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I work out of my house and do not have a retail shop. This means that you will have to mail your watches to me for repair, yes even if you live in the Portland area. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
Due to the number of watches I receive, I can quickly get too many watches to repair in a timely manner. So please ask first before sending me any watch, as I do not repair all makes of watches and may not be able to acquire parts for your watch, and may not be accepting watches at this time.
It really does help in diagnosing your watch, so please complete the following form in its entirety, and enclose a completed form with each watch that you wish to have repaired. Please do not send more than two watches without asking first.
When sending me your watch(es), please do not just throw them in a box without padding. If you are using a padded envelope, use two padded envelopes. I also suggest not mailing your watches in presentation boxes, as they cost much more to mail. Please consider the environment when choosing packing materials. Plastic bags, bubble wrap, plastic-lined envelopes, and Styrofoam cannot be successfully recycled and will eventually end up in a landfill-forever. Newspaper and other clean, used paper can be recycled and composted. So in an effort to cut down on waste, all customers who package their watches without the use of plastic materials (newspaper in a cardboard box works very will for most watches) will receive a $5.00 discount on any repair you authorize.
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Clifford Chance has finally settled its acrimonious feud with former Bangkok managing partner Wirot Poonsuwan.
Poonsuwan, the first-ever partner to be expelled from the partnership, had previously snubbed Clifford Chance's attempt to settle a multimillion pound legal wrangle.
However, it is understood that a settlement was signed yesterday evening. The terms are undisclosed. Poonsuwan had demanded £30m after being suspended from the firm in August following concerns about his contribution.
Poonsuwan made a series of allegations against Clifford Chance, alleging race discrimination and tax fraud. He also launched a criminal prosecution suit against Bangkok partner Tim Jeffares for alleged defamation.
The proposed expulsion was first revealed by The Lawyer on 13 January 2003. Poonsuwan was officially expelled from the firm with effect from 31 March. At the time, Peter Cornell, managing partner at Clifford Chance, said: "Poonsuwan's actions were unacceptable and incompatible with partnership. The firm rejects his allegations and is satisfied that there is no substance to them."
In a statement issued today Clifford Chance said: "Wirot Poonsuwan and Clifford Chance/Clifford Chance Thailand Limited announced today that disputes between them have been resolved. Wirot Poonsuwan has withdrawn his claim for defamation against Clifford Chance partner Tim Jeffares, and has waived any other claims. Clifford Chance/Clifford Chance Thailand have agreed to make a payment to Wirot Poonsuwan, the amount of which remains confidential."
While the settlement will be welcome news at Clifford Chance, the firm still has another legal action hanging over its head. Staff and partners from Brobeck Phleger & Harrison have brought a $100m damages claim against Clifford Chance and their former chairman Tower Snow. They claim that both triggered the collapse of Brobeck when a 16-partner team led by Snow moved to Clifford Chance.

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Two blonde "Gun Girls" write a creepy love letter to AR-15 assault rifles
If you're anything like me, you've probably reached the point where you're constantly confusing "real" "news" with articles from the Onion.
In that spirit, let me present today's "too unbelievable to be true but it fucking is" finding: an op-ed from two very blonde, very white women telling U.S. president Barack Obama about their fetish for assault rifles.
On January 23, Audrey Blankenship and Celia Bigelow's creepy love letter to the AR-15 assault rifle was published by the National Review Online.
In it, they claim that, as delicate little helpless pearl-clutching girls, they need as much fucking ammo as they can get to deter all those mythical criminals who are continually breaking into their houses.
A sample:
"Sorry, President Obama. As young women, we prefer an AR-15 "assault" rifle with a 30-round magazine for self-defense.
In fact, we wouldn't want to be stuck at home without one. In the wake of mass murders like Sandy Hook and the horrific rapes and murders of thousands of women each year, pepper spray, mace, or five-round handheld pistols aren't going to cut it.
So what's a girl to do? When choosing our tool for home defense, we want the best — in accuracy, handling, and aesthetics. The best choice by all three criteria is — hands down — the AR-15."
According to these two women, "An AR-15 might be a woman's best friend."
(I don't know about other ladies, but depending on the day, my best friend is either a cup of coffee or an afternoon nap taken in a puddle of sunshine. Of course, both of these will get me killed if someone breaks into my house, so I suppose I should really look into gun ownership.)
The next day, the "Gun Girls" reinforced their victimhood and need for a big, bad, strong man gun by tittering their way through an interview with Piers Morgan, who pretty much destroyed the pair—and all without firing a single magazine round.
Watch the heart-warming interview below.
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Jan 25, 2013 at 1:42pm
While I appreciate the disturbing insight into the mental affliction known as American gun culture. We have to start looking within and finding, exposing and ultimately dealing with the same people here in Canada.
Jan 25, 2013 at 3:14pm
Morgan is an idiot!
Jan 25, 2013 at 3:18pm
"who pretty much destroyed the pair"
On the other hand Jesse Ventura and Ted Nugent both put Morgan in his place!
Jan 25, 2013 at 4:19pm
I completely disagree with her on being OK with banning automatic weapons...anyhow, they should have known he was setting them up.
Jan 25, 2013 at 9:14pm
This might be the dumbest thing I've read...today. Do some research about guns and learn to write.
Martin Dunphy
Jan 26, 2013 at 12:55am
Ted Nugent couldn't put a grilled-cheese sandwich in its place if it came with a frying pan.
Jan 29, 2013 at 8:45am
I cannot believe this girl is trying to make a point that clearly promotes vigilant justice! She is saying that a robber got shot 6 times by the house owner but did not die!!! WTF!!!!! He got shot 6 times!!!! So he should be dead!!! The house owner has no problem being a murderer? Wanting to kill this idiot for breaking and entering is ok in US culture, so why have courts!? Why bother with police and the system? Just give everybody a gun with 100 rounds in it and call it a day!! Absolute ra$$-ness!!


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The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to begin a three game series with the hated Los Angeles Dodgers, and many media and fans want to see a different outcome in this match-up this weekend.
The Dodgers have beaten up on the D-backs seven out of the last eight meetings this season alone, including a record of 4-14 counting the last two seasons.
There are many organizations and charities around the globe that help with the preventing of bullying, but the D-backs have yet to call for help because they have been bullied by the Dodgers sense the brawl last year.
Here is an illustration of this rivalry, after the brawl the Dodgers took on the role of bully by coming into Chase field and totally man handled the D-backs in every aspect of the game without resistance. It was as if the D-backs were the little nerd at school shivering in his shoes when ever the big bully comes down the halls.
