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Government response
We would like to thank the Committee for their report
into the governance and leadership of the Department for Education,
and for their thoughtful recommendations. As the Report notes,
the Department has undergone significant change since the Election
in May 2010, and Ministers, non-executive board members and the
senior executive team are conscious of the challenges this poses,
many of which are highlighted in the Committee's Report.
The Committee will be aware that since the Report
was published, the Department has published the findings of the
DfE Review. Many of the Review's themes addressed similar questions
to those raised in the Report and in Select Committee hearings
and Committee visits to the Department. There were specific work
strands on governance, people and cross-site working, the findings
of which might be of particular interest to the Committee. A copy
of the Review is attached to this response for ease of reference
[not printed].
The Review was launched in June, as part of the Civil
Service Reform Plan, and considered how the DfE can best continue
to deliver the Government's priorities whilst meeting the challenges
of budget pressures. Its aim was to look at the Department from
a zero base, and ask some fundamental questions about the size,
shape and role of central government in the education and children's
services sectors.
We are currently in the early stages of implementation.
As a result, some of the elements of this response reflect areas
where the Committee's recommendations are still under consideration
as part of implementation plans.
Conclusions and Recommendations
In the response below, the Committee's specific conclusions
and recommendations are in bold text and the Government's
responses are in plain text.
Changes to the Departmental Board
1. We believe that regular Ministerial involvement
in Departmental Board meetings is a sound feature of the new system,
but caution against political involvement in fundamentally Civil
Service management decisions. We therefore equally support the
retention of an executive management board. We recommend that
the Department pursue Sir Michael Barber's suggestion of further
training from the Institute for Government. (Paragraph 16)
In line with the HMT/Cabinet Office protocol on Enhanced
Departmental Boards, the DfE underwent an internal evaluation
of the Board's effectiveness. In light of that, the Board and
Committee structure has been altered slightly. Since the publication
of the Committee's Report, we have also had the findings of the
governance strand of the DfE Review, which focuses on embedding
the new structure effectively. The previous Executive Management
Board is now a Management Committee, which includes the Permanent
Secretary, three Directors General (one of whom is the Head of
Profession for Policy) and the Directors of Finance, HR and Strategy.
In addition, it includes the Chief Executive of the Education
Funding Agency, in his capacity as Head of Profession for Operational
Delivery, and non-executive board members in a support and challenge
role. This wider membership is proving extremely useful in terms
of having more expertise around the table, and a wider range of
perspectives. The Committee has also taken on the functions that
used to be covered under Nominations and Governance, in keeping
with the evaluation's recommendation to streamline governance
structures. All members of the Management Committee are also members
of the Department's wider Board.
We do not accept that the Department's Board structure
risks political involvement in Civil Service management decisions.
There is a clear protocol set out by the Cabinet Office on Enhanced
Departmental Boards, and the roles of Ministers and Civil Servants
are underpinned by both the Ministerial Code and the Constitutional
Reform and Governance Act.
The Department would agree with Sir Michael Barber
that the IFG's input into the successful running of the Board
has been valuable. We expect to continue to work closely with
the IFG, and are hoping to work with them on a seminar on building
strong leadership teams.
2. We believe the increased number of NEBMs could
bring significant advantages to the workings of the DfE Board,
and applaud the appointment of four skilled and experienced candidates.
(Paragraph 22)
3. We agree with Sir Michael Barber and Sir David
Bell that political affiliations, including donations to political
parties, should not debar an individual from public service. However,
we believe that a more open appointment process for NEBMs would
have put paid to any accusations of conflicts of interests, and
recommend this take place in the future. We recommend, too, that
the appointment process is better structured in future: headhunting,
whilst clearly appropriate for such high-level posts, should take
place as part of a formal interview process, rather than the slightly
informal-sounding meetings which were reported to us. (Paragraph
We strongly agree with the Committee that the presence
of four NEBMs has brought significant advantages to the operation
of the Board and its Committees, and to the Department more generally.
Anthony Salz, John Nash, Theodore Agnew and Dame Sue John have
brought a wide range of valuable expertise to the Department,
both via formal Board meetings and in their wider work with officials.
In terms of the Committee's recommendation regarding
the appointments process, the relevant process is set out in the
HMT/Cabinet Office publication: Corporate governance in central
government departments: Code of good practice 2011guidance,
available on the HMT website. Since the Committee's Report was
published, members will be aware that both Anthony Salz and John
Nash have left their roles as NEBMs. We are beginning the process
of replacing them, in discussion with Cabinet Office, and will
be seeking to ensure that we maintain a wide range of expertise
on the Board.
The Executive Board
4. We accept the explanations offered to us concerning
the significant number of changes to the Department's Executive
Board. We applaud the Permanent Secretary's decision to maintain
stability with interim Directors General, but would encourage
him to make substantive appointments soon, as he suggested he
would do. (Paragraph 30)
5. We understand the Permanent Secretary's rationale
for changing the way in which corporate services functions are
managed, but recommend that the Department evaluate fully the
likely impact of any structural changes before they are made,
considering the number it has already undergone in recent years.
(Paragraph 31)
The DfE Review addressed both of these issues. It
concluded, in line with the Committee's concern, that we should
make no further substantial changes to the Department's fundamental
structures. The Review also concluded that although there should
not be a standalone corporate services directorate, there should
be direct reporting lines between the HR and finance/commercial/estates/IT
functions, and the Permanent Secretary. Further details are set
out in the Review document.
Following confirmation that the Director General
roles in the policy directorates remain unchanged, we will move
shortly to advertise the roles on a permanent basis.
Evaluating the Board's performance
6. We support the Institute for Government's recommendation
that Boards should be subject to annual, external evaluation of
their performance, and recommend that the DfE implement this.
(Paragraph 34)
7. We understand that full Departmental Board
minutes cannot be published because of confidentiality and, in
the DfE's words, "the need to preserve the candidness of
discussion in a free and frank environment." However, we
believe that, in the spirit of the Government's drive for increased
transparency, minutes ought to provide the public with as much
information as possible. Furthermore, we regret the Department's
failure to publish minutes in a timely fashion, as it has promised
to do, and urge it to rectify this: summary versions of the last
13 months' meeting should be made available immediately. (Paragraph
The Review included a strand on governance, details
of which are set out in the attached document. The Department
agrees with the Committee and the IFG about the value of external
evaluation of the Board's performance. Given the recent changes
to the Board structure explained under recommendation 1, and the
findings of the DfE Review regarding the streamlining of decision
making, we are keen to monitor the effectiveness of the Board
arrangements and will seek an external evaluation, as the Committee
The Department has published summary versions of
minutes from meetings between November 2011 and October 2012.
As part of the implementation of the governance strand of the
DfE Review, we will continue to consider how we can publish as
much information as possible whilst maintaining the meetings as
a forum for free, frank and confidential discussion.
Restructuring the Department for Education and
its associated bodies
8. Particularly in light of the recent reshuffle,
we urge the Department to maintain focus on the critical children's
policy agenda, and to ensure these areas receive adequate Ministerial
and senior official attention. The DfE should consider appointing
a non-executive Board member with specific knowledge of such issues,
as it has done for schools policy. (Paragraph 41)
Across all areas of the Department's business (both
education and children's services), we are, in line with the Review,
prioritising our scarce resources on the most critical areas of
business. Across the board this means highlighting areas which
need the most resource and identifying work that can be stopped,
or delegated if it is best delivered by someone other than central
Government. We do not recognise, however, the picture painted
by the Committee of focus shifting away from the children's agenda.
We agree with the Committee that it is important that this area
receives Ministerial and senior official attention, and this is
already in place on crucial policy areas including SEN, safeguarding,
adoption and fostering, early education and childcare. As noted
above in response to recommendations 2 and 3, there are impending
changes to the non-executive team, and we will consider the need
for children's services expertise when appointing new NEBMs.
