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Rabbi Sergio Bergman was sworn in to Argentina's National Parliament on a Tanach.
Bergman, the first rabbi to take office as a national legislator, wore a colorful yarmulke and swore the oath of office Wednesday before "God, the motherland and the sacred scriptures of the Bible, the Tanach" in an original and unprecedented formula that he prepared.
Argentina's 127 newly elected legislators were sworn in Wednesday at an opening ceremony in the Lower House of the National Parliament.
The parliamentary rabbi, whose PRO Party won 34.5 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections in late October, is believed to be the only rabbi elected to a national parliament outside of Israel.
Bergman is also the senior rabbi of Argentina's oldest congregation, Congregacion Israelita Argentina, which marked its 150th year last month with a series of celebrations, including the launching of the rabbi's book about Pope Francis. His book of religious essays titled "A Gospel According to Pope Francis," praises Jorge Bergoglio, the former Argentine bishop who became pope earlier this year, as a religious leader, social worker and political statesman, and was presented at the synagogue by Bishop Victor Manuel Fernandez, dean of the Catholic University of Argentina.
Bergman, 51, is the author of five books and is recognized internationally. He founded a network of Jewish schools and educational projects that includes a gay alliance and a rural farm. In May, he received the Micah Award from the World Union for Progressive Judaism for his commitment to social justice at the organization's convention in Jerusalem.
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Raymond Hawthorne is directing Raising the Titanics, which opens at Auckland's Q Theatre this week.
The book I love most is ... There are two autobiographies by men whose work has influenced my thinking. The first is Timebends, by American playwright Arthur Miller. The other, by film-maker and theatre director Ingmar Bergman, is The Magic Lantern.
The book I'm reading right now is ... A biography of my old friend and mentor, Yvonne Rust: Maverick Spirit, by Theresa Sjoquist. In 1953, Yvonne came to Hastings High School to teach art and a group of us became her ardent followers.
The book I want to read next is ... Top of the list and already dipped into is Keith Richard's Life. Very enlightening.
My favourite bookshop is ... Unity Books in High St and The Women's Bookshop on Ponsonby Rd. Both have friendly and informed staff and you always find a treasure.
The book that changed me is ... From 5-8 years old I had rheumatic fever. I read avidly. Most changing and disturbing to me was Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell. Our family were horse lovers and when Ginger died I was heartbroken. I hurled the book across our backyard and didn't finish it for years, but it sure stuck with me.
The book I wish I'd never read is ... If I don't like something I'm reading I chuck it.

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"Doesn't it seem as though her heart were a green flame? Perhaps it's the cold green heart of a small green snake, with a minute flaw in it, the kind of small green snake that slithers from branch to branch in the jungle, passing itself off as a vine. What's more, perhaps when she gave me the ring with such a gentle, loving expression, she wanted me to draw such a meaning from it some day."
― Yukio Mishima, Spring Snow
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Not Sufficiently Alone
"God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly"
― Paul Valéry
We Got Close Once In New Orleans
"I see you drinking at a fountain with tiny
blue hands, no, your hands are not tiny
they are small, and the fountain is in France
where you wrote me that last letter and
I answered and never heard from you again.
you used to write insane poems about
ANGELS AND GOD, all in upper case, and you
knew famous artists and most of them
were your lovers, and I wrote back, it's all right,
go ahead, enter their lives, I'm not jealous
because we've never met. we got close once in
New Orleans, one half block, but never met, never
—-Charles Bukowski
The sculptor carves because he must
Barbara Hepworth
Sea Form (Atlantic)
Bronze, 1965
Dallas Museum of Art, Sculpture Garden
Dallas, Texas
"The sculptor carves because he must. He needs the concrete form of stone and wood for the expression of his idea and experience, and when the idea forms the material is found at once. […]
I have always preferred direct carving to modelling because I like the resistance of the hard material and feel happier working that way. Carving is more adapted to the expression of the accumulative idea of experience and clay to the visual attitude. An idea for carving must be clearly formed before starting and sustained during the long process of working; also, there are all the beauties of several hundreds of different stones and woods, and the idea must be in harmony with the qualities of each one carved; that harmony comes with the discovery of the most direct way of carving each material according to its nature."