So, how do u stop a bully? the old saying goes "stand up to a bully and punch him in the mouth" it only takes one time to bring things to a level of respectability.
The Diamondbacks need to punch back and play this series with an attitude of "were not gonna take it anymore" and just that attitude win or lose will make the bully think twice before they pee in your pool. Oh and by the way, fighting back may mean a few dings to head of some perennial players.Tags: Arizona, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball, MLB


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Travelers to Chicago can start their days off right with a hearty breakfast and a trip to a local farmer's market. Deluxe accommodations are just the beginning for guests at the Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove.
Downers Grove, IL (PRWEB) April 16, 2013
Travelers to Chicago can start their days off right with a hearty breakfast and a trip to a local farmer's market. Deluxe accommodations are just the beginning for guests at the Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove.
With the Stay for Breakfast offer from the Downers Grove, IL, hotel, guests can snuggle into savings when waking up in one of 254 spacious all-suite rooms. The package includes rates starting at $109 per night as well as complimentary breakfast for two adults and two children 12 and under.
When looking for hotels in the area, visitors want to know what to do in Downers Grove. Starting every Saturday morning from May 11 to October 19, 2013, Downtown Downers Grove Market vendors offer fresh fruit and vegetables that can be enjoyed by the entire family. The downtown market was named one of the best in the area according to the March-April 2013 edition of West Suburban Living. The market, at the Main Street train station, features more than 60 vendors who offer all types of food, including meat and cheeses, bread and coffee. The vendors also sell children's clothing, art and home goods. Fresh-cut flowers and dog treats are also for sale.
After a morning at the market, guests can return to the hotel and enjoy a relaxing lunch at Allie's American Grille with an extensive menu of classic American fare in a friendly, casual atmosphere. An afternoon workout is a great way to continue the day, and the indoor or outdoor pools will provide a way to cool off after time in the fitness center or whirlpool.
The Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove is centrally located between O'Hare and Midway airports, with a plethora of family attractions nearby for an afternoon adventure. The Morton Arboretum is a nature center featuring dining, shopping and an open-air tram. The Brookfield Zoo has a children's zoo and butterfly garden.
The Oakbrook Shopping Center offers upscale shopping that includes Macy's, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus.
Travelers can finish off the day by returning to their suites, where they can enjoy all the amenities they come to expect from fine Marriott hotels. The high-tech rooms include Internet access, two phones with voicemail and premium movie channels to wind down the day.
From location to deluxe suites, a nearby farmer's market and upscale shopping, the Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove is the choice for the smart vacationer.
Guests can make an online reservation using promotional code S4B or call 1-800-228-9290. The Stay for Breakfast offer includes a deluxe room and breakfast for two adults and two children 12 and under and is good Thursday through Sunday from now until January 15, 2014.
About the Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove
One of the premier hotels in Downers Grove, Illinois, the Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove offers deluxe all-suite room accommodations. Located between O'Hare and Midway airports, the Chicago-area hotel has private bedrooms which are separated from spacious living areas by romantic French doors. Business travelers can use meeting space for up to 180 guests and servicing from professional catering and event staffs. Sports enthusiasts have access to a jogging trail, tennis courts and golf courses just five miles away. For information, visit http://www.marriott.com/CHIDG.


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Twin Falls Area Schools Announce the First Day of School
Summer is flying by! Retail stores are gearing up for back to school and parents are counting the weeks left in the summer. Some schools in the Twin Falls area start later than others. Make sure to double check your schools date.
- Twin Falls school District Starts on Tuesday, September 3rd.Click here for information on registration.


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Facing TV Problems? Ask a TV Technician.
How long have you had the set for and has any work ever been done on it?
Does the Green LED blink continuously, or in a pattern (such as 3 blinks, pause, 3 blinks, pause, etc.)?
Purchased on 2006 or 2007 I think.
Green LED just blinks continuously I think. I didn't notice any sort of pattern.
Have you ever replaced the Lamp?
Also, when you press power, do the fans come on, do you hear any clicking sounds, or buzz coming from the set?
No. The lamp has never been replaced. Yes, the fan comes on and runs during the time the LED is blinking and then all powers off. No other buzzing, clicking, or smells are noticed.
That's fine. I will be waiting.
Sorry for the delay. The problem indeed points to a faulty lamp on this set. Also, considering the lamps commonly only last between 3-5 years or so, you are well beyond that point and this would lead to the symptoms you're having. You need to replace the lamp. The link to the lamp for your set is below:
If this answers your question, please click "Accept", as it is the only way we Experts get paid for our knowledge on the site. Tips and Bonuses are welcome and appreciated!!
Thanks for your research and response. One question though. I notice the link above references a Sony-KDF-E50A10-Housing and lamp. Is this correct also for my Sony KDF-E42A10 set?
Let me doublecheck that, it came up under the search for yours. I will be right back.
I'm not sure if the one above is correct, it may be the same part number as the one below. I know the one below is the proper lamp for your set though:
I did go to one of the links brought up for Amazon.com from your link above and I did find a listing that shows it is indeed the same lamp for both models above and more.
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By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY
Kathy Prescott was scared when she heard about plans for a huge, new animal disease research lab in her hometown of Athens, Ga.
When she found out that Athens landed on the short list based in part because of her city's eagerness to host the government-run lab, she got angry.
"I said, 'Wait a minute, the community doesn't even know anything about it,'" says Prescott, an artist who has launched a campaign with her husband to keep the lab out of town. "We were sold down the river before anybody even knew what this thing was."
Five states are vying for the Department of Homeland Security's nearly $500 million lab that will study the world's deadliest and most contagious animal diseases.
The lab's current location is Plum Island, an off-limits 840-acre government-owned island more than a mile off New York's shores.
Homeland Security says the lab is outdated and needs to be replaced with a facility that can develop vaccines and antidotes to some of the world's most exotic and dangerous foreign animal diseases. Such viruses, if released, could cause billions of dollars in damage to the economy and force the slaughter of untold numbers of cattle, sheep and pigs.
The worst of those diseases is known as foot-and-mouth disease; the world's last major outbreak occurred in Great Britain in 2001. It caused $16 billion in losses, and 7 million animals had to be killed and burned.
The five states angling for the lab — Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas — say it will create jobs, economic development and cachet.
"It brings prestige in a very dynamic (biotech) industry," says Duane O'Neill, president of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, which wants the lab in Mississippi.
Site screening scrutinized
But some lawmakers are questioning the selection process.
An internal review conducted by a panel selected by Homeland Security officials ranked the Mississippi site in Flora 14th out of 17 sites originally considered, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.
Homeland Security Undersecretary Jay Cohen overruled the city's low score and placed it in the top five.
