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Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to discuss with you today the effectiveness of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and GSA's role in achieving the Act's goals. I will also review our plans to address the General Accounting Office's (GAO) specific recommendations in its recent reports. Accompanying me today is James L. Dean, Director of the Committee Management Secretariat, established by section 7(a) of FACA, and Dr. Kennett Fussell, who is present to provide a brief demonstration of GSA's Internet-based committee reporting system.
Mr. Chairman, during previous testimony before this Subcommittee, I had the occasion to discuss the Act's relationship to Federal information policy and, most recently, how GSA and the agencies manage the responsibilities the Act gives them. In the interest of time, I will not repeat that information and will instead focus on the specific issues before us today.
As FACA enters its second quarter-century during fiscal year 1998, it is appropriate and important to examine opportunities for strengthening the Act's role in encouraging and promoting effective collaboration. Congress passed FACA in 1972 amidst concerns relating to the number and costs of advisory committees, as well as the lack of adequate means for ensuring their accountability to the public. Stated simply, Congress designed the Act to illuminate how agencies made decisions based on advice and recommendations from individuals outside of Government. Since 1972, the Act's coverage has been extended to more than 3,900 advisory committees made up of an estimated 516,000 members. Total costs to support these efforts from 1972 to 1997 were $3.6 billion in 1997 constant dollars. Today, advisory committee members contribute between 150,000 and 200,000 days per year through service on 903 advisory committees covering a diverse range of issues (Charts I and II).
The environment within which the Act operates has changed dramatically since 1972. During the 1990's, the Executive branch expanded the use of advisory committees by obtaining greater direct participation from local communities, State and tribal governments. This shift contrasts with earlier approaches that emphasized decision-making at the national level.
Mr. Chairman, you requested that our testimony address the extent to which the Act's primary goals of cost effectiveness and openness have been achieved.
There are several significant factors that have influenced total governmentwide costs associated with operating advisory committees, only one of which is whether the committee meeting is open to the public. For example:
?visory committees have become an integral part of the basic business processes used by some agencies to accomplish their statutory missions. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) sponsor committees that perform critical functions in satisfying procedural and administrative protocols, while also providing advice and recommendations. Advisory committees have largely become institutionalized within these agencies for these reasons.
?;br>?visory committees have become the preferred tools for addressing significant national issues. Committees have been formed to respond to such emergencies as the Space Shuttle Challenger and Three-Mile Island accidents and, most recently, to evaluate issues related to aviation and information security. Costs associated with such committees vary greatly and may directly influence the growth in governmentwide expenditures during a given year.
?;br>?deral agencies are increasingly using Advisory committees in the Field. As part of the Administration's initiatives to improve customer service and increase the public's participation in Federal decisions affecting local communities, agencies are establishing more advisory committees. Such committees are addressing a diverse range of issues, including those related to ecosystem management and restoration of environmentally contaminated facilities.
Accordingly, trends relating to FACA-related expenditures and public access to committee meetings must be viewed within the context of the contemporary use of advisory committees.
During fiscal year 1997, 57 Federal Departments and agencies sponsored 963 advisory committees. A total of 36,586 individuals served as committee members; 5,698 meetings were held; and 1,101 reports were issued. Related expenditures of $178 million were necessary to fund such costs as compensation of committee members, reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses, Federal member and staff support expenditures, consulting fees, and administrative overhead. Approximately $83.4 million, or 47 percent of all costs associated with supporting advisory committees during the year, were the result of indirect expenditures for Federal staff support and Federal member participation (Chart III).
A number of other committee costs, however, involve direct outlays by agencies. For example, Federal agencies spent $40.3 million in fiscal year 1997 to cover travel and per diem expenses for non-Federal committee members and staff. Committees then use GSA's Government travel discount programs to minimize their travel costs.
Terminating unnecessary or inactive committees also reduces costs. During the reporting period, 60 committees were terminated. Sponsoring agencies have identified another 98 committees for termination during fiscal year 1998, with associated combined savings of $4 million.
Compared with total expenses of $148.5 million during the previous year, total costs incurred during fiscal year 1997, or $178 million, reflect a 19.8 percent increase in resources dedicated for this purpose. However, the average nominal cost per committee meeting increased only slightly by 5 percent, from $29,656 during fiscal year 1996 to $31,239 in fiscal year 1997. In real terms (using 1997 constant dollars), overall costs increased by 17.3 percent and the average cost per committee meeting increased by only 3 percent.