—- 'Barbara Hepworth – "the Sculptor carves because he must"', The Studio, London, vol. 104, December 1932
"I have always been interested in oval or ovoid shapes. The first carvings were simple realistic oval forms of the human head or of a bird. Gradually my interest grew in more abstract values – the weight, poise, and curvature of the ovoid as a basic form. The carving and piercing of such a form seems to open up an infinite variety of continuous curves in the third dimension, changing in accordance with the contours of the original ovoid and with the degree of penetration of the material. Here is sufficient field for exploration to last a lifetime."
"Before I can start carving the idea must be almost complete. I say 'almost' because the really important thing seems to be the sculptor's ability to let his intuition guide him over the gap between conception and realization without compromising the integrity of the original idea; the point being that the material has vitality – it resists and makes demands."
"I have gained very great inspiration from Cornish land- and sea-scape, the horizontal line of the sea and the quality of light and colour which reminds me of the Mediterranean light and colour which so excites one's sense of form; and first and last there is the human figure which in the country becomes a free and moving part of a greater whole. This relationship between figure and landscape is vitally important to me. I cannot feel it in a city."
—-Barbara Hepworth 'Approach to Sculpture', The Studio, London, vol. 132, no. 643, October 1946
Natural Sculpture
Vegetation growing on the wall near the entrance at the Dallas Museum of Art Sculpture Garden.
Dallas, Texas
"We are made aware that magnitude of material things is relative, and all objects shrink and expand to serve the passion of the poet. Thus, in his sonnets, the lays of birds, the scents and dyes of flowers, he finds to be the shadow of his beloved; time, which keeps her from him, is his chest; the suspicion she has awakened, is her ornament"
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature
Cisco and Generac in Frisco
"I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor?"
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure Of The Dying Detective
Sculpture by Mac Whitney, Cisco
Emergency Generator by Generac
Frisco, Texas
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
― Nikola Tesla, My Inventions
"Is it a fact – or have I dreamt it – that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?"
― Nathaniel Hawthorne
More Blooms
"The breath of wind that moved them was still chilly on this day in May; the flowers gently resisted, curling up with a kind of trembling grace and turning their pale stamens towards the ground. The sun shone through them, revealing a pattern of interlacing, delicate blue veins, visible through the opaque petals; this added something alive to the flower's fragility, to it's ethereal quality, something almost human ,in the way that human can mean frailty and endurance both at the same time. The wind could ruffle these ravishing creations but it couldn't destroy them, or even crush them; they swayed there, dreamily; they seemed ready to fall but held fast to their slim strong branches-…"
― Irène Némirovsky
Dallas Blooms, Dallas Arboretum
"The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming or blossoming was in bloom and blossom. The sunlight was a benediction. The breezes were so caressingly soft and intimate on the skin as to be embarrassing."
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Bitcoins take a bashing
The bitcoin, a virtual internet-based currency, has shot up in recent weeks.
But on Wednesday it took a huge nosedive from its all-time-high of $265 to as low as $105, before it staged a slight recovery to around $120 on Thursday.
So has the bubble burst, and if so does bitcoin have a future?
Jeremy Cook, chief economist at World First, explains what bitcoins are and how they are valued.
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I married alot of ppl lol over 100.. mostly helping the unwanted .. i just was shocked because if your new nobody would marry them so... i became a noob.. and nobody would marry me? so i spent an hour every morning marrying ppl. i got my 5k ring fast ..
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Yes, there are currently 5 wedding bands for each gender, 10 total, starting from 1 carat, ending to 5 carat (which looks honking huge).
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After a powerfully disquieting performance of Strauss's Salome last year, Donald Runnicles returns for the first of two appearances this summer, bringing the chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the BBC SSO together for Verdi's Requiem – a work conductor Hans von Bülow described as 'an opera in ecclesiastical garb', written for the concert hall but distilling all the drama and intensity of the stage.
At its core is the extended Dies irae sequence – a Day of Judgement whose terrors are not easily forgotten.
The international cast of soloists includes Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill.
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Yosep Kang tenor
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I'm not sure if you all caught the game on MASN on Wednesday night, but the cameras panned to Nick Markakis – who was standing on the railing of the dugout – and he had some bandages wrapped around his wrist. That image didn't look good and you knew immediately that he was going to miss some time.
Wrist injuries are often tricky; therefore, the Orioles have placed Nick Markakis on the disabled list. According to the Baltimore Sun's Eduardo A. Encina, the right-fielder is schedule to have surgery on his wrist.