"It appears that the undersecretary responsible for this program may have corrupted the site selection process by putting his thumb on the scale in favor of a particular site and its contractor, in violation of his own rules and over the objections of his own advisers," said Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., whose House Energy and Commerce Committee held oversight hearings in May examining the risks of the new lab.
However, under the department's rules it was free to disregard the recommendations of the government experts it appointed. Homeland Security said it selected advisers who were experts and were screened carefully for any conflicts of interest, working through seven stages of recommendations over 18 months.
A department spokeswoman, Amy Kudwa, said the agency's internal committee reviews "did not appropriately consider" certain important aspects, such as Mississippi's plan to work closely with Battelle Memorial Institute, a Homeland Security contractor that already manages some national labs elsewhere.
Safety concerns
Critics say the lab is better situated on the island, where highly contagious viruses can't be easily spread.
"The risk-reward ratio is something that needs to be discussed in more detail," says Republican congressional candidate B.J. Lawson of North Carolina. "I'd be happier if it stayed offshore."
Plum Island has captured the imaginations of novelists and filmmakers over the years. Author Nelson DeMille set his 1997 thriller of the same name on Plum Island; Clarice Starling tried to entice Hannibal Lecter with the promise of annual trips to the island in the 1991 horror film Silence of the Lambs.
Because it would cost more than $750 million to build a new, more secure lab on Plum Island, Homeland Security two years ago began looking for less-expensive alternatives.
It now has whittled its list down to five sites: Athens, Ga.; Manhattan, Kan.; Flora, Miss.; San Antonio, Texas; and Butner, N.C.
Elected leaders in all five states consider the lab a boon. It brings the promise of new construction, jobs, ties to research centers and more.
Last month, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, called securing the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) her state's "top bioscience priority."
Homeland Security didn't keep its plans secret from community leaders — officials from Georgia to Kansas have been wooing the lab for more than a year.
Plum Island is still in the running as well, but Jamie Johnson of Homeland Security says a new lab could be built on the mainland for about $500 million — and, he says, it would be cheaper to run a mainland lab year to year and easier to find top-notch workers who wouldn't have to commute by boat.
Homeland Security says it can build a safe, secure lab.
"We can never say it's never going to happen," Johnson says. "But we can build a safe facility."
Contributing: The Associated Press
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|The New York World's Fair closes for the year. The most popular exhibit proved to be General Motors' Futurama, designer Norman Bel Geddes' vision of the future--1960. Over 5 million visitors had taken a seat in the exhibit's moving armchairs for a 15-minute tour of a "City of Tomorrow," with its buildings linked by pedestrian ways high above street traffic, and beyond, a network of 14-lane superhighways. Some 10,000 scale model cars demonstrated how in 1960, vehicles would move at three prescribed speeds, the movement controlled electronically. Business Week reported last month that, "The federal Bureau of Public Roads is inclined to pooh-pooh the plan (though there are such as believe the bureau might do with a few new ideas)." The Futurama exhibit helps to create public support for the "Interregional Highways" concept that became the Interstate System. PRA's exhibit, "Highways of History," is included in the 1940 New York World's Fair. The sketches and paintings are based
on dioramas prepared by BPR artist Carl Rakeman and exhibited around the country. Albert C. Rose of PRA's Visual Education Branch conducted the research for the display. (See March 31, 1976.)
"Who can say what new horizons lie before us if we but have the initiative and imagination to penetrate them--new economic horizons--new social horizons--new horizons in many fields, leading to new benefits for everyone, everywhere."
|Work on a four-lane I-65 bridge across the Tennessee River near Decatur, AL, is to stop at the end of the month, and resume March 1, 1971, because some 65,000 ducks and geese are expected to settle in for the winter at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. FHWA, the Department of the Interior, and the Alabama State Highway Department agreed that no construction would proceed while the ducks and geese were settled in the area, and the contractors made their plans accordingly.
|The title of FHWA's Division Engineers is changed to Division Administrators. Administrator Norbert Tiemann explains that the new title is consistent with the titles used at the Federal and Regional levels and, more important, better reflects the nature and scope of the position. "As the role of the Federal Highway Administration has gradually evolved from essentially an engineering function to the much broader responsibility of highway management, so, too, has the assignment of the Division Administrator changed."


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Swordfish with Sweet-Sour Sauce
Slideshow: Amazing Seafood Recipes
- Servings: 6
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small white onion, thinly sliced
- 2 large garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons small capers, rinsed
- 2 bay leaves
- Pinch of dried oregano
- Pinch of crushed red pepper
- 1 pound ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Six 8-ounce swordfish steaks, without skin, cut 1/2- to 3/4-inch thick
- Freshly ground pepper
How to make this recipe
In a small bowl, soak the raisins in warm water for 10 minutes; drain.
In a large skillet, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil until shimmering. Add the onion, garlic, pine nuts, capers, bay leaves, oregano and crushed pepper and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, season with salt and cook until the tomatoes are slightly broken down, about 3 minutes. Add the raisins, vinegar and sugar and cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes longer. Discard the bay leaves.
In each of 2 medium skillets, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil until shimmering. Season the swordfish with salt and pepper and cook over high heat, turning occasionally, until browned outside and just cooked through, about 6 minutes. Spoon the sauce onto plates, top with the swordfish and serve.
Make Ahead
The sweet-sour sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.
Suggested Pairing
The tangy swordfish demands a round, fruity wine such as a Chardonnay blend from Italy.


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FORT LAUDERDALE -- Carrie Underwood and Queen Latifah put their Pants on the Ground in honor of the Super Bowl.
The singers, who are performing the pregame entertainment before Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, broke into a rendition of the American Idol sensation Pants on the Ground on Thursday.
The song has become a pop-culture sensation in the past month since Larry Platt sang it on the Fox show. Vikings QB Brett Favre then sang it in the team's locker room after a playoff win against the Cowboys.
Underwood, a former winner of American Idol, was joking asked about the cultural significance of the song:
"As a songwriter I know we all aspire to write something that is catchy and has a message. And I think the youth of America can learn a lot from Pants on the Ground. And they can pull their pants up ... because it causes all kinds of back problems. I've seen the studies."
Underwood will sing the national anthem prior to Sunday's game between the Colts and the Saints. Latifah will perform America the Beautiful.
A Grammy-award winning artist, Underwood said she was slightly nervous about performing on the biggest stage in American sports.
"My biggest fear is the words," she said. "Of course you know the words. But if you're going to mess up, that'd be the time, right?"
