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The would-be developer of a Newcastle steel mill is suing the State Government for at least $500 million, claiming damages for hindering the project and alleging fraud and bad faith.
Austeel Pty Ltd says the Government is hampering its ability to raise the $4 billion needed for the state's largest industrial project to proceed.
The NSW Supreme Court heard yesterday that the Austeel chairman, Clive Palmer, had recently been denied a meeting with the Premier Bob Carr.
Three years ago Mr Carr and the Treasurer, Michael Egan, announced that the Government would spend $240 million on infrastructure for the steel mill.
That commitment formed the basis of a contract signed by the Government on February 14, 2001, which included undertakings to co-operate with Austeel to ensure the success of the project that holds the promise of 1400 jobs in the Hunter Valley.
In November Austeel said the Government was not fulfilling the contract. It cites the Government's failure to rezone the site, to provide security of tenure over land, to lodge environmental impact statements and to ensure development of an associated port.
"The project is effectively stalled, notwithstanding what was undertaken at the signing," Austeel's barrister, Malcolm Holmes, QC, told the court.
Justice Patricia Bergin agreed to the Government's application that an arbitration, which is provided for under the contract and had been due to start on Thursday, be postponed for two weeks.
Details of the dispute, to be heard next month, emerged during yesterday's hearing.
The Government's barrister, John Sackar, QC, said $500 million was a conservative estimate of the amount involved and "we understand the claim runs into the billions".
Mr Holmes said damages for lost opportunities caused by the delay were running at $53 million a month.
The Government, which denies allegations of conduct in bad faith and fraud and disputes the amount of damages sought, said Austeel had interfered with its preparation for the arbitration.
Justice Bergin accepted the Government's argument that it had worked under a misapprehension about the financial modelling used by Austeel to determine its claim.
If Austeel had told the Government it was mistaken, "energies would not have been expended in the wrong direction", she said.
She also agreed that Austeel had delayed the Government's preparation by approaching a third party, one of its subcontractors, which held evidence sought by the Government.
This too "seems to have deflected [the Government's] energies unnecessarily".
She ordered that the arbitration could begin as late as March 11. The hearing was set for 14 business days. The three arbitrators have a further seven business days to decide the dispute.
Austeel was ordered to pay the Government's costs of yesterday's hearing.
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The 30-year-old will replace Roberto Heras, who has moved to Liberty.
"Lance is going to be trying for his sixth consecutive victory in the Tour and they've hired me to help him achieve that objective," said Azevedo.
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On Saturday, that season game to a close with a win over Nevada in which he engineered the two perfect drives to help Arizona to a one-point win.
"It was unbelievable," Marquis Flowers said. "Watching him in practice, you don't think nothing of it. But when it's actually game time, to see his composure and leadership out there, everybody on the sideline was hyped. It was big play after big play."
Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez may have been Scott's most consistent supporter this season and that belief paid off on Saturday.
"Matt and all of our guys, especially our seniors, I said it earlier in our season, it might have been one of the early losses, that this guy's a stud," Rodriguez said. "Not just on the field, but as he mentioned what he's been through, and how he's persevered and to come out as a fifth year senior, and I don't know how many different coaches he's had or how many systems he's had to learn. He bought in completely and executed tremendously.
"Those last two drives, you had to be almost flawless with the mountain of time we had left. You had to be almost flawless to execute it. Matt Scott was flawless. Certainly that is why we won the game."
Scott had the option of transferring when Nick Foles was named the starter, but decided to stay at Arizona instead. That choice made his career path what it is not and Scott began to well up when asked to reflect on his career.
"It changes a lot," Scott said. "I've been through a lot here at the University, and it's been a tough time for me. My career could have gone a couple of different ways, but I decided to stay and compete and try to get better. I didn't quit. There was a lot of perseverance, it was hard at times."
Now those times have come to an end and Scott will be remembered as a quarterback that went out a winner, something that he maybe has not thought of yet.
"I don't think it's hit me yet," he said. "It will probably hit me tomorrow morning or the next day. But I'll look back as a great part of my life, a great five years.
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Flakiness and unresponsiveness – a major employer faux pas
In today's world of digital information and communication, the job market has grown to an unprecedented size. Employers can receive dozens if not hundreds of applications in a single day to a new job posting. With a rising number of college graduates and unemployed professionals competing for the same entry-level positions, competition has become extremely fierce in just about every industry.
Few people expect to hear back from every single job they apply for, but employers should be careful about not responding to emails and phone calls as they begin to seriously consider a candidate for a particular position. Many job hunters list flakiness and unresponsiveness during the hiring process as a top complaint, which can seriously begin to hurt a company's reputation.