Executive Agencies
9. We recommend that the Department carry out
a full evaluation of the impact of its structural changes, both
as a result of shifts in policy priority and of creating new Executive
Agencies, after a suitable interval. This evaluation, should,
critically, have input from staff at all grades across all DfE
sites and should consider, amongst other issues, the impact on
the changes on policy development, on Departmental efficiency
(financial, technological and communicatory), on staff morale
and workloads, on provision of front-line delivery and customer
service (including input from the front line where appropriate),
and on the roles and responsibilities of senior managers. (Paragraph
The DfE Review strand on the role, size and shape
of the Department looked in detail at its structures, including
the effect of structural changes made since the Election. The
Review process involved staff from all grades across all sites,
and this will continue throughout the implementation phase. We
agree with the Committee that a focus on the roles and responsibilities
of senior managers will be important, particularly as the Department
moves to a more flexible staffing model. The Department will need
to monitor and evaluate the effect of both organisational changes
and its policy and delivery programmes over the coming years.
Input from the front line will be important for this, both in
terms of qualitative feedback from professionals and quantitative
data on the impact of the reform programmes across education and
children's services.
Working across Government
10. We agree with Zoe Gruhn and Anthony Salz that
lead non-executive Board members might play a valuable role in
improving cross-Government working, and encourage the Department
to pursue innovative ways of improving this at senior and operational
levels. (Paragraph 46)
The Department works closely with a number of other
Departments, for example the Department of Health on special educational
needs, the Ministry of Justice on family justice and the department
for Business Innovation and Skills on Apprenticeships. The fact
we share a joint Minister with BIS is a very specific demonstration
of our commitment to cross-Government working. Our NEBMs have
been active participants in cross-Whitehall events, particularly
focussing on where Departments can learn from one another to improve
practices around efficient and effective working. More generally,
the standard elements of cross-Whitehall machinery (for example
Cabinet Committees), continue to encourage effective cross-Government
working. At official level, there are a number of cross-department
networks, particularly amongst senior leaders on leadership programmes,
and those who form part of the Top 200 Civil Service group.
Engaging with the front line
11. We agree with Sir David Bell and Jon Coles
that the Department needs and benefits keenly from front-line
input, particularly at senior levels, and believe that more could
be done to ensure this, particularly in light of the bringing
in-house of so many delivery functions. As a starting point, we
recommend that the Government return to our own previous recommendations
in this field, including the appointment of chief professional
officers and widening opportunities for secondments in and out
of the Department. (Paragraph 50)
Operational delivery is as significant as policy
development in the Department's role, and includes but is not
restricted to the role of Department's executive agencies. As
part of the Departmental Review, we therefore considered whether
the Department has the right people in the right roles in order
to be able to deliver ministerial policy and delivery priorities
as efficiently and effectively as possible. As mentioned above,
this included an analysis of the shape and structure of the Department,
including the make-up of the senior team.
The Department agrees fully with the Committee's
views on the importance of securing significant frontline input
and expertise into both policy development and delivery. Rather
than focussing this expertise in two senior chief professional
officer roles, we have chosen to bring in expertise in a wider
range of ways. Spanning both education and children's services,
there is of course the statutory role of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector,
with whom the Department works closely. On the schools side, we
have appointed Charlie Taylor (a former head teacher) as Chief
Executive of the Teaching Agency, and Dr Elizabeth Sidwell (a
former Academy principal) as the Schools Commissioner. We continue
to maintain the arrangements which have worked well since Sir
Michael Barber's time of ensuring that we have expert education
advisers (including, for example, former headteachers or Ofsted
HMIs) on flexible contracts to the Department providing useful
front line input and experience into our day-to-day business.
On the children's services side, we have engaged the expertise
of, amongst others, Sir Martin Narey, Eileen Munro and Dame Clare
Tickell to assist in our development of policies on adoption,
safeguarding and early education. We will shortly be recruiting
a Chief Social Worker whose role will include advising Ministers
on front line social work practice. Across the piece, we will
be recruiting a number of Policy Fellows as part of the implementation
of the policy strand of the DfE Review.
Taken together, these measures have and will continue
to ensure we gain specific insight into our wide spectrum of policies,
rather than attempting to secure the expertise, perspective and
skillset in one or two particular individuals.
Turning to the second element of the recommendation,
we agree with the Committee about the importance of opportunities
for secondment both in and out of the Department. Whilst we make
extensive use of secondments out of DfE (and currently have a
range of staff on secondment, for example, to Academy sponsor
chains, local authorities and the voluntary sector), we will consider
further how to increase secondments into the Department.
Personnel issues
12. We acknowledge that the current economic climate
and the inevitable change following the General Election may have
impacted on staff survey results in 2011, and we similarly recognise
that the DfE has continued to outperform many Whitehall Departments
in those results. However, we are concerned at the Permanent Secretary's
view that he is "not dealing with a disaster situation";
with 4 in 5 staff believing change to be managed poorly, and only
half believing the Department itself to be well run, this looks
complacent. We recommend that the Department adopt a little more
urgency in dealing with staff morale, especially given the results
have dropped significantly from the 2010 survey. Particularly
in straitened times, a Government Department's people are its
most valuable resource. They deserve to be managed effectively
and have their views taken seriously. (Paragraph 55)
The Department welcomes the Committee's acknowledgement
that the current economic climate and degree of change in DfE
has had an impact on staff survey results. It is also the case
that since the Report was published, the results of the 2012 survey
have been published. It is worth noting that the 2012 results
are not a like-for-like comparison from 2011, due to the incorporation
of the new executive agencies. The 2012 survey was also conducted
during the period in which the DfE Review was underway, which
caused some uncertainty amongst staff.
Turning first to the Committee's findings on the
2011 results, the Department does not recognise an assessment
of 4 in 5 staff believing change to be managed poorly. The 2011
results show 32 percent of staff agreeing that the DfE manages
change well, with a further 34 percent expressing a neutral view
on the question. The fact that a further 34 percent of staff disagreed
that change is managed well was concerning, and the Permanent
Secretary and the rest of the Board have sought to address that
in managing the further changes the Department has undergone.
The Permanent Secretary's agreement with Mr Coles about "not
dealing with a disaster situation" is a reflection of the
fact the DfE results are in line with Whitehall averages. It is
also a reflection of the wider results in the 2011 survey, including,
for example, the fact that 73 percent of staff reported a sense
of personal accomplishment from their work, 79 percent had confidence
in decisions taken by their manager and an average of over 86
percent reported being treated fairly and with respect at work.
All of these could be useful indicators of staff morale. It is
also the case that whilst it is a very useful management tool,
the staff survey is just a snapshot, which should be viewed in
the context of a wider range of indicators. The fact that DfE
has had amongst the highest response rates in Whitehall in successive
years (at 89 percent and 92 percent respectively) does not suggest
a disengaged workforce.
It is undoubtedly the case that the DfE Review poses
some significant challenges to the Department and its leadership
team over the coming months, including in terms of staff morale.
The need to make further administration savings will result in
headcount reductions and closure of some of our sites. We do not
underestimate how difficult this will be for staff, and a significant
amount of senior officials' time across the organisation is being
devoted to managing this implementation well.