He has a broken bone.
Considering that Nick Markakis is one of their bigger bats in the lineup and has stayed relatively healthy throughout his career, it's big a letdown. Furthermore, with the Orioles struggling – having lost five straight games and three series in a row – on the offensive front, Markakis' injury came at the worst time possible.
Starting right fielder Nick Markakis will miss two to four weeks with a broken bone in his right wrist and make his first trip to the disabled list in his major league career.
Markakis suffered a fractured hamate bone and is scheduled to have surgery Friday morning performed by nationally renowned hand specialist Dr. Brian Schofield in Sarasota, Fla.
"It's actually better than I thought," Showalter said. "If I woke up and knew I would have been told this, I would have signed up for it in blood."
Showalter said the injury occurred about 7 to 10 days ago when Markakis' hand got caught behind him while making a slide into second base.
Markakis had pain in his wrist, but it went away without further incident. Apparently a complete break occurred on a common swing in Markakis' final at-bat Tuesday. Markakis missed his first game of the season Wednesday, his hand and wrist wrapped tightly.
Markakis' procedure Friday is a relatively simple one, Showalter said. The broken bone will be removed entirely. The recovery time is mainly just for the surgery itself.
It will be interesting to see who the Orioles bring up from the minors. Hopefully whatever player they decide to bring up can at fill Markakis' shoes – offensively and defensively.
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Jeanne Kelly, a partner at the law firm Mason Hayes + Curran is speaking about Law and the Cloud at VordelWorld.
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With an increasing array of cloud based services available and the promise of reduced IT costs, Jeanne discusses the various legal issues associated with cloud computing which businesses need to take into consideration. She address concerns about location of data, the viability of cloud based services over the long term, and negotiating contracts for cloud based services.
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While some vendors scramble to create and sell you a fancy solution for monitoring your spanking new Amazon Lambdas, hear how you can do it on the cheap using just built-in Java APIs yourself. By exploiting a little-known fact that Lambdas aren't exactly single threaded, you can effectively identify hot spots in your serverless code. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, David Martin, Principal Product Owner at CA Technologies, will give a live demonstration and code walkthrough, showing how to ov...
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State Bank of India (SBI), India's biggest lender, on Wednesday announced its worst quarterly profit in over two years with a 35% year-on-year decline to Rs 2,375 crore for the quarter ended September from Rs 3,658 crore last year due to sharp rise in the provision for bad loans.
Provisions for non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, rose 44% to Rs2,645 crore from Rs1,837 crore in the year-ago period.
"Stress is great on the mid-corporates side," said Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairman, SBI.
"We don't see that stresses have improved."
As of September 30, gross NPAs fell to 5.6% of gross advances from 5.2% a year ago. Net NPAs rose to 2.9% from 2.4% last year.
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Charming Studio near Galeries Lafayette (Provence)
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Velikost15 m²
Floor No.6(with elevator)
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Please notice that the apartment is "ready to live in" and fully equipped with furniture. There is one large bed of 140 x 200cm for 2 persons. Kitchenware are provided. The rate does not include bank transfer fees (no fee inside Euro countries for regular bank transfer). There are also a complete bathroom and toilets inside the apartment and a fully equipped kitchen. The flat is very quiet and very bright, located on the 6th floor with a lift and the stairs. Please notice that the flat is not convenient for persons of 5.90 ft (1m80). A baby cot can be provided on request (10 Euros per day).
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Nicely situated apartment. Clear and easy to follow instructions. Inside everything matches the description and pictures. We enjoyed our stay a lot.
Could be a very nice appartment...very central placed with dishwasher, tv and ...if the shower wouldn't have been full of mould and the toaster and other things so dirty that we didn't want to use them.
Though the site was marvelous, the flat itself was a tremendous disappointment. Not only that it was not renovated for quite a while, it was of dubious cleanness and it certainly was not at all the flat we saw in the photo or description. The linen was clean but there was only one bedroom with two squeezed items to sleep on. However, we were pleased with the fact that we could leave our luggage prior to 4 pm and that we could stay in till 1 pm.