Both artists said they would be rooting for the Saints in Sunday's game, perhaps a reflection of the national mood favoring the New Orleans team. Colts QB Peyton Manning said on Wednesday he realizes that the Colts will not be the sentimental favorite against the team that represents the city that was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco, serving as a reporter for his Ochocinco News Network, asked the final question to the duo. Latifah recalled a meeting with Ochocinco at a California auto body shop after he had signed with the Bengals out of Oregon State.
"I'm so proud of you," Latifah told Ochocinco. "You've grown so amazingly well." -- Sean Leahy
Nate Davis is a reporter, blogger and editor who's been at USA TODAY since 2000. He has covered the NFL since 2005. No, he did not play quarterback for Ball State. Davis' succession of our esteemed colleague Sean Leahy at The Huddle is considered a Brady-for-Bledsoe swap by most "insiders."More about Nate


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NuStar inks fuel oil agreement
Published 5:17 pm, Friday, August 23, 2013
NuStar Energy LP has signed an agreement with an unnamed fuel-oil trading company that will provide NuStar with a supply of oil at its storage facilities on St. Eustatius island in the Caribbean.
NuStar said the agreement will help it become a stronger marketer of heavy oil — called bunker fuel — that's used by ships and power plants. NuStar said the deal will help it cut working capital expenses by $40 million to $50 million and save it interest and hedging costs.
The agreement will lessen NuStar's exposure to volatile prices, eliminating the risk of prices falling between the time it buys the fuel and when it's delivered.
Business Channel
NuStar said the Caribbean and South America are key markets for the fuel.
In recent months, NuStar's bunker-fuel marketing operations have been hurt by weak demand and difficult marketing conditions. The agreement will allow the company to remain competitive as a bunker fuel marketer, and "it creates opportunities to grow our fuel oil business in the Caribbean," CEO Curt Anastasio said in a statement.


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Did the Charity Commission know what hit it when Geraldine Peacock first took up her position as its chair? They may still be working it out when Ms Peacock bows out in June.
Hurricane Gerry blew in less than 18 months ago, promising to give the notoriously lumbering commission "more bite". She leaves having taken it through a major strategic review, injected much needed energy, fresh air and enthusiasm - and had a run-in with the Home Office over the charities bill.
No grey civil servant, Ms Peacock arrived after a stint as chief executive of Guide Dogs for the Blind with a reputation as a dynamic, can-do type with an independent spirit, even a devil-may-care streak.
Her like had never been seen in the staid environs of the commission´s Bouverie Street HQ. Most observers felt the old place needed a shake-up - and it got one.
Ms Peacock deserves credit for a change of atmosphere and a shift towards greater openness at the traditionally rather secretive outfit. And things seem a bit cheerier at the commission these days - perhaps all that energy and enthusiasm has rubbed off.
Ms Peacock´s tenure as chair has coincided with the first wave of reform kicked off by the government´s overhaul of charity law and regulation. The next round should follow the enactment of the charities bill when it finally completes its tortuous progress through parliament.
The impetus for change has been coming from all directions, but Ms Peacock´s energy has certainly helped.
Her stint has brought the commission´s first open board meeting and a new readiness to answer questions and publish information about the doings of the commission, which previously seemed to have forgotten it was a public body.
The strategic review should also lead to a commission that is fitter for its purpose in a modern environment. Ms Peacock should leave behind her a stronger organisation.
She has also has overseen the start of a shift into a less stern and more outward looking organisation, one that makes greater efforts to consult charities themselves, with a special unit dedicated to building relations with the UK's top 200 charities.
But Ms Peacock´s reign has not been without controversy. It started on day one, when she was shredded by the parliamentary committee examining the charities bill, chaired by former cabinet bruiser Alan Milburn. The grilling revealed that the commission and the Home Office were at loggerheads over key proposals to force charities charging high fees - including private schools - to prove they offer a public benefit.
"You seem to disagree with the government," Mr Milburn noted.
"People want to make things so oppositional," MsPeacock replied. "I think it's about how you do it."
It was a question of "cultural change" rather than "fiddling about the edges" of the law, she said. This did not go down well with the legislators and Ms Peacock was instructed not to "shilly shally".
Mr Milburn slammed the situation as "a dog's breakfast", prompting heavy talks between the commission and the Home Office - which won the day. Ms Peacock´s successor could certainly improve on this performance.
Ms Peacock may not be above a little gentle arm-twisting herself. In spring last year, the commission received a report, A New Vision for Regulation, from a team of independent consultants. It praised the commission´s leadership, but noted: "The clear message from many respondents is that the commission is rigid, out-of-touch, inaccessible, old-fashioned and lacking in focus."
Uh oh. How very Old Commission. Interestingly, a later summary on the commission´s website seemed to have lost the less positive notes in the edit.
The charity press revealed that some adjustment had gone on after Ms Peacock´s intervention. She was, it seems, concerned that the criticisms would appear while more recent remedial work had come too late for publication, and that staff morale would be hard hit.
Justifiable updating? Admirable loyalty to staff? Or news management that throws a different light on the new openness regime? You decide.
Despite the positive changes under Ms Peacock, there is still tightening up to do if the commission is to convince the public as a competent modern regulator, too. It´s not just about being open - stringent procedures matter as well.
Only last week, the Mirror caught the commission out by successfully registering a children´s charity "founded" by a convicted child sex offender. The paper´s sting operation was just too easy. A review is now under way.
Ms Peacock will be at the commission long enough to oversee this. Whoever follows her will, however, have to ensure the commission delivers not just on its current remit, but on the new responsibilities emerging from the charities bill.
The new incumbent will certainly have a tough job on to match the dynamism and drive that have begun to turn the Charity Commission from a lumbering old beast to a more sprightly animal with a spring in its step.


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Who cleans up in schools?
Teachers' pay is back in the spotlight. Again. An annual debate, which gathers pace over the summer months, will come to a head in October when the School Teachers' Review Body makes its recommendations on salaries.
Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary, has already had her penny's worth - by proposing a 2 per cent pay rise for most teachers. The National Union of Teachers wants an extra 10 per cent and the National Association of Head Teachers and Secondary Heads Association have asked the review body to widen the pay gap between classroom teachers and heads. But what about those who set the salaries?
Today The TES turns the tables on the politicians and officials who have the biggest influence over teachers' pay to reveal who are the real winners and losers in the education sector. From the classroom assistants at the bottom to the superheads at the top, the gulf in school pay has never been wider. But to find out who the richest members of Education UK are, we need to look beyond the classroom - to the select band of unelected education quangos.