Like all organisations, it is very important that
we are conscious of the morale of our staff, and that we monitor
it and take steps to ensure morale is high and staff are engaged
effectively on delivering the Department's priorities. The DfE
Review was established with a specific people strand, which looked
at a range of issues affecting all staff. Whilst the Review did
not make the case for making fundamental changes to the structures
of the Department, it did conclude that a range of changes are
needed on ways of working. Implementing these changes will mean
that all of our staff have varied, well-defined and high-priority
jobs, and are freed up from low-value activities like inefficient
decision-making and multiple layers of clearance. The Department
will ensure that the right learning and development opportunities
are available to all staff, and that all staff are well managed
and given opportunities to progress in the Department. We will
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Arthur's Battles
There may be no way of knowing which places Nennius might be referring to in his list of Arthur's battles. Different scholars and lay theorists pinpoint the battles at various times from 180-700CE. Thus, it is difficult to look in a particular place at a particular time for evidence that there was indeed a battle and that that particular battle was the one mentioned by Nennius. On the other hand, one must start with Nennius because there is no better source of evidence for Arthur, one minimal definition of an historical Arthur is "whoever won the Battle of Badon". Since the only data that Nennius offers is battle placenames, one must start with the hypothesis that the string of names is a code that can be applied to the known landscape and period. Once a possible fit has been found, one goes to the gazetteers who have tried to map the history of the placename, and compare the proposed battle list against the terrain and placename data.
One thing that is worrisome about the hunt for the identification of Arthurian battle sites using the Historia Brittonum is that (apart from the issue of placenames), there is an automatic assumption that the battles represent a single campaign or sphere of activity and more importantly, that they are listed in the order in which they were fought. These problems characterize the identifications by W G Collingwood (Sussex), P K Johnstone (Northumbria/Strathclyde) and Linda Malcor (Northern England/Southern Scotland). O G S Crawford, K H Jackson and N Tolstoy (Scottish Lowlands and a southwestern campaign in Dumnonia) worked under the assumption that Arthur's battles could not be restricted to a single area and that not all the names are necessarily identifiable on the evidence we now possess. Without being able to guarantee the order of battles and the date of battle, we may never be certain as to the veracity of any particular list.
Nennius' Historia Brittonum from J.A. Giles' version
Then it was, that the magnanimous Arthur, with all the kings and military force of Britain, fought against the Saxons. And though there were many more noble than himself, yet he was twelve times chosen their commander, and was as often conqueror. The first battle in which he was engaged, was at the mouth of the river Gleni. The second, third, fourth, and fifth, were on another river, by the Britons called Duglas, in the region Linuis. The sixth, on the river Bassas. The seventh in the wood Celidon, which the Britons call Cat Coit Celidon. The eighth was near Gurnion castle, where Arthur bore the image of the Holy Virgin, mother of God, upon his shoulders, and through the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the holy Mary, put the Saxons to flight, and pursued them the whole day with great slaughter. The ninth was at the City of Legion, which is called Cair Lion. The tenth was on the banks of the river Trat Treuroit. The eleventh was on the mountain Breguoin, which we call Cat Bregion. The twelfth was a most severe contest, when Arthur penetrated to the hill of Badon. In this engagement, nine hundred and forty fell by his hand alone, no one but the Lord affording him assistance. In all these engagements the Britons were successful. For no strength can avail against the will of the Almighty.
Kenneth Jackson
Jackson states that Tribuit means a strand or stretch of beach beside the sea at a place where three rivers come together. (Other scholars come up with a place where three rivers empty into an estuary.)
W. G. Collingwood's identification
covers the Sussex option:
Dan Hunt's List discussed at the
Vortigern Studies site identifies all of Arthur's battles thusly:
1. The mouth of the Glen in Northumberland
Dan Hunt's findings have recently gone
into a book published October 2005 (Hayloft Publishing).
Linda Malcor states about the battles on the Dubglas:
"until the Caledonii tried to cross the Pennines they were doing quite well. One Roman fort after another had folded before them along Dere Street. At York they killed someone important (Most scholars now think he was the Roman Governor of Britain), and the VI Victrix was in massive disarray. But after sacking a fort on their way over a pass, something happened that eventually turned the invasion into an all-out retreat that ended with the remnants of the invading Caledonii either being wiped out or, at the very least, pushed back north of the Antonine. Since Ribchester would have been the next fort to fall and since Ribchester shows absolutely no sign of falling during that invasion, I believe that it was the troops at Bremetennacum that stopped the invasion and turned the Caledonii. Look at the terrain around Ribchester. You have a place where three rivers meet the surf (Tribruit). You have a long stretch of the Douglas, which could have been the scene of several battles if the Caledonii retreated toward Manchester (which I believe was abandoned at the time), before heading north. You have a commander named Artorius who would have had to have been named dux (getting a nice little brooch that just happens to be the sign/symbol of the Virgin Mary by the time you get to the Middle Ages, but which was a symbol of Flora used in Roman military decorations at the time) in order to pursue the invaders beyond the region that was normally under his command. The retreat heads right through Cat Coit Celidon. And so forth. It's not a usual Roman campaign for conquest or anything approaching a normal defense of, say, Hadrian's Wall. It's a significant, successful military action against invaders that happens to save Britain and the people who lived there from what had all the makings of a major conquest. All though the names of the people involved (including the governor) are missing from the MSS that have survived, the action was still significant enough for several Roman historians to mention it."
RJ O'Toole gives us a very interesting
proposal for the battle list:
"Tribruit and Agned have both been proposed to be near Edinburgh,
and Agned and Badon are both mountains. Badon is often claimed to be misattributed,
while Tribruit can be considered an intrusion from another source, or confirmed
by another source, depending on your point of view. Since the gloss in regione
linnuis can be supposed to be in the source used by Nennius (how would he know
otherwise) as well as the glosses regarding the icon of Mary, and the gloss
attributing his victory to her and her son's intervention, it can be supposed that
Nennius had not the original poem, but a highly glossed (40% of the list consists
of glosses), and perhaps corrupt version.
"Tribruit and Agned have both been proposed to be near Edinburgh,
and Agned and Badon are both mountains. Badon is often claimed to be misattributed,
while Tribruit can be considered an intrusion from another source, or confirmed
by another source, depending on your point of view. Since the gloss in regione
linnuis can be supposed to be in the source used by Nennius (how would he know
otherwise) as well as the glosses regarding the icon of Mary, and the gloss
attributing his victory to her and her son's intervention, it can be supposed that
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Al's Plumbing Finds & Repairs Slab Leaks
There can several causes of leaks below a concrete slab, the most common reason in DFW is the clay soil below your foundation. Clay expands when wet and shrinks when dry, and moisture levels are continually changing.
Heaving and settling soil below the slab puts unacceptable amounts of pressure on the concrete, causing the concrete to shift, heave and crack. Underground plumbing is connected to the slab in several places. When movement of the slab occurs, breaks in the pipes (both water-supply and waste-lines) can occur.
Al's Plumbing repairs any type of slab leak in any location. Al's does not cut through slabs, we tunnel under the home and do the work from below the slab. The slab remains unaltered and as it was designed and built to perform.
To learn more about Tunneling Under A Home (versus busting through the slab) click on this link: Tunneling Under A Home For Slab Leak Repairs
Homes built since around 1990 have a Post-Tension Slab. This type of slab cannot be cut due to safety risks and undermining the integrity of the slab if one of the cables inside the slab becomes severed.
Symptoms of slab leak
Slab leak
Why is a Slab Leak Dangerous
The health concerns caused by a slab leak are nothing to take lightly. Excessive water leads to mold. Breathing in mold for an extended period of time can lead to respiratory-health issues. If you find dampness or mold under within your carpet and / or carpet-pad, contact a slab leak detection specialist to locate and repair the leak right away.
A slab-leak causes the moisture level in the clay below your home to continually increase. The expansion of the clay near the leak will cause far more pressure on the slab than it was designed to accommodate, resulting in heaving and cracking of the slab at the site of the leak if left unrepaired for an extended period of time.
If you think you have a Slab leak, call Al's Plumbing Plano — we'll find it fast. Slab leaks can do major damage to your home's foundation. The longer you wait, the potential exists for higher repair bills later. Additionally, your water bills will skyrocket. Al's can locate slab leaks, call today and end high water bills and continuing damage to your foundation.
Finding & Confirming a Slab Leak
To do this properly, electronic detection tools are required. If you suspect a leak, find leak-detection specialists like Al's Plumbing. We will confirm you have a leak before digging into concrete. The location of the leak can easily be different that one would suspect without electronic detection to find it.