I loved it. Before we left, I googled the street and saw that on google maps the nextdoor apartment looked like something from a warzone, so I become quite worried. But all my fears was put to shame. The apartment was gorgous, and without any bugs (something that is typical with places that a lot of people live in, especially in warm countries). With a bath, and a dishwasher, microwave and internett (although slow) it was the perfect place to enjoy Paris for an extended family. The stairs are steep though, so would not recommend the second floor for those that are afraid of hights or fall easily. If they installed a babyblocker so that kids could not climb the stairs the apartment would have been perfect for our needs.
Nice and clean apartment. Very conveniently situated close to the tube station. Would highly recommend to friends and family
Cute appartment with great location in a nice area. However, it was not totaly clean and the furnuture really needs changing.
Very good location, funny flat.It is however time to change the furniture and renovate a bit.Was not really super clean.Good bathroom design.Comfortable for 2-3 persons.Thanks for it!
Nice place close to the station but was a little small for 3 people. Hosts were nice and provided good directions to pick up the key.
The location of the flat is fantastically close to the Arc de Triomphe with a lovely bakery at the top of the nearest metro stairs. However I believe there are many disadvantages to this flat. The process by which you collect the keys in one paiftar the city & then travel to the flat in another part of the city (using 4 entrance codes in total!) could be improved. Also, we were disappointed with the flat itself. It was not clean, the bathroom had hairs in it & the extractor fan was clogged with dust. There was only one wine glass which was cracked! You had to be very careful when sitting on the sofa bed when it was a bed as one side buckled. The flat is not a light & airy flat if that is what you are looking for.
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Budget Planning, Development, Execution Information
Welcome to the Budget Planning, Development and Execution website at Winston-Salem State University. The purpose of this site is to provide important and timely information concerning the execution budget for the current fiscal year and also the planning factors and development stages for planned and programmed budgets to members of the WSSU community and our friends and partners. We also hope to receive your thoughts and ideas for relevant issues such as cost savings and revenue generation to help improve our financial position, particularly during the current period of financial stress currently experienced within our state and nation.
The following document(s) outline directives and guidance provided by the Office of State Budget and Management and by the General Administration of the University of North Carolina:
Spending Guidelines for the Remainder of FY 2013-14
Strategic Budget Allocation Call for Priorities
Strategic Budget Request Template
Strategic Budget Presentation to Budget Oversight Group Template
Hiring Freeze Procedures (Download Word document)
Vacancy Review Request Form (Download Word document)
Principles (Download PDF) guiding the planning, development and execution of the Winston-Salem State University budget
BUDGET PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT and EXECUTION COLLABORATIVE BODIES
The Chancellor has created two groups to provide collaborative expertise and recommendations concerning budget issues. The Budget Working Group is established to provide in-depth, detailed review of requirements and resources against which budget plans and allocations are developed. Additionally, the Working Group will monitor the execution of the budget during the fiscal year to identify issues within specific areas of operations. The Budget Oversight Group is established to provide perspective at the senior leader level for review of how we strategically apply all resources to the priorities and requirements of the University. Members of each group are identified in the following appointment memoranda:
We invite your participation in the budgeting process for the University. The following site is intended to provide the opportunity to share your thoughts about potential savings in campus operations and revenue generation to help the University through this period of austerity.
What is meant by "reduction" and "reversion"?
Reduction refers to a permanent cut in the operating budget, while reversion refers to a one-time budget cut.
What is the difference between a recurring and a non-recurring budget cut?
One way to look at those terms is permanent and one-time. When the North Carolina General Assembly appropriates funds to WSSU, those funds are usually recurring; that is, they become part of the university's base funding. A non-recurring appropriation would provide funds for only one fiscal year. Similarly, a non-recurring budget cut is a one-time cut for one fiscal year. A recurring cut repeats every year. UNC President Bowles has asked the General Assembly to make any budget reduction for the UNC system a non-recurring reduction.
FAQs About Reduction in Force - FOR EMPLOYEES
What are the reasons for a reduction in force (RIF)?
A reduction in staffing levels may be necessary due to a lack of work to be performed, a shortage of funding, or other organizational changes such as the elimination of certain programs or services.
How did my department determine which positions to RIF?
Positions were targeted based on the functional needs of the department. Management thoroughly evaluated the need for specific programs, services and positions. Once they determined the critical functions of your department, employees were then evaluated based on their knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the needed tasks at the highest level of service. Technical skills and productivity were also considerations.