GSA evaluated advisory committee cost trends from fiscal year 1988 to fiscal year 1997, the same period that GAO reviewed. During that period, governmentwide costs have increased in real terms from $121.6 million to $178 million (Chart IV), or 46.4 percent. At the same time, however, the average cost to support each advisory committee member has declined in real terms from $5,727 in fiscal year 1988 to $4,866 during fiscal year 1997, for a net decrease of 15 percent (Chart V).
Similarly, the average real cost to fund advisory committee meetings has declined from $34,584 during fiscal year 1988 to $31,239 in fiscal year 1997, for a net decrease of 10 percent. The average number of committee meetings has increased from 3.5 per committee to 5.9 per committee during the same period, for a net increase of 69 percent.
A significant factor in the increased overall rate of expenditures for advisory committees governmentwide is a result of substantial levels of committee activity sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). From fiscal year 1988 to fiscal year 1997, HHS' costs have increased in real terms from $49.5 million to $81.1 million, for a net growth rate of 63.8 percent. During the same period, costs for all other agencies increased in real terms from $82.1 million to $96.9 million, or 18 percent. From 1988 to 1997, the number of advisory committee members sponsored by HHS increased from 5,147 to 14, 860 (Chart VI).
During fiscal year 1997, 5,698 advisory committee meetings were held. Of that number, 2,765, or 48.5 percent of the total, were open or partially open to the public. However, agencies such as the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Health and Human Services (HHS), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) scheduled a significant number of closed meetings. Taken together, the number of such meetings conducted by these three agencies represented 92 percent of all closed meetings held during fiscal year 1997 (Chart VII). Excluding the large number of meetings that DOD, HHS and NSF must keep closed, 89 percent of the remaining agencies' advisory committee meetings are directly accessible to the public.
Sessions may be closed or partially open to the public based upon provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Examples of meetings which may be closed or partially closed include those involving discussions of classified information; reviews of proprietary data submitted in support of Federal grant applications; and deliberations involving consideration of information that impacts individuals' personal privacy.
Since 1988, the proportion of advisory committee meetings scheduled by DOD, HHS and NSF that are directly open to the public has declined from 85.2 percent to 25.2 percent during fiscal year 1997. At the same time, however, the proportion of meetings scheduled by the remaining agencies that are open to the public has increased from 70.5 percent during fiscal year 1988 to 89 percent during fiscal year 1997.
The total number of committee meetings held during fiscal year 1997, or 5,698, marked a 14 percent increase in activity compared with the previous year's total of 5,008. The average number of meetings per committee held during the year was 5.9, reflecting an 18 percent increase over the previous year's average of 5.0.
Mr. Chairman, the GAO has just concluded a yearlong examination of GSA's efforts to implement its specific procedural responsibilities under the Act. We have welcomed the opportunity to work with the GAO on this effort and believe we are taking the right steps to address its recommendations. Since we have already provided detailed comments on both the final report and GAO's survey of advisory committee members and Federal Committee Management Officers (CMOs), I respectfully request that these comments be inserted into the record.
I would, however, like to briefly cover two important developments that have taken place since the GAO completed its assignment. First, GSA has completed a final draft of its revised regulations that implement FACA. GSA will soon send the new Proposed Rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. It addresses GAO's conclusion that GSA has not ensured that follow-up reports to Congress on public Presidential advisory committee recommendations were prepared by sponsoring agencies as required by section 6(b) of the Act. The Proposed Rule specifically provides for the inclusion of 6(b) follow-up responsibilities within the charters of Presidential advisory committees. GSA will record this information in its database to ensure compliance with section 6(b). The Proposed Rule will also restructure the process used by agencies to fulfill the requirement for consultation with the Secretariat regarding proposals for new discretionary advisory committees. These changes will improve procedural compliance with the Act by further standardizing GSA's business processes.
Second, the Secretariat has launched the second version of its new Internet-based reporting system which serves as the centerpiece of its efforts to assist Federal agencies in providing annual data required by FACA. The Secretariat, during fiscal year 1998, added features to allow CMOs, Designated Federal Officers (DFOs), and support staff to contemporaneously add data on committee costs, meetings, and subcommittee activities. These features will eliminate the need to prepare all required materials at the end of the fiscal year and will, accordingly, reduce the time required to complete the Annual Report of the President on Federal Advisory Committees.