Top of the tree for the third year running is Ken Boston, chief executive of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. The Australian, a former head of education in the state of New South Wales, faces more headaches than most, and in recent weeks has been forced to deflect annual claims of dumbed-down A-levels and poorly-graded GCSEs. But, to cope with all his stresses, QCA accounts reveal that Dr Boston received pound;134,828 in benefits last year, including pound;31,106 in tax paid by the quango and return flights to Sydney. It also paid the rent on his London property, the accounts show, and his overall package - including pound;145,000 in salary - increased from Pounds 279,828 to pound;284,838 in 12 months.
Mark Haysom, chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council, is next on our list after earning pound;218,000 last year; a figure which is dwarfed by the pound;430,000 (plus share options and other benefits) he took home in his previous life as managing director of national newspapers at Trinity Mirror.
The other heads of the biggest education quangos, which include Ofsted, the Training and Development Agency for Schools (formerly the Teacher Training Agency) and the National College for School Leadership, all receive six-figure salaries, but they are not alone. At the Department for Education and Skills, Ruth Kelly is on pound;133,997 a year, at least pound;3,000 more than her predecessor, Charles Clarke. Sir David Normington, the department's permanent secretary and top civil servant, is on up to pound;160,000, including pension entitlements, according to latest DfES accounts.
Accounts show that David Hart, the retired leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, was the best-paid trade unionist in the sector, earning pound;115,550 last year.
Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, was the highest earner among the big three classroom unions, pocketing Pounds 95,985.
But even the salaries of the teacher trade union leaders may be eclipsed by education's leading local council official. According to accounts, Graham Badman, director of Kent, which with 600 schools, educating some 213,600 pupils is England's biggest education authority, earns up to pound;159,999, more than twice that of Carol Chambers, education director of the smallest council, Rutland, who is paid pound;69,717.
"Mr Badman is not the only well off educationist working at a local level.
Over the past 12 months a shortage of headteachers has prompted many school governors to offer six figure salaries in their search for a qualified leader. The TES understands one head of a community school has even exceeded the record pound;120,000 so far paid to a head.
A study released by SHA and the NAHT this week revealed that 20 per cent of secondary schools and 28 per cent of primaries with vacancies failed to appoint a new head. There was an average of only 5.4 applications for primary posts and many remained vacant throughout the year.
SHA has blamed the shortages on a combination of increased responsibilities and the pressure piled on headteachers to perform.
Burlington Danes Church of England secondary, west London, offered up to Pounds 110,000 in November last year, and Highbury Quadrant primary, north London, became the first primary to top pound;73,000 in its search for a new head.
High salaries are now commonplace among academies. Alistair Falk, principal of the West London academy, was previously the country's highest-paid state school head on a reputed pound;120,000.
But most heads are not so fortunate. According to the NUT, the typical secondary head earns around pound;64,581 and primary heads pound;44,703.
Mr Dunford said, in his submission to the STRB, that there should be a wider pay chasm between classroom teachers and those in the school management team, to act as a better incentive for people to become assistant and deputy heads.
In comparison, new teachers starting their careers this month can expect to earn pound;19,161 in their first year. The maximum a "normal" classroom teacher can expect to earn (before taking additional benefits and responsibilities into account) is pound;35,082.
This month, all teachers officially gained the right to spend at least one half-day a week outside the classroom to mark and prepare work - a deal which should boost the value of teaching assistants, many of whom are being expected to take classes in their absence.
But assistants remain the poor relations in the classroom, according to Unison, the biggest support staff union in the country. Pay can vary from council to council, but the union says many assistants take home as little as Pounds 10,560-a-year.
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Ken Boston, chief executive,Qualifications and Curriculum Authority up to pound;284,838
Mark Haysom, chief executive, Learning and Skills Council pound;218,000 David Normington, DfES permanent secretary between pound;155,000 and pound;160, 000
David Bell, chief inspector of schools pound;155,000 Peter Housden, DfES director general of schools between 150,000 and pound;155,000
Ruth Kelly, Education Secretary pound;133,997
Graham Badman, director of education and libraries, Kent between pound;130,000 and pound;159,999
Steve Munby, chief executive, pound;125,000 (plus possible National College for School Leadership pound;2,500 performance bonus)
Ralph Tabberer , chief executive, Training and Development Agency for Schools pound;124,000
Carol Adams, chief executive , General Teaching Council for England Pounds 120,000
David Hart, ex-general secretary, National Association of Head Teachers Pounds 115,550
Alistair Falk, headteacher, West London academy pound;120,000
Beverley Hughes, minister for children and families pound;97,949
Bill Rammell , minister for higher education and lifelong learning Pounds 97,949
Jacqui Smith, minister of state for schools pound;97,949
Mary Bousted, general secretary, Association of Teachers and Lecturers Pounds 95,985
Chris Keates, general secretary, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers pound;89,004
John Dunford, general secretary, Secondary Heads Association pound;88,673
Maria Eagle, parliamentary under secretary of statefor children, young people and families pound;88,586
Phil Hope parliamentary under-secretary of state for skills pound;88,586
Steve Sinnott, general secretary,National Union of Teachers pound;87,180
Jean Gemmell, ex-general secretary, Professional Association of Teachers Pounds 73,198
Carol Chambers, director of children's services, Rutland pound;69,717
Lord Andrew Adonis, parliamentary under secretary of state for schools Pounds 69,138
Typical secondary head pound;64,581
David Cameron, Conservative shadow education secretary pound;59,095
Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat shadow education secretary pound;59,095
Jane Davidson, Welsh minister for education and lifelong learning Pounds 59,095
HMI school inspectors up to pound;57,000
Typical secondary deputy head pound;49,314
Typical primary head pound;44,703
Secondary head of department pound;40,461
School inspection team member, up to pound;40,000
Typical primary deputy head pound;38,634
Judy Moorhouse, GTCE chair pound;38,400
Primary curriculum area co-ordinator pound;35,940
Business manager between pound;33,000 and pound;36,000
Basic teacher pay after two years pound;22,338
School bursar between pound;22,000 and pound;40,000
Basic teacher pay after one year pound;20,676
Newly-qualified teacher pound;19,161
Higher-level teaching assistant between pound;15,225 and pound;23,313
School secretary pound;13,335
Learning mentor between pound;12,027 and pound;23, 313
Caretaker pound;11,706
Language assistant between pound;10,962 and pound;23,313
Special needs assistant between pound;10,560 and pound;19,092
Classroom assistant pound;10,560
School meals assistant pound;10,521
School cleaner pound;10,278


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The state government's prostitution laws are hanging in the balance, with two independent MPs demanding a series of amendments in return for their support.
The success of the Prostitution Bill, which aims to ban prostitutes and brothels in residential areas, depends on the support of either Fremantle MP Adele Carles or member for Alfred Cove Janet Woollard, after the Labor Party and two Liberal MPs declared they would vote against it.