As you enter into the prescreening or interviewing stage with potential candidates, they expect a certain level of respect and consideration from hiring managers – even if it's a simple email stating they are no longer under consideration for a position. Once a dialogue has been opened, employers have an obligation to respond relatively quickly to candidates about hiring updates. People understand that unexpected circumstances can slow down hiring practices. But waiting three weeks after an initial interview to get back to an applicant is rude, inconsiderate and can give any company the reputation of having poor employee relations.
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PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have pulled out of the U.S. market.
Friday, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney charged the principals of three of online poker's biggest sites with bank fraud, illegal gambling and laundering billions of dollars.
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The Internet domain names used by PokerStars, Full Tilt, Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet were seized and now redirect to a message from the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI.
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School are failing DS - he's about to see Camhs and they won't even get SENCo involved - even though hes SA and has an IEP.(47 Posts)
How on earth can a school who has a child who now is seperated at break/lunch due to social communication difficulties and resulting meltdowns still not have the SENCo involved?
I've asked, I've asked for IEP for behaviour/social problems, I've asked for statement - NOTHING.
Currently he spends lunchtime with a buddy of his choice, in library or courtyard, supervised indirectly by lunchtime staff in hall which is adjacent. (not entirely appropriate I don't think considering he carries an epipen in school) This was agreed at last meeting and he was susposed to be the permanent buddy of a pupil already segregated for different reasons. I was led to believe this pupil has a 1:1 so DS would be supervised. This didn't work so we now have this situation.
Even his teacher said the other day it's not a long term solution. But she hasn't arranged a meeting like I asked. I've asked head and SENCo to call. Nothing from head and SENCo asked office to tell me no point as she doesn't deal with him.
Help please.
Does he have my support from other agencies e.g. Speech therapy? Sensory team? that could be influential.
Head teacher involvement asap
Doctor referral
Remove from school if nothing happens
Firstly contact your local Parent Partnership. Every council or L.A has one.
Put your concerns in writing to the school. Write to the SENCO requesting her involvement.
In your letter state clearly, what the issues are, what you want/require & what you will do should the school feel they can't / won't acknowledge your requests.
Good luck.
GP referred to CAMHS. Appointment in September - options appointment. I need top speak to school to get evidence, discuss what I need to ask CAMHS for.
Head teacher had meetings, sings the right songs, but hasn't got back to me despite me asking for another meeting.
I'm very worried that Camhs will not take this further when SENCo isn't even involved - I mean they agreed he needed to be seen as emailed clinician but when I've nothing to back it up............... (except ASC and cubs!)
Rang parent partnership this evening - left a message and their call back time is 2-3 days.
The school have not even told us who their teacher is next year - I will be meeting with them as soon as I know.
DON'T. remove him from school...god knows i was tempted with my Ds but whilst your Ds is in the school the staff have an obligation to him.
I've met numerous families that removed or were forced to remove their dc from mainstream school...then they are nobodys problem. You've no diagnosis or Statement...make the school do their job, don't go anywhere!
I find keeping written record of everything helps.
If you have a conversation in person follow it up by a 'thank you for discussing x today. Doing y sounds like a good plan of action lets review in z weeks' kind of email.
Also contacting by email giving clear questions gives good record.
Overtime you can build up a paper trail that if frankly embarassing to the avoiders and use this a leverage for actions to happen.
You can either escalate to the head, the school governors (one of whom should have a reviewing SEN provision responsibility) or to county inclusions team.
Do you have a parenting partnership type of scheme in your area? They can be really useful with how the local system works.
How do I email SENCo? I have heads email.
Would a simple email along the lines of..............help?
"Now we have the confirmed date for DS' options appointment with Camhs, we need to arrange a meeting with DS year 5 teacher and the SENCo to discuss how we move forward with regards to DS social diffculties and put into place an IEP for social support ready for September."
I cannot remove him from school - I'm a LP who works FT. Although it absolutely the only option I would.
Also DS needs school and the routine. He's not a problem child in class as routine is what he thrives on and when he's anxious he withdraws.
Sometimes I wish he was a
little shit problem because then he'd get more help.
ACE have some great leaflets on getting extra help and making a complaint here which include sample letters.
I would start the formal complaint procedure by email and, if it is a Local Authority school, copy in the schools improvement team or inclusions team.
Thanks marma I'll have a read of that link - looks brill.
Oh and thanks to everyone Some great advice here for me to follow.
Some schools/ local authorities have a format for email addresses. So it might be firstname.lastname@example.com. Or sometimes email@example.com.
If that fails then call and ask the school secretary or email the head/ admin with a bold statement at the start of the email FAO SENCO PLEASE FORWARD.
Your email looks like a good start. You don't need to over think. Just keep getting things down in writing. Periodically, say once a fortnight send the next progress/ chasing mail.
Parent partnership will help you once they're in touch. As a parent you can apply direct for a statement of educational need to show you're serious, but this might be one for after CAMH's have started assessment.