Call Al's Today For Slab Leak Repair
Signs of a Slab Leak
AL'S TIP: You can confirm a slab leak by watching the water meter while no water is turned on.
Did you suddenly have a spike in your water bill? If nothing in your consumption patterns has changed, you likely have a new slab leak
Use this simple test. With all water faucets in the house turned off, look a your water meter to see if it's showing usage. If everything inside is turned off, the meter will not be showing usage.
If every faucet is turned off and you see usage on the meter, you have a water-supply line which is leaking.
AL'S TIP: It is also possible that a waste line is leaking under the slab. This is harder to spot. If you have wet soil along some portion of the outside of your home when everything else is dry, you may have a waste-line (sewer) pipe leak.
Why would you suddenly have a waste-line leaking? The most likely cause is failed cast-iron sewer pipes under the slab. Cast-Iron pipes typically rust from the inside out, but also can rust from the outside due to contact with soil under your home.
Helping Prevent a Slab Leak
You can easily and dramatically decrease the changes in soil moisture-level. Here's how:
- If you don't have them, add rain-gutters. If you have gutters, ensure the downspouts drain 2 feet or more further the lawn and away from the house (using an extension). Without gutters, all water from the roof drains directly at the edge of the home's foundation, causing extensive changes in moisture levels. There are many types of gutter down-spout extensions. They all serve the same purpose of getting the down-spout water further from the home's foundation.
- "Water" your home's foundation in summer with a "weeper / soaker" hose set to run every other day for 20 or more minutes. You can also buy a moisture-meter at most home stores.All brands of Weeper / Soaker hoses work essentially the same.


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Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS), is a document providing information about a chemical or product. It explains the item's characteristics (for example, the color, scent, pH), hazards, precautions for safe handling, first aid procedures and emergency response measures. SDSs help faculty and students work safely with chemicals; therefore, the proper SDSs should always be read before using any chemical for the first time. Augustana is required by OSHA to provide this information to employees and students of the College.
Augustana College maintains a collection of 10,000 - 11,000 SDSs. Most are viewable online as scanned documents (pdf files). Every member of the Augustana community can retrieve, read and print these files from any computer with access to the AugieNet system and Adobe Acrobat software. A sample SDS can be found here if you need additional help reading SDSs. The SDS collection compliments training provided in our Hazard Communication program.
The SDS database is constantly being updated. If you don't have an SDS for a chemical you currently use, and it is also missing from the collection, contact Human Resources. We'll help locate something appropriate. If your department has SDSs that are not available in this collection, please forward copies to the HR office and we will make them available to the community.
If for any reason the online SDS database is inaccessible, Augustana College also maintains a complete hardcopy collection of SDSs in room 101 of the Science Building. This collection should always be accessible. If you require further assistance, contact Kelly Atkins in room 301 of the Science Building, or at x3378.


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The Mississippi Main Street Association celebrated achievements of Mississippi Main Street Communities at the 28th Annual Awards Luncheon June 8 at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson. The annual awards luncheon honors Main Street directors, board members and volunteers and recognizes the most outstanding downtown development projects from Main Street communities in Mississippi. The awards and their winners, program/town ...Read More »
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Mississippi cities finding their place for growth
By LYNN LOFTON Cleveland, Water Valley, Tupelo, Columbus, Bay St. Louis, Natchez, Vicksburg, Ocean Springs — what do these Mississippi cities have in common? These are some of the municipalities that are good examples of the Main Street concept of placemaking. Public spaces in these towns have a real sense of place. They are designed to attract and serve people, ...Read More »
Joey Hudnall elected Main Street president
Joey Hudnall of Jackson-based Neel-Schaffer Inc. was recently elected the 2013-2014 president of the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) board of directors. He has served as treasurer and vice president on the executive committee since joining the board in 2011. Hudnall is senior vice president and COO of Neel-Schaffer. Before being promoted to COO, he worked in the Neel-Schaffer office ...Read More »
Mississippi Main Street announces 2013 award winners
JACKSON, Mississippi — The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) celebrated achievements of Mississippi Main Street Communities at the 24th Annual Awards Luncheon in downtown Jackson. The presentation of awards was made by MMSA Executive Director Bob Wilson and 2013-2014 Board President Joey Hudnall. "This year's award winners reflect the commitment of many individuals and groups who champion what Main Street ...Read More »
Helping Pascagoula rebound nets Rebecca Davis Mississippi Main Street Beasley Scholarship
The work of Rebecca Davis in helping Pascagoula gain new life after the destruction of Katrina won her Mississippi Main Street Association's Charles O. Beasley Scholarship Award, an annual honor that goes to a Main Street manager who has shown outstanding service to the community and program. Davis received the award at the Mississippi Main Street Association's 2011 Annual Awards ...Read More »


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Passionate about your dog's health? Have you ever contemplated feeding them organic meat? Plenty of people have, enough to create a successful business for Marie Moody who launched Stella & Chewy's in 2003.
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Courtesy of Psychology Today:
Sometimes reaching your potential is just a matter of a positive outlook. Here are a few simple things you can do now for instant results:
1. Watch "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch. See it online at www.Oprah.com. This is a deeply moving segment that may be the best ten minutes you've ever invested in front of a computer.
2. Spend a little while watching the sunset with your mate. Nothing extra is necessary. Just sit and take in the natural beauty of the sky and appreciate being able to share it with the one you love.
3. Sit quietly by yourself. It doesn't really matter where or when. Just let your feelings bubble up and then experience the thoughts flowing out of your mind. Clearing your head and heart will give you extra energy to get through the rest of the day.
4. Write a thank you note to your mate. When was the last time you thanked your partner for just being who he or she is and being with you? Doing this in writing will give your partner something to cherish for the rest of his or her life.
5. Take out your oldest family photo album and look through it. The experience will fill you with fond memories and perhaps make you a bit wistful for days gone by.
6. Play with a child. Most kids have short attention spans; ten minutes of quality time from a loving adult can make their day. It will also help you stay in touch with the child inside of you.
7. Visualize or imagine a positive outcome for any issue. Medical doctors recommend visualization to patients with chronic and potentially fatal illnesses. If it can help them, it can do the same for you.
8. Go to bed with the one you love ten minutes earlier than usual. Then spend that time just holding each other. Let the feeling of warmth from your mate move through you.
9. Hang out by some water. Studies show that hospital patients who can see a natural body of water from their beds get better at a 30 percent faster rate. If you're not near the coast or a lake, try taking a bath. Doing so is also healing.
10. Dance like nobody's watching. Shake, twist, and jump around. Let yourself feel the joy of moving to your favorite music.
In 'One of the coolest things we've ever seen' news, Nike created GRID, a competition designed to encourage individuals who are already active joggers to identify themselves as "runners." Players compete by running from phone box to phone box, entering a unique identifier code and following the instructions their given. Players are able to compete individually or in teams. Additional incentives include points, badges, and prizes for speed, routes, and "various unlockables," There are currently 2,834 players and 323 teams.
Our favorite part of the game is the GRID Website which gives you further insight into how inventive the creators are.
If you were to add up the money you flush down the toilet via ATM fees, you'd be disgusted. As mint notes, ATM fees have reached an all time high, up 5% (the average is $2.33) with no sign of relief. Not to mention additional fees you may incur from going outside of your bank's network. Overdraft fees would attack you next. What's a thrifty consumer to do? First, consider you're spending somewhere in the ballpark of $620 per year on these fees.
Take a look at the five steps to reduce these pocket pickers.
Aside from stomping feet and rolling eyes, we've yet to see massive fallout from Facebook privacy concerns, let alone a large exodus. Though, when it comes to privacy, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shown, how shall we say . . .lack of concern.