If there were several employees performing the same function, how did my department decide which employee to separate?
Retention of employees was based on job knowledge, technical skills, abilities, productivity, performance level, and length of service.
Was Affirmative Action considered in the RIF decision?
All plans for reduction in force must be reviewed to determine their impact on university goals and to avoid adverse impact. Human Resources provided this analysis.
Who approved my department's plan to RIF employees?
The Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources received a written plan prior to notifying you. Human Resources conducted a thorough evaluation of this plan.
How much notice do I get before my RIF date?
Employees are given at least 30-day written notice of separation.
When will I receive my last paycheck?
You will receive the final regular paycheck via direct deposit one month following the separation date. Severance payments will be processed via direct deposit also. If your bank account changes, it is your responsibility to complete a Direct Deposit Enrollment and Change Form and return the form to Human Resources.
What is my responsibility in locating other employment?
A Career State Employee may claim priority for re-employment in the state system by completing a State of North Carolina employment application (PD107) application online. Human Resources will work with the employee to get this done.
What type of assistance does Human Resources provide?
Benefits continuation assistance is the primary Human Resources activity. HR provides minimal help with application completion, resume development, interview skills and job searching. The majority of help will be provided by the outplacement firm.
How long do I have priority for reemployment?
Separating employees have priority to positions at the same level or a lower level position from which they were separated for 12 months.
What happens to my leave balances when I am separated?
Vacation leave up to 240 hours is paid out in a lump sum. Sick leave is not paid out. If you are reinstated within five years, your sick leave balance is reinstated.
What happens to my compensatory time?
If you are a non-exempt employee (you receive time and one-half for hours worked over 40 in one week), your compensatory balance will be paid in your final paycheck. If you are exempt from overtime, your compensatory time will be forfeited.
Am I eligible for a severance package?
Employees being separated may be eligible for severance based on their employment status (permanent, trainee with more than six months of service, or a trainee who was permanent before entering the trainee position). Human Resources determines eligibility and provides severance calculations.
How is severance calculated?
Severance pay is calculated based on years of service and age. The age of a separating employee can have a significant impact on the amount of the severance pay.
Can I work as a temporary while receiving severance payments?
Separated employees may work on campus as temporary employees with no impact on their severance pay.
What happens if I accept a position outside of state government?
Separated employees may accept employment outside of state government and still draw their severance pay.
Can I lose my rights to reemployment and severance pay?
If you decline an interview or position at the same level or a higher level within 35 miles of your separating department, you are no longer eligible for severance pay or reemployment assistance.
What happens if I am eligible for retirement?
A position can be targeted if the individual in the position is eligible for retirement. You may be RIFed, draw severance pay, and then retire.
Can I appeal the decision to reduce my position through RIF?
An employee separated through a reduction in force may appeal that separation if it is alleged the separation is in retaliation for the employee's opposition to alleged discrimination based upon the employee's age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, political affiliation or handicapping condition. Such an appeal may be made either through the University SPA Mediation and Grievance Procedure within 15 calendar days or may be filed directly with the Office of Administrative Hearings within 30 calendar days after receipt of notice of separation.
What if the person who is targeted for reduction in force is on leave such as (Family Medical Leave), workers compensation, disability, or leave without pay?
The fact that an employee is on leave is not a consideration when determining which positions to terminate. Employees on leave are separated on the effective date of the reduction in force just as if they were at work.
Flexible Furlough FAQs - for HR DirectorsAdministrative:
How much money is to be deducted?
.5% of the employee's annualized base salary. Example: An employee's annual salary is $40,000 and is paid monthly. The amount of the annualized .5% is $200. The amount deducted from May and June is $100 each month. For an employee paid bi-weekly, there would be a $50 deduction for four bi-weekly paychecks. Per payroll deadlines for the first bi-weekly May payroll, the .5% may have to be spread among three payrolls instead of four.
What date is used for the annualized salary?
May 1, 2009, is used for annualizing the salary unless a subsequent change occurs in May or June.
Who will communicate the salary reduction of new hires that begin in May?
The agency should communicate, either HR or the manager.
Are cabinet secretaries receiving an exemption from the Flexible Furlough program?
How does the Flexible Furlough deduction work with regard to garnishments?
The Flexible Furlough deduction is taken prior to any garnishment.