Mr. Chairman, you asked us to address the status of actions to implement the Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 1997 (Public Law 105-153; December 17, 1997). The Act specifies that GSA may issue regulations to effect its requirements (section 2(c)) and that GSA must prepare a report covering the Act's implementation by December 16, 1998 (section 3).
The Director of the Committee Management Secretariat has met several times with senior representatives of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) since our last appearance before the Subcommittee on November 5, 1997. Both Academies have established internal procedures and controls for certifying compliance with relevant portions of FACA's section 15 and are providing information to the public relating to their committee's activities and membership via the Internet.
GSA and the Academies have agreed to exercise the option contained in section 3 of the Amendments that permits the development of governmentwide regulations. GSA believes that the inclusion of new section 15's requirements within its revised regulations is essential in achieving maximum compliance with the Act. In addition, it is necessary for CMOs governmentwide to understand how to conduct business with the Academies should they be called upon for advice.
GSA will continue to conduct a dialogue with NAS and NAPA in order to fulfill its reporting obligations to the Congress.
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, that concludes my prepared statement. I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.


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Lady Flames Headed to BSC Finals with 4-1 Win
The No. 2 seed Liberty women's soccer team is headed to the Big South Championship finals for the first time in seven years, defeating No. 6 seed High Point, Friday night, at CCU Soccer Field, 4-1.
The Lady Flames will square off with top-seeded Radford, who advanced on penalty kicks (5-4) against No. 4 Winthrop, earlier in the afternoon. The championship match will stream live on ESPN3, Sunday, at 2 p.m.
Liberty received goals from four different Lady Flames – Casey Norris, Geena Swentik, Dawn Elmers and Alanna Dunkle. High Point's Kelsey Perrell scored the lone goal for the Panthers.
Brittany Aanderud posted two assists in the contest, giving her eight on the year. The sophomore is now tied with Madison Short (2010) for second highest single-season total in program history. Aanderud also has sole possession of the No. 3 spot on Liberty's all-time assist listing with 13 helpers.
With the win, Liberty improves to 15-5-1 on the year, tying the 2000 squad for the most wins by a Liberty women's soccer team in single season.
Liberty outshot the Panthers, 25-18. Corner kicks were even at 6-6. Holly Van Noord played the entire contest in goal for the Lady Flames, finishing with nine saves. High Point's Jesse May also played the full 90 minutes in the net, posting nine saves.
Playing in her 82nd career contest, Norris put the Lady Flames on the board in the fourth minute. Aanderud blasted a free kick from the left side, allowing Norris to time the lob perfectly, sending a header into the back of the net for her second goal of the season.
Aanderud was not done sharing the wealth in the opening 10 minutes, setting Swentik up with a goal of her just before the seventh minute. After receiving a long pass from Aanderud, Swentik capitalized on a breakaway, sneaking a shot past May into the middle of the net. Swentik's second goal on the season ultimately gave Liberty a 2-0 edge at halftime.
In the second period, Elmers gave the Lady Flames a 3-0 lead during the 64th minute. The senior maneuvered past a Panther defender inside the 18-yard box, and fired a left-footed shot past the near post for her first collegiate goal.
High Point answered quickly with Perrell ending the potential shutout just over two minutes later. The Panthers' leading scorer blasted a high shot from the left corner, placing it just inside the far post to make it 3-1 game.
Dunkle capped the Lady Flames' scoring in the 77th minute. After Aanderud played a ball into the box, May came off her line and attempted cover the ball up to no avail. Dunkle corralled the ball and blasted an uncontested shot into the goal for the eventual 4-1 final. The junior's marker was her fifth on the season, tying her with Aanderud for second on the team.


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DETROIT - Birdie Gardner-Owens is arguably the most popular person on campus at the University of Detroit Mercy.
She isn't a student or a professor, but rather has worked at the library cafe as a cashier for 14 years. Students savor her life lessons to spread kindest despite your own challenges.
Owens brightens thousands of student's and faculties' lives daily, even while struggling with her own adversities.
In the past year, the woman who brings smiles to everyone she meets, has survived a stabbing and an attempted break-in.