Yesterday, one longtime Facebook user, DJ Jacobs, (DJ had been using the service since 2004) sent me (and his 1,002 additional friends) a goodbye note. The note is a great representation of the frustrated user experience and echoes many of the annoyances I've heard from users over the years.
The letter serves as a reminder to companies willing to throw user privacy out the window: devoted users will only be pushed so far before realizing your cons have far exceeded your pros. Or in the case of Facebook, your pros have become your cons. As we journey through this 24/7 communication age, one must wonder whether it's wise to broadcast every like, status, interest and group affiliation to a $30 billion dollar corporation.
Perhaps more importantly, for Disciplanner users, ask yourself if Facebook is really helping you achieve your goals, or contributing at keeping you from them?
DJ's letter is below:
"Dear Facebook,
I'm writing to say goodbye. After over 6 years, I'm leaving you. I feel like I hardly knew you. But then again, you certainly know me. You know what I told you about myself. You knew what others told you about me: what I was doing, what I liked, where I went, what I was buying and more. You let others put up pictures of me without my knowing it. Not once, not twice, but three times you shot first and asked questions later with regard to protecting my privacy; not to mention your founder's questionable respect for other people's privacy throughout facebook's history. You've always opted everyone in; now I want to opt out.
Come to think of it, your entire purpose is to sell my information to advertisers. I don't begrudge you, it's a brilliant business model. How could a search engine know more about me than a site I load with my personal information, interests, personal connections and history? You even built-in a "like" button to better understand my likes and dislikes within the facebook universe; recently expanding your thumb[s up] into my eye wherever I browse. But I'm worried about what you are doing with all of this data and how you protect it. On top of that, facebook, your Terms of Service basically state that you own my data as long as I have an account with you.
I know you consider yourself a "social utility;" Outlook on Steroids. I think that's right. A utility provides basic services at low, regulated prices: electricity, telephone, TV and, now, social interaction. The convenience of this utility is great, but the price is too high. I want my privacy back. Unlike the world of real utilities, where my choices are limited to one, two or three service providers (potentially capping my Quality of Service), the Internet gives me dramatic choice.
Video - Vimeo
Photos - Flickr
Email - Gmail
Chat - Skype
Link Sharing - Twitter
Blogging - Tumblr
Events - Punchbowl
Networking - LinkedIn
Killing Time - Any book
All of these sites provide significantly higher service quality than you. But that's not all. The best part about all of these sites? They are each owned by different companies. I don't have to rely solely on your technological ability to protect massive amounts of my personal information. More importantly, I don't have to rely on your "good intentions." I'm disaggregating myself in an attempt to reclaim what little protection of my privacy exists in the modern internet world. By the way, that goes for you too, Google. So, if you need to reach me, just send me an email. That technology isn't exactly out of date and the email server won't tell everyone what I had for breakfast.
It was oatmeal.
Best of luck to you in the future.
DJ Jacobs
Credit Sesame brings us a great post (and infographic) about the real cost of financing your life. From a home mortgage to a car, college loans to credit card debt, Credit Sesame gives a fascinating look inside financing a lifestyle.
View the infographic here
By listening to the company, you begin to get a sense how serious they are about providing value for their users. Runkeeper notes how the big guns are trying to duplicate their success, to no avail:
"All of you big guys jumping in with major marketing budgets; you are doing this as a brand play. We are not. You are doing this to try to ultimately sell more people your footwear/apparel. We are not. You are big and slow moving. We are not."
Indeed, Runkeeper is the real deal and continuously improves its service for the sole purpose of benefiting their tightly knit running community. They've even launched a Foursquare app.
Check Runkeeper out and let us know what you think!
We recently launched our new tracking system to help you monitor your goals. How is it working out for you? Are you finding it easier to input times and get around?
We're always interested in your feedback. If you're having trouble with any part of disciplanner, comment here or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
A video tutorial can be viewed here
Get your goals on!
This month, we'll be releasing GoalSpark, our newsletter that profiles a business, website, or service to help you achieve your goals. The GoalSpark newsletter provides you with tools you need to accomplish personal goals you encounter every day, from fitness to finance and entrepreneurship. Profiles in upcoming GoalSpark newsletters include Runkeeper, Money Strands and Jack Rabbit Sports.
We're discovering the latest web apps, testing the newest sites and researching new ways for you to succeed. Have an idea for GoalSpark or know of a business you think should be profiled? We'd love to hear from you. Send an email to email@example.com
New Tracker Page
By the end of August, we'll be launching a new goal tracking page. This will be replacing the repetitions page and be your starting point when you log in. Track all of your interests from here – your goals, simplified.
Email Reminders
We're also working to release email reminders you will have the option of receiving. These simple emails will follow up with you on a daily basis to keep you on your toes.
As always, we'd love to hear from you. If you have an idea about improving Disciplanner (or a critique for us - we can take it) please write to email@example.com
Follow us on twitter, like us on Facebook and stay tuned for more updates!
Maybe you've discovered the perfect way to cook a turkey, hit your 4 iron or swim a 500 meter race. Perhaps you have some divine secret when it comes to perfecting a sauce, preparing for a basketball game or constantly winning in chess. How do you do it? What's your secret?!
Whatever it is you've mastered, we'd like to hear from you. After all, we were founded on the idea that everyone is an expert at something. We're a community built around like minded interests. Our users are passionate about experiencing, learning and practicing better ways to track, share and accomplish personal goals. We aim to identify the expert among your friends, family and most importantly, in you.
We'd love to hear from you, join us for free today!
If you're new to the site, Disciplanner is the place for reaching your goals, learning new skills and connecting with experts around like minded interests. We're built on the premise that everyone is an expert at something. Our community is made up of passionate, goal oriented people who are seeking the best ways to tackle a variety of interests.
Training for a marathon? Mastering the art of Kung Fu? Learning a new language? Disciplanner is for you!
Here are a few ways to use Disciplanner:
Track your goals
- Use our goal tracker to log your hourly goal progress.
- We'll graph just how far you're getting (or not getting) on your goals.
Write an exercise
- Disciplanner exercises are goal plans written by our members.
- Members use these plans to discover the latest and greatest ways of accomplishing goals or learning new activities.
- Help us share knowledge by writing about an area you're an expert in!
Invite your friends and connect with new members
- Disciplanner members track, share and accomplish goals by connecting with users around like minded interests.
- Have a friend that's a yoga guru? Know someone who can speak six languages? By inviting your friends, you're spreading this knowledge and making Disciplanner better!
- Send boosts to other members to encourage their progress and compliment their exercises.


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Utah students interested in health careers are invited to a free conference Saturday at the University of Utah, where they can learn about getting into graduate and undergraduate programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, physician assistance, public health, and biomedical research.
The Navigating Through Healthcare Careers Conference, open to all high school and college students, runs from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Health Science Education Building. It is sponsored by the Utah chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association, a non-profit dedicated to volunteering in medically under-served communities, as well as increasing the number of students from underrepresented communities in health fields.
Workshops, which will be conducted in both English and Spanish, will by led by admissions officials from various fields, and some will be staged in hands-on lab-style settings.
Attendance is open to students' families, and includes breakfast and lunch. Students should preregister online at www.lmsautah.org, or call 801-598-4117.
Attendance is free, but participants will be asked to leave a pint of their blood in honor of Cesar Chavez. The conference is participating in a national blood drive held in the late labor activist's name.


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|Look at all these choices!
First of all, I approached the Whole30 from a bit of a different angle than I have seen a lot of others do. I did not weigh or measure myself beforehand, nor did I take pictures of my pre-Whole30 body. I wasn't doing this to change my body, that has already happened over this past year of eating a Paleo diet. My main drive for taking on a Whole30 was to grow my healthy relationship with food and break some of those cravings and emotional ties that drive us to eat when we aren't even hungry.