Yesterday both women released their own proposed amendments, which they said must be included if they were to support the laws.
Dr Woollard is demanding a sunset clause which would see all brothels banned within five years of the laws coming into effect.
She will meet with Mr Porter today to discuss her proposal, which also includes a cap on the number of licensed brothels, the number of rooms and the number of prostitutes.
Ms Carles' amendments would move the laws towards a model used in Sweden, and shift the criminal focus from women in prostitution to the clients.
The changes would also impose jail terms on brothel owners who employed children and require the state government to spend $5 million establishing a women's shelter.
Both independents will also canvas their ideas to Liberal MPs Peter Abetz and Graeme Jacobs, who have indicated they will cross the floor over the current laws.
"If I can get (Mr Abetz and Mr Jacobs) to come on board and support me, there's a good chance the Attorney General will also accept these proposals," Dr Woollard said.
Dr Woollard said both sets of amendments would work well together.
Ms Carles said her changes would support women who want to exit the industry.
"There is an opportunity here to help women move out of the sex work industry through a properly funded shelter with support services," she said.
"This is an industry that makes money out of the sale of women's bodies for men's sexual gratification and often involves violence and long term physical, psychological and emotional harm to women." Ms Carles said.
Attorney General Christian Porter said he would give consideration to the proposals, and was particularly interested in the idea of a women's shelter.
"Our ultimate aim with this legislation has been to ensure police can respond to public complaints and close down prostitution businesses in residential areas, and we are willing to consider any amendments which are in harmony with these fundamental objectives," he said.
The crackdown on the suburban sex industry has been in the works for several years, and the government has already had to amend the laws to appease opponents.
In November, Attorney General Christian Porter agreed to financially support sex workers leaving the industry and backed away from requiring they all be registered.
Under the changes, an "exit program" would be established to use revenue from licensing fees, fines and confiscated property for education and counselling services to assist workers leaving the industry.
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Meeting about 22-well drilling site in west Greeley draws a crowd
March 3, 2013
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The Greeley Planning Commission will hear the plans for the Sheep Draw Directional Project at a hearing set for March 15. If the west Greeley oil and gas project is approved there, Mineral Resources Inc. plans to begin drilling in the fall.
The proposed 22-well oil and gas drilling project in a west Greeley neighborhood raised questions and some tempers Thursday night.
About 50 people attended an informational meeting about mitigation for the Sheep Draw Directional Project planned for the Fox Run neighborhood at the nearby Greeley Family FunPlex, 1501 65th Ave., Greeley.
Mineral Resources, Inc. has applied for the necessary permits to drill 22 wells in a plot near 59th Avenue between 13th and 10th streets. At the state level there are set codes residents cannot change. At the city level, through the land-use process, mitigation of the surface impact can be discussed with the developer, which is what the meeting was intended for.
Collin Richardson of Mineral Resources, based in Greeley, said the company plans to add 8-feet tall, evergreen-type trees, hay bales and a wood privacy fence at the drilling site.
"Our goal is to do this in conjunction with the neighbors," Richardson said. "I know it's not all going to be roses."
Dr. Mark Schreibman, who lives in Fox Run, said that he does not want the drilling in his backyard.
"We don't mind if they are outside the city," he said "They are not asking our permission, they are telling us what they are going to do. … I have come here because I find this drilling site in violation of my rights. None of us have the ability to fight this. Save us the time, effort and money and find a place outside of the city limits."
Richardson said other mitigation measures include lights being faced away from homes and having the trucks go down 10th Street instead of 13th Street, and electric motors will be used in compressors, which should make the process quieter.
Richardson said the company wants to work with residents, and they can call him on his cell phone if the drilling operations create too much noise.
"We are here to be good neighbors," he said.
Several questions were also brought up about chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing process, water and air contamination possibilities.
"It's our health, not whether or not you are putting in a small or big shrub," Schreibman said.
Richardson said company officials will do everything they can to prevent accidents, and residents with specific concerns are welcome to meet with him to get more information.
Jessica Sorensen, who also lives in the subdivision, said it was helpful to hear what the plan is and get her questions answered.
"Personally, I felt that is was a little frustrating to listen to the groups who came in with all of their frustrations," she said. "It was great to understand what they are doing. I wish they were a little clearer about where to take these other concerns."
Richardson said the plan calls for the company to drill two or three wells at a time, not all at once. He said company officials have looked at other locations but this was the best location with minimum impact.
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Essendon has been forced to make five changes to its undefeated side, but has more critically named full-forward Michael Hurley to take on St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Hurley left the ground cradling his wrist and clearly in extreme pain last Friday night, but after the emotional victory over Fremantle the club said the injury was not as bad as first feared.
He trained on Thursday with heavy bandaging on a knee and the wrist, and was cleared to play.
Having already lost Paddy Ryder and youngster Nick Kommer to suspension, the Dons then lost veteran Dustin Fletcher to a groin strain, while Travis Colyer and Elliott Kavanagh have been left out.
The Dons have brought in veteran ruckman David Hille along with experienced pair Jason Winderlich and Tayte Pears. Mark Baguley and the impressive Jackson Merrett have also been named.
The Saints have brought in Tom Simpkin and forward Arryn Siposs for veteran Jason Blake and Jack Newnes, who suffered a broken jaw in the clash with Dean Brogan that led to the Giant's suspension.
Fremantle's promising start to the year and designs on a top-four finish have been slightly shaken by news that captain and star Matthew Pavlich will miss up to six weeks with an Achilles injury.
The champion forward will miss the clash with Hawthorn in Tasmania on Saturday and will miss ''four to six weeks'' after the club said he required surgery.
Jack Watts' life on the Melbourne fringe has continued, with the young player named in the squad to take on Greater Western Sydney in Sunday's battle of the winless.
Having not played in the VFL last week, Watts has had neither time nor opportunity to recover the form the club hoped he would find by being dropped. The Demons also named Jake Spencer and Max Gawn in their squad of 25.
The Western Bulldogs' luckless opening to the season worsened when playmaker Bob Murphy was ruled out with what the club believes is a minor calf injury. But while they have welcomed their captain Matthew Boyd back into the team, they have lost Shaun Higgins for the season, Easton Wood for a lengthy period with a hamstring injury and Tory Dickson to an ankle injury.
For the big clash in Sydney on Friday night, Geelong has brought in Jared Rivers and George Horlin-Smith after losing Travis Varcoe to a shoulder surgery and omitting Jordan Murdoch.