Suppose the employee's check is not of a sufficient amount to take the deduction due to the employee being in an overpayment situation?
As much of the deduction as possible is taken.
How does the Flexible Furlough program work with regard to interns, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) employees, intermittent employees, students, graduate assistants, and work study?
Individuals in these situations are not impacted by the Flexible Furlough program.
Can individuals' salaries be reduced below the Federal minimum wage?
How are employees impacted that are on a 9 or 10 month schedule?
Employees in this situation who receive a paycheck in May, but not June, will have the full .5% of their annual salary taken out in May. Employees who receive a paycheck in May and June will have any remaining balance of the .5% taken in the June paycheck.
Some employees, such as adjunct faculty, have contracts that end May 15, but receive their last paycheck in April. How is the .5% deduction to occur?
As these employees are not receiving pay in May or June, there is no opportunity to have their pay deducted.
How would the pay deduction work for an employee funded 75% state and 25% federal?
The employee's pay would be reduced by the full .5% annualized amount, and the 75% state portion would be used to reduce the general fund deficit.
Does the Flexible Furlough time off have to be taken in minimum increments?
The same increments should be used that the agency uses for leave.
If an employee's work hours change in May or June, is the amount reduced still based on the May 1 salary?
The employee's May 1, 2009 salary is used for annualizing the salary unless a subsequent change occurs in May or June. The amount of time off granted is based upon the work schedule on May 1.
How will employees account for the time off in the BEACON system?
BEACON is configuring absence type 9710 to be used for recording this time off.
How are new hires during this period treated in terms of administering the Flexible Furlough?
An employee hired in May or June is totally subject to the rules regarding the Flexible Furlough. Employees who begin employment in May or June would have their pay reduced by .5% of their annualized base salary in their paychecks in May and/or June, regardless of what day in the month that they start. Any balance of the .5% deduction not taken in May would be taken in the June paycheck.
A full-time employee hired in May or June will also receive the 10 hours of time off.
How does the Flexible Furlough program affect the paychecks of employees who leave during the months of May or June?
If an employee leaves during May, the full .5% deduction is taken in the May check. If an employee leaves during June, the remainder of the full .5% deduction is taken in the June check. This is regardless of end date within the month. For example, if a person's last work day is May 15, the total .5% of their annualized base salary will be reduced in their pay check for May.
What happens if an employee is on LWOP during May and June?
Employees in LWOP status for the months of May and June will not have any deduction made, nor will they earn any Flexible Furlough time off. Employees who are in LWOP status for portions of either May or June will have the May portion of the .5% deduction taken from their May check and the remainder taken from their June check to the extent possible.
How does the Flexible Furlough program work with regard to temporary and hourly employees?
Annualized salary for temporary and hourly employees is defined as the total amount of base compensation paid during July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009. The .5% deduction in pay is based on the amount paid to the employee during FY 08-09. For the deduction in the May paycheck, .5% is deducted from the annualized salary (based on the payments from July 2008 to date). For June, the payment will be reduced by .5% of any pay not included in the May deduction calculation.
Example: Temporary employee makes $5,000 July 1-April 30, so 0.5% = $25, which would be deducted in May. Employee then makes another $500 in May. So for June, it's another 0.5% = $2.50, so the total annualized deduction is $27.50 for FY 2008-09.
Are contracts completed by April 30, 2009 impacted? How about contracts ending after April 30?
Contracts completed by April 30 are not impacted unless the employee receives pay within May or June. For contracts ending after April 30, individuals paid hourly via a contract should be treated similarly to temporaries. Annualized salary for contractual employees is defined as the total amount of base compensation paid during July 1, 2008-June 30,2009 (the same definition applies to temporary and hourly employees). The .5% deduction in pay is based on the amount paid to the employee during FY 08-09. For the deduction in the May paycheck, .5% is deducted from the annualized salary (based on the payments from July 2008 to date). For June, the payment will be reduced by .5% of any pay not included in the May deduction calculation. Unless the contract specifically prohibits the contractor's salary being part of such a reduction, the agency should make 0.5% deductions to annualized salary in May and June. The flexible furlough applies to contractual employees receiving W-2s; contractors receiving 1099s are not impacted by this directive.
How does this program affect employees on H1B visas?
For employees on H1B visas who were hired at the prevailing wage rate, no deduction will be taken from their pay check. For employees on H1B visas who were hired above the prevailing wage rate, the .5% deduction will be made from their May and June paychecks.
