bread and Roses Community Fund, the Notebook was able to publish its first, 12-page issue under the banner headline, "Unfair state funding for schools challenged."
Distributing the first run of 10,000 copies was a feat in itself. It took several issues before District administrators accepted that stacks of this independent newspaper belonged on the counter in school offices.
Over the past fifteen years, the paper held onto its vision of highlighting and supporting local organizing efforts. Chip Smith, hired in 1995 as the Notebook's first staff person, prioritized building relationships with activist and organizing groups, providing a model for what was to become the Notebook's community outreach project. The past two years have been a time of even more expansion. The Notebook now has a staff of five, in addition to a vibrant group of interns and volunteers. Together the paper is expanding to six editions per year and the Notebook Web site is growing into a place for daily news updates and open discussion of the issues facing Philadelphia schools.
In the past nine years, under the stewardship of editor Paul Socolar, the Notebook has grown up well beyond the imaginings of its first group of dreamers. For many of the founders, perhaps the most rewarding aspect of looking back on the past fifteen years has been the ability of the paper to reach beyond its original mission and be useful in so many ways.
"It's a sheer delight to see it," Joselyn said. "It's got a life beyond what we envisioned."
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