The undefeated Richmond named an unchanged line-up for the MCG clash against Collingwood on Saturday. The Pies were forced to leave out veteran defender Ben Johnson with a calf injury and dropped rookie Jack Frost. Midfielder Josh Thomas has been named, along with Paul Seedsman.
Carlton has brought in ruckman Robbie Warnock to cover the loss of Matthew Kreuzer to injury.


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An expectation that interest rates will remain at record low levels could support further buying in the Australian sharemarket, which has risen to the highest level since June 2008.
Local stocks still need to climb by 23 per cent to achieve a fresh record high, beating the peak dating back to November 2007.
Economists predict the Reserve Bank of Australia will keep the cash rate at 2.5 per cent for the rest of this year after it was revealed consumer price increases are being contained within the RBA's target band.
Headline inflation for the March quarter came in at 0.6 per cent, below consensus, and rose 2.9 per cent for the year. That provides the central bank with a measure of relief after a runaway inflation reading in the previous quarter and bolsters the case for leaving rates on hold.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index finished at 5517.8 points on Wednesday, the first time it has closed above 5500 points in almost six years.
The consumer price index and disappointing Chinese output data helped provide some respite from a high Australian dollar, wiping almost 1¢ from the currency's value. It was fetching US92.85¢, the first time since April 8 the currency has slipped below US93¢.
HSBC's flash China manufacturing purchasing managers index came in at 48.3 points for April, a two-month high but still below the critical level of 50 points.
Australian shares are up 3.1 per cent this year, buoyed by banks including record highs for
The S&P 500 Index in the United States is ahead by 1.7 per cent.
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UBS equity strategist David Cassidy, who has a 5700 points target for the ASX 200 this year, believes that share price appreciation will be driven primarily by earnings growth.
"It's earnings growth from here that will see the market push higher," he said. One of Mr Cassidy's key themes for 2014 is the recovery in the domestic construction industry. An environment of low interest rates will help stimulate building activity and the construction industry.
"From the perspective of putting some degree of downward pressure on the currency, I think that's a good news story for the stockmarket and just the prospect of the RBA on hold probably for the year is also in itself a good news story for the stockmarket," he said.
"Stocks exposed to the housing cycle would probably be the strongest theme. We still think over the medium term the Aussie dollar will weaken against the US dollar so stocks exposed to overseas earnings [are also poised to benefit]," he added.
Mr Cassidy said the banks were being rewarded by investors for their consistency.
"The banks are still giving you a solid yield plus moderate earnings growth which is an enticing combination."
The ASX 200 is trading on a yield of 4.29 per cent, but the banks have bettered that, offering an average yield of 5.1 per cent.
Westpac has led the big four with a 10 per cent share price return in 2014, followed by ANZ with 7.3 per cent.
Investors have shown confidence in the outlook for the Australian market but cracks are appearing in some of the better performing indices overseas.
Famed short-seller David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital claimed investors were witnessing the second tech bubble in 15 years, in his closely followed quarterly investor letter released on Tuesday in the United States.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Index is in negative territory for the year to date, shedding 0.4 per cent.
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Study: Mich. Public Universities Rely on Tuition as State Aid Shrinks
Study: Mich. Public Universities Rely on Tuition as State Aid Shrinks
December 2, 2013/Detroit News
Charles E. Ramirez
Michigan's public universities are becoming increasingly reliant on tuition for funding, with state aid accounting for less than a quarter of their general fund revenue, according to a state House Fiscal Agency report released Monday.
"If you look at it going backward, certainly state funding cuts have played at least a partial role in driving the level of tuition increases we've seen," said Kyle Jen, the report's author and deputy director of the Michigan House Fiscal Agency. "But then going forward, the point we're at is tuition dramatically outweighs state funding in terms of where universities get their operating funding."
Based in Lansing, the nonpartisan agency provides budgetary and legislative analysis to the state House's Appropriations Committee and other members of the House. Jen said he and the agency had been working on the report for a couple of months.
Michael Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, said the report "nails it right on the head."
"The issue is that over the last 10-15 years, state appropriations have fallen and student tuition has risen," he said. "There's a direct, converse relationship. One goes down, the other goes up almost dollar for dollar."
The council is a Lansing-based nonprofit that advocates higher education as a public good.
State appropriations to public universities for operating costs on a per-student basis have been cut by about 30 percent, from $6,841 in 2000 to an estimated $4,796 this year, according to the report.
It also said state aid accounts for less than a quarter of general fund revenues for universities. At one time, state appropriations accounted for 75 percent of universities' funding, Boulus said.
In dollars, the University of Michigan's main campus in Ann Arbor has seen the largest cut in state appropriations, while Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo has had the smallest reduction, the report said.
State appropriations for U-M's main campus were $9,674 per student in 2000-01 and are projected at $6,381 for 2013-14. At WMU, funding was $5,228 per student in 2000-01 and is projected at $4,637 for 2013-14.
At the same time, the average tuition and fee rate charged to an in-state undergraduate student has risen about 150 percent from $6,367 in 2000 to an estimated $15,891 this year, according to the report.
Tuition and fees at U-M in Ann Arbor have jumped from $13,699 in 2000 to a projected $27,147 this year, the report says; at Western Michigan, the cost per student climbed from $4,287 in 2000 to a projected $12,516 this year.
More than 250,000 students attend one of Michigan's 15 public universities each year, according to the House Fiscal Agency report.
"Going forward, tuition will be more directly tied to a university's operating costs," Jen said. "So decisions about tuition that affect affordability really rest more in the hands of the universities."
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Goal: To thank Dane County for acknowledging that traveling circuses are not capable of caring for animals properly and to thank them for banning elephant performances in their county.
Dane County, Wisconsin has made the decision to stop allowing elephant performances within its county and will not allow any county-owned facilities to hold circuses anymore. Due to PETA, local members, activists and other animals rights organizations' hard work, Dane County's Board of Supervisors found it quite easy to make the decision. It only took 6 months for the efforts of PETA and other organizations to convince Dane County to enact a ban on elephant performances.
It has been documented that almost all traveling circuses are not able to care for their animals properly, and much less for their bigger animals such as elephants. Sadly, it has also been documented that many circus animals are beaten, tortured and even killed due to the cruelty of circus workers. Elephants are too big to be hauled around in trucks or to live in cages all their lives. They quickly become agitated due to the cramped space in cages. They should be able to have their free space with fresh air, not to be forced to live in trucks or cages, and to be forced to perform ridiculous acts just for people's enjoyment and entertainment.