I would end what you've written by adding a line 'I am available on these dates/ times'.
Have you requested a statutory assessment by writing to the LA? It's just I'm not clear where you asked for a statement and got nothing. Have you been refused (by the LA)? Look on IPSEA here and SOSSEN here and use their helplines to get advice. Parent patnerships are very variable and some are partisan as they are employed by the LA.
I asked teacher about applying for statement - to be told there's no point as they are hard to get. (more than once)
DS went through a stage - before the biting and segregation of begging to move schools. I mentioned to teacher how concerned I was he was that unhappy but how it wouldn't solve 99% of problems as his difficulties would follow him. I asked for support and more involvement from SN people at school. Her helpful solution was to look into trial days at other schools to see if he preferred elsewhere - basically passing the buck.
Schools aren't always happy about statements tbh particularly when they don't bring funding because they give parents the legal right to ensure their child's needs are met.
You need to document everything, so conversations need noting who, where, what was said, and then followed up by email along the lines of further to our conversation today...... Every incident document it, every concern you put to the school do it in writing and keep a copy. The paper trail is vital to secure support for your child, if it's not documented school could deny all knowledge.
On the MN special needs board you will get brilliant advice and support from parents who have been where you are now and have fought and won so do pop in and ask for advice
They are hard to get but not impossible. Schools can apply, parents can apply or ideally both. If you're rejected you can appeal but there is a waiting period before you can reapply - Its about a year from memory but parent partnership will help you. The process of applying means he will get assessed and you can request input from people like the Ed psyc.
One more possible route to help could be the school nurse if you can find out via your GP who it is.
We got a statement for DS1 a few months ago 'by the power of mumsnet'.
Not to be discouraging but he does have an ASD diagnosis from CAMH's, many years SALT input, behavioural therapy input, occupational therapy input and lots of Ed psyc reports. He's had a 1-1 for three years and been on school action plus for the same amount of time.
Ideally you need paperwork to back up your statement application so start emailing. If you find yourself with a few spare hours, hard to come by I know, you could do a big summary bullet point email of all the meetings and events to date. You could supply this to parent partnership too to help you brief them.
I got absolutely fed up with things at one stage and a lovely lady from parent partnership came to a meeting with me. It helped my sanity.
Thanks - again 2 extremely helpful and brilliant posts full of advice. I've got some paper trail - even written to confirm some discussions.
I need to email again about last meeting, what was agreed and demand Sn update and follow up meeting. Then say I want to meet SENCo.
Tbh DS could cope ATM without a statement - he's fine in class other than literacy being extremely poor.
I have his document from dst with poor working memory details so can ask for evidence in what they are doing to address this.
I would want a statement for 5 hours over lunch. Basically school say they cannot provide someone to support him so he was buddied up with the other boy - who I believe has a 1:1. That didn't work so DS has his own buddy. I am convinced I can argue my case that they need to provide 1:1 if he's segregated under medical needs ( has epipen so should be supervised) and therefore he may as we have - and should have a 1:1 at lunchtime to support him socially and help him integrate.
What's both reassuring and lovey to hear and also so compelling to prove my point is the few patents I have spoke to and explained why DS is driers red cannot believe he'd ever hurt let alone bite another child ( or 3 in 5 minutes!). Goes to show the power of anxiety when it takes hold.
Just to emphasise your son has a right to a statement on the grounds of behaviour/social communication difficulties even if academically he is fine. We were in your position at the start of the year so applied as parents for statutory assessment which was accepted and we will hopefully get a finalised statement in a couple of weeks. My sons were academically above average but have very challenging behaviour at school. We were told by both school and education psychologist we would not get a statement but it went through the panel first time. Even if it is not granted it forces the school to get all their paperwork in place so is worth doing on those grounds alone.
If he is on school action, what does his IEP say?
Only asking as when ds was in yr 3, he was moved from SA to SA+, at this point the Senco was actually asked by the Ed Psych to back off as the Ed Psych felt Senco was 'attempting to diagnose dc with a syndrome' is it possible because of the referral to CAMHS that the school Senco has been told not to cross the wires further? This effectively means that CAMHS can make valid suggestions as to what would help your ds and do their own observations rather than relying on something that isn't currently working.
An outside agency often provides a fresh pair of eyes and can be much more productive for the child.
As an example, ds yr 3 teacher 'self diagnosed' my ds with "autism and aspergers' when after intervention from ed psych and paeditrician, with extensive observations, they were able to say ds was in fact extremely bright, was being bullied by his teacher and that the Senco wasn't doing the observations she claimed! Speak to your gp, speak to camhs and parent partnership and make sure they are putting the right types of intervention in place x
If he is SA and has an IEP the SENCO is involved
mrz unfortunatly not. There have been numerous times I have asked for a meeting - it's never happened. DS has interventions twice a week for 20 minutes for literacy with a TA. (who is lovely btw!). But even when they wrote the IEP it was the teacher and not done with me and SENCo involved.
labro thats interesting about the SENCo being told to back off. We have never had SENCo involvement and my frequent questions about how long school will leave things before ed pysch involved ha never been answered. Hence why I went through GP to Camhs myself.
onein I'm going to wait until after options meeting with Camhs and then apply myself. Thankyou.