Now her newest fight is against cancer.
A few weeks ago Owens was worried about people breaking into her Detroit home. School carpenter Shawn Dale decided to help.
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"Well it's very tear jerking, I am going to try not to cry. Because I never thought my kids would remember me," said Owens.
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Published: January 15 2013 - 3:00AM
JAMES Hopes is a much better player than he is a trash talker.
As his Brisbane Heat team prepared for Tuesday night's Big Bash League semi-final at Etihad Stadium, the veteran captain could hardly have been more complimentary about his opponents, the Melbourne Renegades.
Hopes said the Renegades had not only deservedly finished two games clear of second-placed Perth on the BBL ladder but that their success had pleased him given their canny recruiting following their failure last season.
''It makes me smile when a team like the Renegades finish on top, because I think they've put together a pretty smart list,'' he said.
''They bought smart. There's a guy being shuffled around the New South Wales batting order, Benny Rohrer, who comes in here and gets given a set role and a chance to do something and he's making every post a winner.''
While Saturday's final is theoretically the most important match of the season to win, Hopes said many players would argue the semi-finals had even greater significance because of the resulting qualification for the multimillion-dollar Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
''While they'll be thinking they're the top team and should deservedly go through to the final, we can play with a bit of freedom,'' he said.
Each team has benefited from the return of big-name players to Australia's ODI squad, with the Renegades regaining captain Aaron Finch - confirmed as one of six nominees as the BBL's player of the season - and the Heat regaining seamer Ben Cutting after their omission from the national team.
Hopes said the injury-enforced absence of the Renegades' Marlon Samuels since the last match between the teams would put pressure on the Renegades to use another player or players to cover the gap previously filled by the West Indies all-rounder.
''Marlon's batting is very good but his bowling is extremely effective in short-form cricket,'' he said.
''That's four overs that they've lost but they've put together a really good squad … they've brought in guys who know what they're doing.''
Brisbane is confident opening batsman Luke Pomersbach will be fit to play despite being hit on the foot during his bludgeoning innings of 82 off 42 deliveries against Hobart on Saturday.
Finch said restricting the left-hander's influence would be a primary goal for the Renegades.
RENEGADES (from): A Finch (c), T Cooper, A Doolan, B Drew, A Hales, D Harris, M Muralidaran, P Nevill, A O'Brien, D Pattinson, N Rimmington, B Rohrer, W Sheridan.
BRISBANE (from): J Hopes (c), J Burns, D Christian, B Cutting, P Forrest, C Gannon, C Hartley, N Hauritz, C Lynn, A McDermott, L Pomersbach, K Roach, C Sabburg.
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Saturday, August 12, 2000, at Reebok Stadium Division One WANDERERS 1 (Frandsen pen 27 mins) BURNLEY 1 (Gray 56 mins) Attendance: 20,662 THERE was no mistaking which set of supporters was happier with the derby spoils on the opening day of the 2000-2001 season.
But nine months on, the 5,000 Burnley fans who delighted in seeing Phil Gray's second-half header cancel out Per Frandsen's 27th-minute penalty were casting envious glances in the direction of the Reebok, where Wanderers were celebrating promotion back to the Premier League.
First impressions are often misleading – and this was one such case.
Only a fool would have made predictions based on the first 90 minutes of any season – but it was a fair assumption on this particular opening day that, come May 6 when Sheffield United were due to at the Reebok for the final game, the Bolton team would bear little resemblance to the side Sam Allardyce sent out to face Burnley.
Nine of his first-team squad were unavailable – either suspended or injured – and two new recruits, drafted in at the 11th hour in a desperate attempt to make up the numbers, would be asked to make important contributions.
In fact, Isaiah Rankin, whose loan move from Bradford was thought to have missed the previous day's deadline, was given a place in the starting line-up, leading the attack alongside Bo Hansen.
There had been conflicting reports on both sides of the Pennines with Allardyce confessing that, while the Rankin deal was not dead, he had not been able to secure the 22-year-old London striker's signature until after the 5 o'clock cut-off, while the Bantams confirmed the transfer had gone through with half an hour to spare.
Burnley kicked off the new season with the momentum of a newly-promoted side, but it was Wanderers who looked by far the more impressive in the first half, and their 1-0 half-time lead was a fair reflection of the balance of play.