I haven't always had the healthiest relationship with food. I won't bore you with the details (maybe some other time), but a lot of my eating had nothing to do with hunger. It had more to do with comfort, avoiding dealing with my emotions, boredom, being unhappy, etc. As I began to make healthy changes in my life (being more active, eating a better diet and being in a relationship with the most caring and supportive man on the planet), my issues with food subsided for the most part. But they were still lurking just below the surface and I will admit that they did come up for air every once in a while and try to sneak back into my life. If anyone ever said you can't overeat on the Paleo diet...they lied.
Like I said, my feelings toward food were much healthier after a year of following a Paleo diet, but I really wanted to find a way to break down those last few barriers. I wanted to have a completely healthy and beneficial relationship with food. The more I read about the Whole30 program the more it appealed to me. I was already following a diet that closely resembled Whole30, with the exception of some wine, chocolate and other various treats here and there so the transition was fairly easy.
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When I first set out on this journey, I armed myself with a kitchen full of fresh foods. I tried to limit my fruit intake, which meant more vegetable-based snacks such as carrot sticks and guacamole or beef jerky and sliced peppers. I also tried not to rely on fruit-based breakfasts or Paleo-ized treats like almond flour muffins or "oatmeal".
|Sorry, Chocolatey Surprise Muffins...you're out!
Because I documented every bite on my blog, it was easy to look back and assess my diet after a couple of weeks. I noticed that I was still relying on my evening snack, even when we didn't eat dinner until 8:00 at night. So I made my own Whole30 rule that I wouldn't snack at night. I knew I wasn't having that snack because I was actually hungry, but because I was just used to having a snack at night. My mind wanted that snack, not my body.
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I feel like my Whole30 experience evolved as the weeks went on. At first, I was just going through the motions and following the prescribed diet. At some point, something clicked in my head and I realized it wasn't just about restricting my diet to look healthier on the outside - it was about adding nutritious, health supporting foods to make me feel healthier on the inside. Once that switch flipped in my brain it was easy! I never felt that I was depriving myself or missing out on something, I knew that every single thing I ate was supporting my current and future health and improving my performance and recovery from all of the tough tri-training I was doing. I willfully took vegetables or leftovers to work as snacks and focused on packing as many nutrients as possible into each and every meal.
At this point, about three weeks in, I was honestly ready for my Whole30 to be over so I could feel that I was making these choices on my own and not that they were being dictated for me. I wanted to stick it out, though, because it had been such an eye-opening experience up until then. I cruised through my last week pretty easily and was just really excited to put everything I had learned into practice.
|Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins for my Book Club ladies!
For example, when I eat dinner at my Mom's once a week she always serves this AWESOME Muffaletta topping that we use on salads or sweet potatoes, but I started to notice my stomach was always a bit rumbly after eating it (probably the soybean and vegetable oil) so last week I just didn't eat it. There was a time when I would eat things that didn't necessarily make me feel so great afterwards (Hello - almond butter every single day!) because they just tasted good. I listen to my body so much more now than I ever have.
Our bodies are smart - they know what they want and they will tell us when we have eaten something they don't like. I truly feel that this experience changed the way I think and feel about food. I look forward to cooking and eating every meal because I feel so good about what I am putting into my body. My relationship with food has improved immensely. Of course, I still plan to have the occasional treat. I think that is completely healthy. I am already looking forward to going to the movies tonight and having my little dark chocolate covered almonds. :)
So I guess that is it in a nutshell! Umm a very large nutshell. This was quite a long post because I had so much to say about this awesome experience. I strongly recommend Whole30 to anyone who needs a little jump start into their Paleo diet and also for those of us who have been following a Paleo diet for a while, but still need a little help developing a healthy relationship with food.
If you are ready to give it a shot, check out the Whole30 website and be sure to pick up a copy of Dallas and Melissa's book, It Starts with Food. And, of course, (shameless plug ahead) be sure to try some of my favorite Whole30 recipe creations while you're at it. There are so many great resources out there, The Foodee Project even has weekly menu plans available for you to follow.


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Caramel Apple Pecan Bars
sharyl maacks
These bars are sticky and Yummy!
I didn't put pecans on the top of the ones in this picture but the necxt time I made them I did and they were so much better.
I didn't put pecans on the top of the ones in this picture but the necxt time I made them I did and they were so much better.
★★★★★ 13 votes
makes 2 Doz. bars
15 Min
35 Min
Blue Ribbon Recipe
- 1 pkg
- 14oz pkg caramels, unwrapped
- 5 medium
- fist sized apples (I used cortlands) peeled, cored,& sliced
- 1 1/2 c
- flour
- 2 tsp
- baking soda
- 2 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1 1/2 c
- brown sugar
- 2
- eggs
- 1/2 c
- melted butter
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1 c
- + 1/4 c coarsely chopped pecans
- 1/4 c
- milk
How to Make Caramel Apple Pecan Bars
- 1Preheat oven to 350.
grease or spray a 9 x13 pan
- 2Mix flour, baking soda, cinn., and salt. set aside.
- 3In another bowl mix brown sugar, eggs, melted butter,
vanilla, and only 1 cup of the chopped nuts, keep the other 1/4 C for topping.
- 4Stir in dry ingredients. When well mixed reserve 1 C for topping.
Pour into pan (It may be hard to spread but it will eventually lol)
bake that for 15 mins.
- 5While you melt the caramels and milk in the microwave 2-3 mins. Stir carefully after each min (this is also not easy to do but it eventually will
get smooth and creamy. Cool that for 5 mins.
- 6When the crust comes out of the oven, drain any juice off the apples. and pour the apples on the crust and spread evenly. Then pour the caramel over the apples staying about 1/2" away from the edges. Then drop tsp. of the reserved batter over that spreading as well as you can sprinkle with reserved chopped pecans return to oven and bake for 15 - 20 mins @ 350.
Cool well before trying to cut.
About Caramel Apple Pecan Bars
Course/Dish: Cookies, Fruit Desserts, Other Desserts
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: American


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He definitely gets more delicious with age. I could just spread him on a biscuit. : )
...and eat him up!
The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention.
I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. (Invictus - William Ernest Henley)
Just think I used to worry 'bout things like that,
Used to worry 'bout rich and skinny, 'til I wound up poor and fat,
Nowadays I kind of worry where my mind's been at,
Just think I used to worry 'bout things like that. (Delbert McClinton - I Used to Worry from Never Been Rocked Enough)


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On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 08:52:13AM -0800, Leonid Grossman wrote: > Yes, the question was with regards to the burst of random packets. > I agree that this may be not too useful and arguably doesn't warrant the > significant stack change. The reason I asked is that one of our engineers > was under impression (from reading Linux TCP/IP Stack book) that the feature > is already supported. There is some support to process list of skbs, but it's only used for IP fragments belonging to the same IP packet; and is also only valid for some small parts of the stack between IP and transport layer. The only IP protocols that support it are UDP and RAW. TCP doesn't support it; or rather it would always try to reassemble them first. In short it's a hack to avoid one copy of data for NFS over fragmented UDP. I guess he thought it was a more general facility or the author of the book didn't make it clear enough that it was a quite special case hack. > WRT to the burst of packets related to the same flow - we are hoping to be > able to collapse the burst into a single oversized frame and pass it to the > stack, this way no or very minimal changes to the stack will be needed. > There is enough intelligence on the NIC to do that efficiently, we just need > to try and see how well this works. Hopefully you don't need too many cache misses to figure this out though. -Andi
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A fan-friendly experiment to share racetracks among California's advance deposit wagering companies has ended with the start of the Del Mar meet July 16.
But Drew Couto, president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, remained optimistic that horsemen would eventually prevail in their effort to open access to wagering content. He said that all but one of the ADW companies have signed letters of intent to meet with national representative Thoroughbred Horsemen's Group to negotiate several issues that could become significant obstacles to future agreements for the interstate transmission of California's racing signals.