You have nothing to lose by applying for a statement, even if the LA refuse to assess you have the right to appeal and you can apply again if and when you feel appropriate. You only have to wait six months if they already assess and then decide your ds doesn't need a statement.
I would recommend giving IPSEA a call they are fab. Good luck
The SENCO is responsible for maintaining the SEN register (SA, SA+ and Statments of SEN) and IEPs. In many schools the head will also be the SENCO.
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A look at the relationship between monsters Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and Sulley (voiced by John Goodman) during their days at the University of Fear -- when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
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Dissipation and Residues of Lufenuron in Grape Fruits
Ehab Hassan1,, Nevien Ahmed1, Mohamed Arief2
1Central Agricultural Pesticide Laboratory, Pesticide Residuesand Environmental Pollution Department, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Banha University, Banha, Egypt
American Journal of Environmental Protection, 2013 1 (2), pp 17-19
DOI: 10.12691/env-1-2-1
Received December 28, 2012; Revised February 01, 2013; Accepted April 01, 2013
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- Hassan, Ehab, Nevien Ahmed, and Mohamed Arief. "Dissipation and Residues of Lufenuron in Grape Fruits." American Journal of Environmental Protection 1.2 (2013): 17-19.
- Hassan, E. , Ahmed, N. , & Arief, M. (2013). Dissipation and Residues of Lufenuron in Grape Fruits. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 1(2), 17-19.
- Hassan, Ehab, Nevien Ahmed, and Mohamed Arief. "Dissipation and Residues of Lufenuron in Grape Fruits." American Journal of Environmental Protection 1, no. 2 (2013): 17-19.
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The main objective of this study was to understand the residue and persistence behavior of lufenuron insecticide in grape fruit samples. The residues were analyzed by HPLC and it dissipated in grape fruit following first order kinetics. The average initial deposit of in grape fruit was observed to be 1.85mg kg-1 at single application rate. The recoveries of lufenuron on grape fruit were observed from 91.97% to 95.25% at fortification levels of 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0mg kg-1. The reported limit of quantification (LOQ) was found to be 0.01mg kg-1. The dissipation experiments showed the half-lives (T1/2) of lufenuron were around 2.79 days. According to the maximum residue limit (MRL) the pre-harvest interval (PHI) of lufenuron on grape was 3 days after the treatment.
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These ants have been showing up in my room, crawling up my bed at night and sting/biting me repeatedly. The sting is not very painful (class I) but itches like crazy for days and I can't get a good night of sleep in a week. I think they are clearly nested inside the room and I will have to get rid of them fast. But I am also interested in identifying the species and learning more about them because I never saw this species around before. In fact, until I got a good look at the head/antennae I considered they could be some other insect.
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Northern Portugal. Urban environment.
SECOND-Habitat of collection.
Bedroom. They show up a lot on some cardboard boxes but could be in wood.
THIRD-Coloration, hue and pattern?
The head and abdomen dark brown. The abdomen is shiny. The thorax is lighter brown. It resembles a bit the heart shape of Crematogaster but not as perfect as C. scutelaris. Much more elongated rather.
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Most of them are clear in the pictures. I am almost sure they sting me not bite me. I could not get a picture of the sting out though. They smell a lot like formic acid to me too.
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I could find a good ruler at the moment, only this one for now.
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They are calm and walk slowly. I find them isolated and they wander alone not in lines.
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The Rudd government has been accused of sneaking in a tax on the 700,000 motorists who use liquefied petroleum gas in this week's budget.
The lobby group, LPG Australia, argued yesterday that the government had not informed the industry of its plan to impose excise on LPG from July 2011 and that it could lead to a decline in the use of the leading alternative transport fuel.
"This is going to hit motorists, the taxis, the fleets, and also the equipment manufacturers, the vehicle manufacturers,'' the chief executive of LPG Australia, Michael Carmody said. "This is a significant shift.''
LPG is untaxed, but the industry said the small print in the budget and subsequent information from the government had revealed the fuel faces an excise from 2.5¢ a litre from July 2011, rising to 12.5¢ a litre from July 2015.
It said the excise contradicts the long-standing policy of the government offering incentives to convert cars to LPG. It would be "taxing the fuel that underpins the incentive program".
The budget papers made clear the government would raise $275 million over four years of the forward estimates, largely through changes to the way excise is charged ethanol.