According to Al Matano, the Supervisor who proposed the ban, elephants deserve to be treated well and do not deserve to be confined to small spaces. In a PETA interview, Al Matano stated: "Elephants don't belong in trucks, they don't belong in circuses, and we decided as a county [in 2000] not to keep them at our zoo, because we weren't able to house them humanely. So having them at our expo center makes no sense. It's not possible to have elephants in a traveling show and treat them carefully enough."
It is an amazing thing to have a man like Al Matano on the Board of Supervisors who supports animals and their rights. This country needs more leaders like Al Matano who support animals. By Dane County enacting this ban on circuses within their county, they are setting a good example for other counties to do the same thing and end animal cruelty.
Please sign this petition to thank PETA for all their efforts and to thank Dane County, Wisconsin's Board of Supervisors for enacting this much-needed ban on elephant performances and for banning circuses within its county. Animals deserve this kind of support from as many people as possible, so by signing you can show your gratitude and show that you care.
Dear Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors,
I want to strongly thank you for making the decision to enact a ban on elephant performances and circuses within your county. This was a very great decision of yours and the elephants, along with the other animals that are a part of the circuses, desperately needed your help. You are setting a great example by banning elephant performances in your county. Hopefully other counties will become aware of it and follow your lead.
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 05:23:46 EDT
Can anyone tell me anything about this place (Utica)in New York (not sure if
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ships manifest that this was his destination. Why would he choose to go
there, he was noted as a spinner so I am presuming that his intentions were
continue with his occupation. The year was 1893 and he was an educated man as
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June 11, 2002
The Bullitt County Public Library Board of Trustees met Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at the Ridgway Memorial Library. Those present were Judy T. Jackson, Delorse Ashby, Joyce Manning, and Brenda Roberts. Delorse Ashby called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Donald Cobb and Nelda Moore arrived at 5:45 p.m.
The minutes of the last meeting were read. Joyce Manning made a motion to accept the minutes as written. Brenda Roberts seconded the motion. The motion carried.
The Treasurer's Report was given. Delorse Ashby made the motion to accept the Treasurer's Report as given. Joyce Manning seconded the motion. The Treasurer's Report will be filed for audit.
Director's Report:
(Since Randy was out of town, Judy Jackson gave the Director's Report.)
We received three bids for bank interest. One from First Citizens, one from First Federal, and one from the Peoples Bank of Bullitt County. Judy advised that Randy and she had gone over the bids, and after considering each one closely, felt that the library should probably stay with the Peoples Bank of Bullitt County for this year. Brenda Roberts made the motion to accept the bid from the Peoples Bank of Bullitt County. Joyce Manning seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Two new sign designs had been received from KMC Sign Co. The board discussed the pictures at length. Nelda Moore made the suggestion that possibly a smaller sign using some of the pattern and materials in the building might be more complimentary. The board felt we should look into just a "monument" type sign, and forget about the message board. Judy will check into these signs, and get some pricing.
Beverly Reeks went to visit the new library the other day, and found that the sliding windows at the office were not on the plan. The plan called for a solid window that does not open. Judy and Randy feel that this slide window is a necessity for the office, but a change order will have to be done. Brenda Roberts made the motion to do a change order for a sliding window in the office of the new library. Donald Cobb seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Now that the total budget has been set, it is time to split the book budget for the different locations. Judy passed out the statistics that Randy gives out each year. These handouts include the total patrons for each location, the total circulation for each location, and three different possible splits. One is based on the percentage of patron usage, one is based on percentage of circulation figures, and one is a split that Randy and Judy feel is more in line with what is workable. Donald Cobb made the motion to split the book budget using the third suggested method. Brenda Roberts seconded the motion. The motion carried. The book budget is split as follows: Ridgway -- $72,000, DSL -- $31,500, MW -- $31,500, and LJ -- $15,000.
We are going to apply for a technology grant from the state. The award amount is $7,500 on fixed technology. We are going to submit the grant on the wireless connections that Randy is working on. The grant needs to be signed by a quorum of board members, and postmarked before June 14, 2002. The board signed the grant.
There is also a grant for Library Programming that we will be applying for. The maximum award for that is $10,000, and the minimum award is $4,000. Belinda Bunnell, the programming person, and Randy will be working on this grant. It is not due until the end of July.
Summer Reading Program is under way. The kids are doing such things and finger painting with pudding, and making play dough from scratch. The total attendance for the first week was 240. Dorothea Stottman had the highest number -- 124. We will also be having the overnight camping at Jefferson Memorial Forest this year. The date is June 28th. We will have Irish Folk music for entertainment. All the board is invited to attend.
Randy and some other people in the community are organizing a Public Issues Forum to be held on the morning of the 4th of July. It will be called "Forums on the Fourth". The County Extension Office, Publisher's Printing, the Pioneer News and we are sponsoring it. It will be held here at Ridgway. The topic of the discussion will be "Terrorism".
We have heard from the carpet people. The carpet will be laid in Ridgway and DSL towards the end of August. The company will be in touch with us soon to schedule a definite day.
The Lebanon Junction roof has been repaired from the hail damage. We had a major sewage backup last Thursday. Our custodian cleaned up, and we don't expect any permanent damage. We were not the only people affected. Several other businesses, and some private homes were also affected.
Each Board member was given a copy of the Kentucky Public Library Standards. Nelda advised the Board that each one should read them, and use this as merely a form of checking ourselves. Later, as group, we could see how we compare.
The library received a letter concerning the filtering legislation. It stated that we need to have a public meeting to listen to the public about their views on filtering the Internet. We had this meeting on February 12, 2002. It also stated we needed to have an updated policy on file. Donald Cobb made the motion to approve the current Internet filtering policy. Brenda Roberts seconded the motion. The motion carried.
The Woodman of the World has ordered to donate a flagpole to the library. The only draw back is that we have to let them know tomorrow if we want to accept it, and none of the logistics have been worked out. We do not who will be responsible for setting the pole, where we would put the pole, would we need to laminate it, etc. The Woodman must put their order in by this coming Saturday. They wanted the poles set by September 11th and have a small ceremony. After discussing the matter, the Board felt that we were under too much of a time restraint, and have too many questions unanswered. The Board decided to decline the donation this year, but would be willing to look at it again if offered.
Judy informed the Board that we had received letters from Judge Ridgon stated that Delorse Ashby and Brenda Roberts have been reappointed for a second term.
Delorse asked Nelda if she had anything to report. Nelda advised that since this was not a planned visit, she did not have anything at this time.
Brenda Roberts made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Donald Cobb seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
The next Board meeting will be July 9th, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ridgway Memorial Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Joyce Manning Donald S. Cobb
Acting Secretary President
Board of Trustees Board of Trustees
Bullitt County Public Library Bullitt County Public Library


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