Couto said he expected to also receive a letter from TrackNet Media Group, the last of the companies, authorizing "non-binding discussions" with the THG, which represents 18 horsemen's organizations around the country. Couto is executive vice president of the THG, which was formed to develop a new business model for distribution of simulcast and ADW wagering revenue that is more beneficial to race tracks and horsemen.
After a number of meetings this month, industry representatives were unable to come to an agreement on a shared wagering content arrangement in California that would have allowed the 8 1/2-month-old experiment to continue for the remainder of the year. As a result, TVG, along with its sub-licensee Youbet.com, will continue to exercise the exclusive contract with Del Mar for wagering and broadcasting of Del Mar's popular summer meet, which runs until Sept. 3.
"We wanted to continue the experiment in California but were unable to come to an agreement with TrackNet Media (representing Churchill Downs Inc. and Magna Entertainment Corp.) that would have allowed us to share content," said John Hindman, TVG's general counsel. "It will be business as usual with TVG from Del Mar."
ADW companies XpressBet and Twinspires.com were also involved in the talks.
Since the beginning of last autumn's Hollywood Park stand, ADW bettors in California have been able to wager on all races in the state from a single platform. The arrangement proved financially successful for the tracks, horsemen, and the account wagering providers, according to figures provided by the California Horse Racing Board last month. It has also been enthusiastically received by fans, who have made home or computer betting the only growing segment of handle in the state.
TVG, though, owns exclusive rights to the remaining meets -- which also include Fairplex Park and Oak Tree at Santa Anita -- and wanted comparable content from its rivals to compensate for relinquishing its hold.
Hindman said his wagering and television network is willing to participate in talks with THG.
"The TOC has indicated an interest in having them (THG) participate, and we're happy to include them if it will help solve the ongoing issues affecting our customers," he said.
Access to the ADW companies has been a problem, said Bob Reeves, president of the THG, who applauded the effort by California owners.
"In order to get the ADW companies to sit down at the table, the TOC has said it is willing to authorize the use of its Del Mar signal for the current meet," Reeves said.
Last month, the TOC's board of directors authorized the THG to act as its "broker" in negotiations with the account wagering companies. The TOC, the majority representative of owners in the state, has control of the exported racing signal under provisions of the federal Interstate Horseracing Act.
Reeves said the THG is primarily interested in opening access to wagering content among all tracks, broader distribution of race content and a "consistent financial model" that standardizes issues such as interstate rates for imported signals -- the amount paid by ADW companies to horsemen and tracks -- and source market fees.
He has suggested that account wagering revenue be distributed more equitably, with racetracks, horsemen, and the providers dividing fair shares rather than the companies taking the majority of revenue.
"All we're saying is that the current account wagering model is not working for us," Reeves said.
No time table for discussions has been set, but Reeves said he would like to have something done by the time the Del Mar season ends.
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On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 4:50 AM, Markus Stiebeling <M underscore Stiebeling at gmx dot de> wrote:
> i try to run an ipsec tunnel between two host with dynamic ip. The first
> time it works but if i change the adress of one of the monowalls the
> tunnel won't come up again.
> To me it seems like m0n0wall does not check all 60 seconds the hostnames
> of the vpn like i configured in the advanced system menu.
> In diagnostic/ipsec/spd the ip address of the other endpoint ist still
> the old one.
> How can i solve this issue?
There is definitely a problem when using dynamic IP's with IPSEC VPN
tunnels on m0n0wall. I have witnessed it too. I have not yet found a
fix, but there is a workaround. If you reboot both m0n0walls, they
should then handle the IP address changes fine. If you cannot reboot,
you can also load the /exec.php script on the m0n0wall and execute
/etc/rc.newipsecdns which works just as well as rebooting.
The problem is actually triggered whenever you apply changes after
modifying anything in the IPSEC configuration, OR if you save any
changes on the Advanced settings page. After you do either of those
things, m0n0wall can no longer update racoon.conf with the new IP
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Some days I just want to share something and don't have much to add. Today is one of those days. Netflix has a new hobby: posting monthly rankings of major ISPs in terms of how fast their connection to Netflix's servers are.
It's an interesting idea and Netflix is one of the few companies that can aggregate this much data under 'real world' conditions. They say their 30 million subscribers stream one billion hours of Netflix content per month and they're monitoring connection speeds the entire time.
Google Fiber comes out on top, surprising exactly no one, but where are the gigabit speeds Google has promised? Well the downside of Netflix doing the reporting is that they cap out how fast they're going to be delivering data. HD content from Netflix comes down the pipe at a maximum of 4,800 bps and SD content is of course much lower than that. Presumably if every Netflix subscriber on Google Fiber exclusively watched HD content the speed rating would be higher.
Anyway, you can probably draw your own conclusions as well as I can, but here's the chart for November. I used to be a FiOS customer until I moved out of the FiOS coverage area and I have to admit I'm feeling a little glum after seeing TWC coming in at $7.
US ISP rankings for November
Source: Netflix
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Dr. Shiels dedicated his life to advancing the field of radiology in order to provide the best care to children in our community, across the country and around the world. As we remember and celebrate his work, we will remain ever-grateful for his passionate mentorship of our radiology team and staff – some of whom have worked side by side with Dr. Shiels for more than a decade. Everything Dr. Shiels learned over his career, he taught to and instilled in his staff including his revolutionary advancements in interventional radiology and ultrasound; treating lymphatic malformations; bone tumor ablation, aneurysmal bone cyst and salivary gland ablation. His passion inspires the entire team to continue delivering the best possible care to children everywhere and his legacy will live in the advancements we continue to make here at Nationwide Children's.
The most common symptoms in patients who have too much saliva or difficulty managing their saliva, are choking on their saliva, "breathing in" saliva into the wind pipe (trachea) and the lungs, and drooling. Patients with a ranula have recurrent cysts in the floor of their mouth or an enlarging neck mass (cyst) due to continual saliva production into the neck tissues.
A physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant makes the diagnosis during a physical examination, when the patient is observed to have excessive saliva flowing from the mouth (drooling). Some patients will also undergo a test known as a "swallowing study," during which patients' swallowing is evaluated with a radiology procedure (using a camera) known as fluoroscopy.
A physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant makes the diagnosis of a ranula during a physical examination, when the patient is found to have a large bubble (cyst) in the mouth (simple ranula; under the front of the tongue), or a lump in the side of the neck under the jaw (plunging or diving ranula). Occasionally, a patient with a ranula will have an infection in the fluid collection (ranula). Radiology tests such as ultrasound, MRI, or CT of the neck are used to confirm the diagnosis of ranula.
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France Telecom is weighing a bid for the fourth-largest mobile operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of its effort to expand in fast-growing markets in the Middle East and Africa.
A deal for Congo-China Telecom (CCT), still being negotiated, would involve buying a 51% stake owned by Chinese telecom vendor ZTE , and the 49% that the national government has put up for sale.
"We are in exclusive talks with ZTE about acquiring its 51% stake in CCT ... in addition we are studying whether to participate in the tender offer by the Democratic Republic of the Congo for its stake," a France Telecom spokeswoman said.
The deal could cost France Telecom roughly $424 million, since CCT has a lot of debt, which would have to be accounted for, according to a person familiar with the matter.
France Telecom is pursuing growth in emerging markets to offset intensifying competition at home, with Chief Executive Stephane Richard aiming to double revenue in emerging markets to $9.8 billion by 2015, largely via acquisitions.
Since Richard took over last year, the group has expanded into Morocco, Iraq and Tunisia, often by buying minority stakes that can be converted into takeovers under shareholder pacts if the company chooses.
This year, Elie Girard, executive vice-president of strategy and development, said France Telecom could reach its goal of doubling revenue in emerging markets by increasing its minority stakes in Tunisia, Morocco and Iraq, but planned to also look for opportunities elsewhere.