Is severance pay subject to the .5% deduction if received in May and June?
No, deductions will not be made from severance pay.Longevity:
Is longevity impacted?
How is retirement impacted? If employee is "held harmless," who will pay the retirement system? How will an employee be "held harmless" if participating in the ORP retirement system as some university employees do?
The Governor's intent is that employees be "held harmless" from the retirement calculation perspective and has encouraged the General Assembly to pass legislation to accomplish this. In the interim, payroll systems should report to the Retirement System the adjusted actual pay an employee receives for each pay period and deduct the normal percentage for the employee's actual pay.
Will an employee's law enforcement supplement be impacted?
No.Workers Compensation/Disability:
Does the program apply to employees on Workers Compensation?
In light of this pay deduction, are employees eligible for Unemployment Insurance?
How does the program apply to employees on Short-term Disability?
The salary deduction does not apply to employees on Short-term Disability while receiving the 60% benefit. If there is time during the pay period that the employee is not receiving the 60% benefit, then the full amount of the .5% deduction is taken for that period.Leave:
If an employee leaves state service in May or June, how are the leave payouts calculated?
The normal leave payouts (annual and bonus) are calculated as though the May and June Flexible Furlough deduction had not occurred. The normal hourly rate of pay prior to implementation of the Flexible Furlough program should be used.
How are employment verifications requests responded to during May and June?
Use unreduced annual salary for this purpose; however, if current pay (in May or June) is specifically requested, explanation will need to be provided.
Do employees have to take the Flexible Furlough time off prior to taking other leave?
No, but employees should be encouraged to take the Flexible Furlough time off before using other leave as the opportunity to take this time off ends December 31, 2009.
For more information, contact Human Resources at 750-2830 or post a question to Dr. Randy Mills, Chair of the Budget Working Group, at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Finally, road closed signs to be removed at Woodlake Bridge
BATON ROUGE- Finally, after some two years, people will once again be able to cross a bridge that links them with the rest of the road.
The Woodlake Drive Bridge is partially open and will fully reopen next week. It's been closed since May 2012 and the construction project over Jones Creek has had delay after delay.
Engineers blamed weather and utility relocation for the lengthy process.
Crews had to demolish the old bridge before a new one could be built.
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How much do you usually shoot through your handguns
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How much do you usually shoot through your handguns
Usually bring 2-3 handguns and put about 50 thru each but it varies.
Usually 200. I feel any less than that and it's a wasted trip.
I always take a couple of guns and shoot about 200rds. Some times I go three times a week.
how much does it cost to shoot 200 rounds I only usually shoot 100
I usually take two guns and shoot
fifty rounds in each,about two trips a week.
Eh... I normally only shoot about 50 to 80 rounds... if that... and I only go once a week... 100 bucks a month on ammo just isn't in my budget.. I wish it was.
I try to take my time shooting. It's more of a relaxation seminar for me. First dry fire, stretch out and then put in some live rounds.
Now that I have two Glocks (G35 & G23), they make the range time more fun! I usually hit 100 rounds on each gun.
I ussually spend one hour shooting 100 rounds
and two hours shooting the bull.There are some
good guys at our club and we have a good time.
After about 150 rds I am good to go. Right now I only go once a week if I can.
100 usually from my 9VE. When I get my 45 it will be more.
I responded 125-200. However on my .22 days it gets into 400-500 range.
I picked 80-100 but that's an average.
The centerfires usually get 50 to 100.
The poor abused .22's get a whole lot more.
And sometimes I'll just go nuts and put 200 rounds through my .45 or 9mm because I can.
About 200. Beyond that I feel I'm just shooting to shoot, and not for practice.
wow 400-500 with .22's
I put 50 because I'm there almost everyday. Sometime I get to chatting and I don't shoot at all. It's 5 mins. for me to get there.
I recently sprang for a three month membership at a local range, so I've been going more often.
Lately, about 50 .38 Specials, and 100 9mm FMJs, plus a few 9 mm P.D. rounds.
I shoot between 100-200 rounds each time I go.