However, the office of assistant treasurer
Earlier in the day, Senator Sherry and the Minister for Resources and Energy,
They argued the fuel excise changes completed a 2004-05 reform package that received bipartisan support under the former Howard government and which brought a range of alternative fuels fully into the tax system by placing them into bands based on their energy content.
They said alternative fuels would benefit from a 50 per cent reduction on their full energy content tax rate, which would help give consumer choice and competition in transport fuels.
The government's announced changes in the budget bring in an extra $275 million over four years from changes to the excise on ethanol.
The increase will largely come from imported ethanol, because local producers will receive an offset, while imported product will not.
"The measure will provide the Australian ethanol industry with adequate time to prepare for the forthcoming changes,'' the budget papers said.
Senator Sherry said in the joint statement with Mr Ferguson the government would consult extensively with key stakeholders on the implementation details.
This consultation will cover the implementation of support for the domestic ethanol industry, whether offsetting grants are the best mechanism to phase in effective excise over the transitional period for the biofuels and the gaseous fuels, and how to determine the appropriate taxation point for the gaseous fuels.
A discussion paper to this effect will soon be released by the Assistant Treasurer.
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BENTANCOURT, Carlos M. and SCATONI, Iris B.. Biology of Mallocephala deserticola Berg (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). An. Soc. Entomol. Bras. [online]. 1998, vol.27, n.2, pp.213-221. ISSN 0301-8059. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0301-80591998000200007.
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And then she came up with the idea of asking him to fiddle with his collection of detritus.
Perhaps Pappy fans are so insatiable that they even want the detritus of their favorite tot.
Her fantastical accumulations of detritus and throwaway goods can seem to pack more whimsy than wallop.
The artist is drinking beer, smoking and the detritus is building up around him.
Amidst the detritus of old amplifiers, beaten up electric guitars and drum kits was a tatty white plastic bag.
By some unknown convulsion, this detritus had been heaped up.
Death is only real for all the detritus of the world, for all the sorrow, for all the injustice, for all the grief.
What an inconceivable tangle of detritus those streets must be!
The mouth of the Dranse, hard by, is a dreary collection of detritus.
The soil, composed of sand and that detritus which abounds in American forests, gave way beneath the foot.
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Renowned all over the world thanks to her size zero status, the beautiful actress has now manifested her yearning for solitude. Sources close to the actress have stated that Kareena Kapoor was become quite weary of the public life up to this moment.
Rumors all over town are that the beautiful Bollywood star is a bit disappointed by her boyfriend Saif Ali Khan which constantly comments on her habits to shop a lot. It seems that this is the reason for which Kareena has made the decision to stay away from him for a short period of time. The actress does not appreciate the comments on her life, as she considers that being her life she can live as she pleases.
Sources close to the couple say that Saif and Kareena do indulge in minor fights during their most recent shopping sprees. The two Bollywood stars are going to get married in the year of 2012, and now everybody hopes that these little arguments won't be getting in the way of their happiness.


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The solar wind of particles streaming off the sun helps drive flows and swirls in space as complicated as any terrestrial weather pattern. Scientists have now spotted at planet Mercury, for the first time, a classic space weather event called a hot flow anomaly, or HFA, which has previously been spotted at Earth, Venus, Saturn and Mars.
"Planets have a bow shock the same way a supersonic jet does," said Vadim Uritsky at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
"These hot flow anomalies are made of very hot solar wind deflected off the bow shock."
The results were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics on Jan. 15, 2014. To identify the presence of HFAs at Mercury, the team used observations from NASA's Messenger (short for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging) to detect the presence of two HFA signatures.
The first measurement was of magnetic fields that can be used to detect giant electric current sheets that lead to HFAs. The second was of the heating of the charged particles. The scientists then analyzed this information to quantify what kind of turbulence exists in the region, which provided the final smoking gun of an HFA.
Not only is this the first sighting of HFAs at Mercury, but the observations help round out a picture of this type of space weather in general.
HFAs come in a variety of scale sizes - from around 600 miles across at Venus to closer to 60,000 miles across at Saturn. This study suggests that the most important factor for determining HFA size is the geometry and size of the planet's bow shock.
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Your Friskyscopes For The Week Of November 19-25, 2012
Scorpio (October 23-November 21): Your opinions are going to dip into very deep and decrepit places that will make you want to go even farther into your head. Thankfully, there will be a happier ending to this, and if you are willing to get a little dark to see the light, then all will prevail. In the end, 2012 will go down as a year that you ultimately learned the most about yourself.
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): Your lucky streak is about to begin, but you don't have to flaunt it all. Yes, being a bit shameless is a beautiful thing, and can give you the best high you've had in ages, but there is a thing called tact, and you are going to have to learn to balance the two extremes because this upcoming year for you is about poise.