CCT is the fourth-biggest operator in the DRC, a country of 65 million that is covered by a second-generation wireless network. The market is relatively open because no operator is dominant nationally and only 17% of people have mobiles.
"If it is concluded, this deal would be in line with the international expansion strategy of France Telecom in the Middle East and Africa," the spokeswoman said.
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Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden: Spring Plant Sale & Preview Sale 2013
May 10, 2013 Friday: 5-8p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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May 12, 2013 Friday: 5-8p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Klehm Arboretum: 2715 S Main Street - Rockford, IL 61102
Preview Night
Friday May 10, 2013
5pm to 8 pm
Shop early for the best selection of annuals, perennials, herbs, wildflowers and unusual plants. Most plants are from the area's best gardeners-Klehm members! Preview Night is limited to our indoor location, only. Free to members and plant donors | $6 public.
Spring Plant Sale - Free Admission both Days
Saturday, May 11, 2013 9am to 4pm
Sunday, May 12, 2013 9am to 2pm
Plan to spend time this Mother's Day weekend shopping for this year's plants. Over the weekend, the Plant Sale expands to include our outdoors location, too. Choose from hundreds of colorful plants, including unique varieties from local nurseries. Afterwards, you're welcome to stroll the Klehm's beautiful grounds and see what's blooming. The grounds will be open during our extended summer hours of 9am-8pm
Donations of plants are always welcome!
Donate 10 or more plants and receive a coupon for free entry to the Preview Night (a $6 value). Bring your potted or bagged and labeled (color, variety) donations to Klehm Arboretum between May 6-9. Thanks for donating!
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Which manufacture/brand of battery are you using?
This is a lithium battery but only lasts for the amount of time its been used, is the door opened often?
lithium battery er34615m/w200 3.6v.the front door of the house is the main entrance so is used often but not when alarm is activated.
The alarm is only activated when we go to bed at night or when we are away from home which is,nt very often.
That is correct but the battery is still working in the unit as this is wireless, the alarm is just off, the unit itself still knows every single time the door has been opened and thus is often can drain the battery down... That's why I was asking.
The battery provides voltage at all times to the unit.
thank you Joe for your help ,I will just have to replace the battery although it is a bit costly every 4 months.at least I now know what the problem is. many thanksBrian.
I am not fully certain on how long the battery should last as that is never something that is given on the devices, but based on its amount of use it could be draining faster then one not used very much, it is still wireless though so uses more.
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hi joe
the problem is the battery in the outdoor siren,i can't see how using the entrance would effect the battery as there is no pir sensor on it,i do or may think it is a faulty siren maybe as this is the 4th battery we have used in under 2 years
This is because the model/part number you provided of which was MCT-302 is a door/window contact and is not an alarm... what you provided only sends a signal to the alarm station letting it know a door or window is open/closed.
If it is the siren then that has to be a different part number then the one you provided.
sorry made a mistake,the part no for the siren is mcs-730 which I believe is for the external siren.The battery in this siren is draining every 3-4 months
thanks again
Ok that changes things as that is a different unit and it has a "rated" battery life of around 3 years. Are you only using 1 battery or 2 as the 2nd being optional?
Is the keep alive led set to on or off?
only one battery being used looking at it its only designed for 1 battery,can you explain where the keep alive led button is in the external siren
The led keep alive activation switch is located on the bottom of the unit, the unit has an optional slot at bottom for a second battery. Here is the manual:
led keep alive led is switched off,so have you any other ideas to why maybe battery keeps draining prematurely
Not at all, either try a 2nd battery as well or I would exchange/replace it. Manufacture calls for 3 years even at that it should last close to a year. There's really nothing else unless going off a lot that is going to drain it.


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Last year, we wrote about the Thornton Famous Dave's making Sunday Dave's Day, when anyone named Dave or David could get a free Bud or Bud Light.
Quite a deal, huh? Well, all five Colorado Famous Dave's are about to top that offer -- anyone whose first name is Dave, David or Davy can cash in on Sunday, August 1, when the restaurant is offering up free meals (up to $15) for any Dave around.
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TOP STORY > >PCSSD balks at forming new district
Leader senior staff writer
Residents seeking endorsement of a stand-alone Jacksonville school district by the PCSSD school board next week will find the administration offering a substitute resolution that stops far short of endorsement.
Having learned of the substitute resolution that would block formation of a new district, Jacksonville attorney Ben Rice has amended his original proposal in hopes of overcoming the boards objections.
His amended proposal still calls for endorsement of the stand-alone district, but contingent upon PCSSD being declared unitary desegregated in student assignment.
Pulaski County Special School District Board president Charlie Wood called a special meeting for Tuesday to consider the proposal in response to Rices petition.
On Tuesday, Wood told the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce that he thought the Jacksonville district proposal had the support of four or five of the districts seven board members.
Detachment of students from the Jacksonville area could take about 30 percent of the students from PCSSDand 30 percent of the state minimum foundation aidbased on enrollment which is currently about $100 million a year.
PCSSD was the plaintiff in a successful 2003 lawsuit that prevented an election that could have authorized the Jacksonville district. A PCSSD resolution in favor of a standalone district would not only reinforce Jacksonvilles case for its own district, but would show the court that the board no longer opposed the idea, according to Rice.
Rices original and amended resolutions each conclude in part:
Be it resolved by the PCSSD board of directors that the Arkansas State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to take such steps as might be necessary to allow the creation of a new school district in the Jacksonville area, by detachment from the PCSSD.
The proposed new school district includes all areas in the attendance zones of Jacksonville High School and North Pulaski High School.
In 2003, U.S. District Judge Wilson blocked a vote by residents in those zones on the issue, ruling that Jacksonville and PCSSD were still constrained by the 2000 desegregation agreement.
Wilson subsequently deferred ruling on petitions from North Little Rock and PCSSD for unitary status, which could end federal oversight and open the door for a Jacksonville district, until the 8th U.S. District Court of Appeals in St. Louis rules on an appeal of Little Rocks declaration of unitary status.
Toward that end, Super-intendent James Sharpe directed PCSSD attorney Sam Jones to draw up a substitute resolution.
That resolution denies Rices petition, reading in part:
Therefore it is the considered opinion of the PCSSD board of directors that the resolution submitted by the Jacksonville patrons is premature, cannot be currently reconciled with (legislation) and that the PCSSD as a whole is served by continuing to follow, monitor and participate in the process resolution outline in the act as amended under the leadership of the attorney generals office which may or may not result in the creation of a new Jacksonville school district, depending upon resolution and agreement of all other matters, contingencies and requirements set forth and explained in the act as amended.
Jones confirmed Thursday that the resolution he drafted in no way endorsed the idea of a stand-alone Jacksonville district.
Rice sent what he calls a counter, counter resolution Thursday contingent upon achieving unitary status or being resolved by the judge.
In addition to authorizing and directing the state board of education to take the necessary steps to allow the creation of a Jacksonville school district, as the original resolution did, adds this:
This resolution is contingent upon the following conditions being met:
1. That PCSSD achieve unitary status in the ongoing desegregation lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court, so that PCSSD is no longer subject to the supervision of that court; or approval by the presiding judge in that lawsuit to conduct a detachment election in the area described in this resolution; or a declaration by the state of Arkansas that the Jacksonville area have its own school district; or that all other legal requirements are met for detachment of the described Jacksonville-North Pulaski High School attendance areas into a separate school district, independent of PCSSD.
2. Upon creation of a Jacksonville area school district, there would be an allocation of assets and liabilities between the separate school districts, according to current law.


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9 Year Old Kiss Fan Rocks On The Drums [Videos]
Check out the video of nine year old Dylan Hayeck from NJ who drums along to Kiss' hits 'Detroit Rock City,' 'I Was Made For Lovin You,' 'Deuce,' and 'I Love it Loud.'This kid is absolutely amazing! Rock on Dylan!
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