Average 200 rnds
some days 400...if I bring the 22
Since I've gotten my Glock and those 13 round magazines I have found a box or two of rounds just doesn't satisfy anymore. I can load an entire box into all my magazines now. It never feels like I'm done. :)
On average w/my gun - I shoot approx. 135-180 (3/15rnd mags) per wk or every other, and stop at Walmart on the way home & buy more.
At close to $17 per 100 - it's not a bad deal for target rounds. :smt023
(Winchester 115grn 9mm FMJ)
The wifey mainly shoots about 50 rnds of .22lr (I wish ALL ammo was this cheap!) and she hasn't taken her new BERSA to the range yet, but I did pick up a couple of boxes of .380Auto today for her for about $30 bucks.
So I did the math - yep it's going to be more expensive in the future.


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5. Have at least a bachelors degree in a human services field or in special education from an accredited college and with at least one year of clinical experience with children and adolescents; or
6. Be a licensed mental health professional.
Clinical experience means providing direct behavioral health services to individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability or receiving gerontology or special education services. The clinician must have documented experience in the specific field that they are working. They must have experience with implementing individual service plans. The clinical experience may include supervised internships, practicums, and field experience.
A human services field includes social work, gerontology, psychology, psychiatric rehabilitation, special education, sociology, counseling, and human services counseling. (Confer with DMAAS policy)
7. QMHPs will have First Aid and CPR, as well as a tuberculosis screening within the first 30 days of hire
8. Have no substantiated findings on the criminal history or central registry background checks.
9. All facilities or services shall require that all applicants for employment disclose any criminal conviction. The impact of this information on a decision regarding employment shall be based upon the offense in relationship to the job for which the applicant is applying. Any barrier crime convictions, regardless of when it occurred, will cause an applicant to be ineligible for the position as defined by the Code of Virginia 63.2-1719 and 37.2-314.
1. Knowledge of child/adolescent mental health/substance abuse disorders and consistent treatment approaches.
2. Ability to implement, then convey therapeutic interventions, outcomes and consumer progress on progress notes.
3. Obtain and maintain all certification/training requirements as required by the agency.
4. Advanced skills in PC/Word processing/database/spreadsheets/systems, and integrating the advanced skills to produce complex reports and documents.
5. Ability to apply therapeutic techniques. Ability to use good professional judgment. Detail oriented. Ability to work independently, with minimal direct supervision.
6. Excellent organizational, prioritization, and interpersonal communication skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
7. Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet critical deadlines. Ability to meet short and long-term goals and project deadlines.
8. Respect for the confidentiality of all communications required within job duties, including client records and documents, and electronic transmission by voice, data, and wire.
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Collections Browse Homage to the Square: "Gentle Hour"
- Image
- Courtesy Walker Art Center
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- Title
- Homage to the Square: "Gentle Hour"
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Date
- 1962
- Dimensions
- framed 48-5/8 × 48-5/8 × 1-3/8 inches
- Materials
- oil, acrylic on board
- Location
- Not on view
Object Details
- Type
- Paintings (Paintings)
- Accession Number
- 1967.28
- Inscriptions
- back, top right quadrant says: Albers 1962; inscription below signature: "Homage to the Square: Gentle Hour " front, bottom right corner signature: A62
- Physical Description
- repeating yellow/orange squares
- Printer
- Credit Line
- Gift of T. B. Walker Foundation, 1967


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When I was in junior high, I had a friend named George who wanted to be an airplane pilot. Starting at the age of 14, he hung around the local airport, and as soon as George was old enough, earned his pilot's license. Flying became George's life work.
And then there was me and maybe you, too. I both envied and resented friends like George. Through my teens and twenties, I was floundering in search of a career that grabbed me. I wasn't worried about the money; I just wanted to find excitement at something I could do well. It took some years and eventually both journalism and the ministry were the right choice.
There are an abundance of fine vocations, but for me the people I have long admired are those who have lived all their lives creating a living in the arts. As I tell you about one of these talented people, you can think about the unexplored artistic creativity that is likely lying somewhere deep in your heart.
When Haywood County resident Sarah Cifani was in seventh grade, she wanted to play a musical instrument. She grew up in a music-loving family and since grandmother's flute was sitting there and Sarah's parents couldn't afford to buy anything else, that's what she learned to play. By ninth grade, "I decided I wanted to play professionally and have been studying and performing on the flute and piccolo ever since," she said. Like many artists, Sarah knew early on what she wanted for the rest of her life.
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