Capricorn (December 22-January 19): For that friend of your honey that makes you uneasy, this is going to be a period of transformation, as happiness and forgiveness will strike you. Expect to bridge the gap between you and that loathsome someone that will turn it out in a way that will pleasantly shock and amaze you. Seems there is something redeeming in them after all.
Aquarius (January 20-February 19): You'll need audience participation for your week to go well. To ensure this is going to happen, turn up your antics when it comes to juggling priorities. With more eyes on you, more praise will follow, and if there's anything that you will need a deluge of now, it's admirers. So, get discovered!
Pisces (February 20-March 20): Your sense of truth is going to go through the wringer this week, as you'll be feeling and thinking about life in a different way, throwing you off your current interests. A sudden change of heart looms and all you'll want is to be free. While you can't promise to return, know the only real way to find out is by going.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Horny thoughts are going to infiltrate your brain, making bit it hard to get your mind to stay on task. Of course, we all need outlets, so take this as a sign to switch it up. Veer off the main road to get your kicks off. This is your time and your life; do with it as you want. Remember, no one else is the boss of you.
Taurus (April 20- May 20): Don't carry the weight of the world. After all, why be in a relationship if you don't take advantage of it? Your other is more than just a bed warmer, so kick some ass and put that boo of yours to work. There is no reason being responsible is a role someone has to play. So, shed this fallacy that you're a shrinking violet, and open a whole new level in your relationship.
Gemini (May 21- June 20): Your love life will get a massive dose of action, thrilling you to no end. It'll give you so much more to talk about with your friends and so much more to think about when you are alone. In fact, it'll get so exciting; you might even slow down plans, just to enjoy the anxiety. Why? Because sometimes it's better thinking about it than getting it.
Cancer (June 21-July 22): You're cute, smart and a bit of a loose cannon, making whomever you're eying mad with desire. However, there is only so long you can keep the tension going, without being bold. Yes, switch it up now, as timing is key to make the most of what you've got going on. Chances are that sexy times are ahead, but will require you slide all into its proper place first.
Leo (July 23- August 22): Being too fast can make people clumsy, but it's in knocking them off their footing that will give you the leg up on what's really going on. Not that your love life has to be a game right now, but a few tricks will do the job to get you where you want to be with who you want. Work your confidence to get ahead.
Virgo (August 23- September 22): Your baby is going to be a straight up pain in your ass this week. Learn some body language, and sort out the discrepancies, as their words will be opposite of their actions. Of course, what you figure out will frustrate you, but keep your cool, because it won't be as deep as you'll want to think it. Remember, you're likely more sly, so assess carefully.
Libra (September 23- October 22): Someone is going slather a lot of charm all over you, making you melt. Go ahead, go for it. There is no reason to short-change yourself of some fun now, but know that boundaries have to be set prior to jumping in, if only in your head. Yes, be warned, the longer you expose yourself to this obvious diversion, the higher the risk for painful psychological twists that can trap you.


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When public schools opened earlier this month, classroom supply cabinets were well stocked.
It wasnt because of some great windfall of tax dollars. Rather, it was the willingness of teachers and parents to dig deeper into their own pockets for the common good general classroom supplies. Hand sanitizers, tissue boxes, and paper towels, for example, along with the usual stash of crayons, pencils, pens and paper fill these cabinets.
Its a given that classroom supplies will be fronted by teachers and the parents. A nationwide survey of 800 teachers for the National School Supply and Equipment Association (
) found that teachers annually spend $1.6 billion of their own money on classroom supplies. On average, teachers said they spent $485 of their own money on school supplies, instructional materials and other classroom materials during the 2012-2013 school year. Ten percent said they annually spend $1,000 or more out of their own pockets.
Another finding was that 25 percent of teachers surveyed required parents to purchase general classroom supplies but that was down from 47 percent surveyed in recent years. There did not seem to be an explanation of the drop.
Since 1998, Florida has allocated a public school teacher stipend for classroom supplies and materials. This year, the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program will provide up to $250 per teacher. Gov. Rick Scott initiated a debit card for teachers for that amount to ease the process. But the Tampa Bay Times reported last week that only seven districts out of 67 had enrolled Miami-Dade, Orange, Hamilton, Hendry, Jefferson, Lafayette and Levy.
But thats not to say other districts teachers wont see the money. Most districts for years have provided the state funding directly to teachers by check. Districts also are concerned that the state debit system doesnt take effect until late September, six weeks after most schools opened. We look for improvements in the system next year.
Community response to the classroom supply dilemma is growing. Civic groups and businesses organize drives for students in need and teachers. Tax dollars will only stretch so far.
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Celebrity Constellation - Canada/New England: Celebrity Constellation Cruise Review by Maraprince
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Celebrity Constellation - Canada/New England
Destination: Canada & New England
Embarkation: Bayonne (Cape Liberty)
Outside cabin for 3 adults doesn't give you a whole lot of space when the folding couch is opened. Still nursing all the black & blues from that couch! Cabin attendant was right on the mark with any requests we made.
The one and only time we used Room Service was a disaster. We had to call after 1/2 hr. only to find that they "lost" our order. When it arrived, the individual pizzas were barely cooked, the coffee was like mud -- just horrible. Never again did we do Room Service!
Buffet area was good for breakfast More and lunch. First days of the cruise we were in "lockdown" due to some ill passengers who were confined to their cabins. Nothing was on the tables and everything was served to us. Sanitary wipes and Purell were in abundance throughout the ship. Every precaution was taken by the crew to prevent the spread of an outbreak during the voyage.
Ports were good. Not many passengers took ship tours as we found out why in Quebec. Received a 20% rebate on a tour of the Quebec and the Falls because a total of 10 minutes were spent at the Falls! City tour portion was excellent but we arrived 10 minutes prior to closing at the Falls and had to cross a live railroad crossing that the tour guide never mentioned. No time to do anything but look up at the Falls.
Capt. rode out the remains of Noel in Portland, ME harbor overnight thereby missing PEI and keeping us out of the open water with over 55 mph winds and heavy rain.
No matter what show was in the main theatre, the room was never filled. Only 2 production shows during the 13 nights. Perry Grant continues to be the biggest draw on the ship. Michael's Club is filled every night. Perry should have a featured spot one night in the main show room.
Cruise staff tried hard to make the voyage pleasant -- Cacie, Ryan are both exceptional. Some discrepancies with how individual staff members play some of the trivia games -- some make up their own rules and some do not give out any prizes to the winners.
Our waiter Tony from the Philippines was excellent and always told us what first sitting didn't like. As long we chose according to his recommendations, the food was excellent. Soups were all put through a blender and didn't have any body to them except for the Minestrone. Pasta dishes were excellent. We ordered a plate of veggies every night to share with the table. Shrimp cocktail was available for the asking every night. Desserts were BAD! Worse on any ship.
Overall, good trip with the exception of Cape Liberty. Something more passenger friendly needs to be done there. Less
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If that doesn't help or the column isn't locked then the problem is most likely going to be the lock cylinder, assuming the key isn't physically damaged or excessively worn. You can try spraying some penetrating oil into the lock cylinder, run the key in and out a few times, then insert it and tap it on the end a few times. This will often free up stuck tumblers in the lock cylinder.
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Alabama's big one should be a nail-biter
I had a mediocre Week 3, going .500 against the line, keeping me at a robust four games under .500 for the young season. The good: picking the UCLA Bruins to knock off the Houston Cougars. The bad: picking the USC Trojans to, um, not go for -- and miss -- all those two-point conversions and really beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The ugly: picking the Texas Tech Red Raiders to upset the Texas Longhorns at home.
A couple of housekeeping notes here: First, all game times listed below are ET. Secondly, in this blog every Thursday I only pick Thursday and Friday night televised games, then Saturday games involving teams ranked in the Top 25. Usually, I will jump in the comments on the blog and pick other games of interest to different fans who ask. If I had to pick every FBS game, this entry could get a bit long.
Here are this week's guesses:
Thursday and Friday games
Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers
7:30 p.m., Thursday (ESPN)
It seems like the Canes have had a month off since their turnover-filled loss at Ohio State. In the interim, Randy Shannon has reportedly chewed out his team, something that apparently hasn't happened too often in his time there. My hunch is that the Canes' passing game will bounce back well against a Pitt team missing its best defender, DE Greg Romeus. Jacory Harris' ability to work downfield is a great barometer for UM. In wins, he's at over 52 percent on passes at least 15 yards downfield or longer. In losses, he's at under 34 percent on that distance. I don't think Pitt can get him out of his comfort zone to disrupt him. Miami 35-21.
TCU Horned Frogs at Southern Methodist Mustangs
8:00 p.m., Friday (ESPN)
The Horned Frogs dominated a Baylor team that has quite a bit of speed, while TCU QB Andy Dalton was nearly perfect. I don't see the Mustangs' D having enough athletes to slow down the TCU offense. I do think QB Kyle Padron can be effective but am not sold on the idea that rugged RB Zach Line can do much damage. TCU 37-20.
Saturday games
Austin Peay Governors at Wisconsin Badgers
12:00 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
The Badgers are coming off a big scare against ASU. I think they'll pound Peay, which just gave up over 650 yards to Middle Tennessee. Wisconsin 54-13.


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Bristol & District League Division Two
Lloydy Coalpit 1 Real Thornbury 6
AFTER becoming champions and winning the GFA Junior Cup, Real Thornbury's aim to finish the season with a 100 per cent winning record took a step closer on Saturday at Lloydy Coalpit.
After recording a crucial three points against Nicholas Wanderers A on Wednesday night, Lloydy Coalpit Heath were brought back to earth with the most resounding of thumps, which sees them remain five points adrift of safety.
It took 20 minutes for Real to score from the penalty spot when Adam Bruton was fouled just inside the Coalpit area. Ross Griffin took the spot kick and rammed home into the bottom left corner.
Two minutes later Mike Barton played the ball through for Mourad Senouci to slot home number two.
In the 38th minute Real were awarded a free kick twenty 25 out, where Griffin found Sam Taylor hovering above the Coalpit defence to nod in number three.
Two minute later Real were awarded another free kick, again taken by Griffin, this time finding Bruton to slam home.
Four minutes into the second half, Barton headed to ball over the Coalpit defence to Taylor. Seeing the keeper running off his line towards him, Taylor lobbed the ball over his head for number five.
In the 57th minute a very lazy back pass to the Thornbury keeper saw Coalpit's Dan White score.
Ecstatic celebrations resulted as this was the first goal Coalpit had ever scored against Real Thornbury.
The final nail was hammered home when Mourad Senouci picked up a loose ball and ran through, rounded the keeper
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The question on everyone's lips: is it opening time yet?
It's been whirlwind year for open access.
Around this time last September I referred in a post on this blog to the lack of disruption in scientific publishing. My chief source for this remark was Michael Clarke's post of Scholarly Kitchen from 2010. The subject was discussed a few weeks later at that year's Semantico Symposium event and none of the very knowledgeable people around the table demurred from the basic picture painted by Clarke. True, a change in the attitude of UK funding councils against impact factor of journals in assessing the quality of university departments was mentioned as something that could have a future disruptive effect. However the next assessment this might affect was not until 2014.
In general however, the view held that OA looked like a bit of slow-burn thing.
One year on, things look very different – from a UK perspective at least. Scientists are in active revolt, governments and high-profile funding bodies have weighed in with their support, and a subject previously of interest only to those within the publishing industry and academe is now all over mainstream media.
It's interesting to review the timeline of events that have changed the landscape so radically in such a relatively short space of time.
Timeline of the 'Academic Spring'
In December 2011 science minister Dave Willets 'signalled a revolution in scientific publishing' by throwing the UK government's weight behind open access. He commissioned Dame Janet Finch to report on how it might work.
In January 2012 year Tim Gowers, a Fields Medal winning mathematician at Cambridge University, wrote an article on his blog saying that he would no longer submit to or review papers for any academic journal published by Elsevier. His protest snowballed, and the website that was set up by his supporters, The Cost of Knowledge began to receive signatories from other researchers and academics (12,692 at time of writing). By the end of February, Elsevier had stepped away from support for the Research Works Act, latest in a series of attempts put before the US Legislature to limit open-access mandates – although Elsevier denied that it had done this because of the boycott.
By April of that year newspapers were referring to an 'Academic Spring'. The Welcome Trust, one of the world's largest funders of science, weighed in with an announcement of the imminent launch of its e-life platform, an open-access competitor to Nature and Science, and plans to compel the academics it funds to publish in open access journals.
June. The Finch Report appeared, recommending 'gold' open access as the preferred model to adopt.
July. Accepting virtually all of the Finch Report's findings, the UK government said it expected to see a transformation to open access by 2014. The very next day, the European Commission (EC) launched a similar proposal to make all the work funded by its Horizon 2020 research programme open access, a programme worth €80 billion in disbursements. EC vice-president Neelie Kroes said: 'We are leading by example, making EU-funded research open to all — and we are urging member states to do likewise, so that sooner, rather than later, all nationally funded research will follow.'
September. Showing an intention to put his money where his mouth is, Dave Willets announced the earmarking of £10m of government research funding for open access publishing. Ten years on from the Budapest Open Access Initiative, credited as the first public articulation of the concept of open access, OA looks like an idea whose time has come.
A hybrid future?
The actual picture is a more complex one than the above, rather narrow selection of headlines might suggest, however. While the UK government has come out strongly in favour of gold OA, there is also a lot of support for green OA, not least in the US and elsewhere around the world, from bodies such NIH. Not all funding bodies feel the same way as Welcome. Change will not be rapid in the UK, either, where impact factor is still integrally linked to the way in which quality of research within universities is assessed. Subscription-only journals are not going to transition overnight into the author-pays world. What we are seeing are more hybrid journals, which mix models, and a variety of approaches along the green-gold spectrum. The future looks mixed.
At Semantico we monitor this progress closely. Our response to an uncertain future picture is to build in as much flexibility as we feel clients need into our products. Our new platform release, Scolaris, for instance, has been designed to cater for all the needs that this new world can require, be it subscription-only, author pays or hybrid.