Burnley had no complaints about the penalty – won by Rankin who was brought down by Ian Cox in a chase for Gareth Farrelly's pass.
It was confidently tucked away by Per Frandsen who was given a magnificent ovation on his Reebok return, 10 months after reluctantly leaving for an ill-fated spell at Blackburn.
There was a certain trepidation as Wanderers began life without Claus Jensen, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Michael Johansen. But Allardyce set out his stall well with Anthony Barness operating as the spare man between centre-backs Gudni Bergsson and Mark Fish, and full-backs John O'Kane and Simon Charlton playing as wide midfield players.
Clarets manager Stan Ternent turned the game on its head at half time when he made a pivotal substitution.
Lanky winger Glen Little was not considered fit enough to go the full 90 minutes, but he did enough damage in the second 45 to dent Wanderers' hopes of recording a first-day win.
It was Little's cross that Gray headed in for the equaliser and, although Jussi Jaaskelainen in the Bolton goal did not have another save to make, it took some desperate and sometimes scrappy defending to protect him.
Burnley, who could not match Wanderers' accuracy or composure on the ball in the first half, got more tuned in as the game wore on and, despite Rankin's willingness, a lack of punch in attack – the area Allardyce was most concerned about – became more evident and alarming.
But the introduction of Ian Marshall, another surprise name on the team sheet considering he only turned up with his boots to do some training five days earlier, triggered a late flourish.
And he might have claimed another slice of glory if Mitchell Thomas had not been on the line to hack away his goal-bound shot.
How they lined up: Wanderers (3-5-2) Jaaskelainen; Bergsson, Barness, Fish; O'Kane (Richardson 84), Frandsen, Passi, Farrelly, Charlton; Hansen (Marshall 62), Rankin.
Subs not used: Wheatcroft, Norris, Banks.
Burnley (3-5-2) Crichton; Thomas, Davis, Cox; Weller, Ball, Cook (Branch 56), Mullin (Little 46), Briscoe; Gray, Cooke. Subs not used: Mellon, Jepson, Armstrong.
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Tallahassee, Florida - Florida's new state budget includes money for
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more graves than the Florida Department of Law Enforcement found
during its investigation in 2009.
Sen. Kelli Stargel (R-Lakeland) pushed for the funding for USF.
"I think it's important for the state that we figure out if there are, in fact,
children buried there, that we're able to locate them and that we're
able to get closure to these families that have been affected by what
may have happened years ago at that school."
Dozier School for Boys closed in 2011 after operating for more than
100 years.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi asked a judge for a court order to
exhume bodies at the former Dozier School for Boys. That petition was
"I remain committed to assisting with the efforts to help resolve
unanswered questions regarding deaths at the Dozier School for
Boys," said Bondi. "In light of today's adverse ruling, we will be meeting
with the interested parties and considering the next course of action to
explore other avenues."
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has not commented on the judge's ruling. He was
seeking federal funds to help pay the cost of exhuming bodies and
identifying the remains with DNA technology.
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Roundhouse is a modular J2EE application platform that allows applications to combine Struts modules, JSR-168 portlets, and Web services into a single application. It is intended to take the drudgery out of new J2EE application development by providing existing user and security architecture, navigation, and logging although it can be used standalone with no additional development. It ships with forum and blog modules along with several handy portlets which essentially make it a a portal based blog and forums application. The architecture is Struts-based and includes a Struts-based JSR-168 Portlet container. Developers extend Roundhouse by creating new standalone modules which can be independently developed without mucking around in the Roundhouse codebase and merged with Roundhouse and any number of other modules at build time. Modules can be created, packaged as MARF files, and redistributed.
Mr.Java is a Java IDE that is one step above a command line interface, but not quite as confusing as an IDE. It will compile for you, add libraries to your class path, and run the whole thing, with three simple buttons. Drag a library or Java source file over the window, and it will be put in the right folder. When running programs, the stout is written to a file cleverly named "stdout", and the std err is cleverly written to file named - you guessed - stderr.
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C.H. Robinson, FoodLink Online and Thermo King are among the companies honored by Food Logistics magazine in its list of the top 100 software and technology providers to the food industry.
The annual list is not a ranking. It was announced in December.
The magazine praised Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson's Navisphere technology platform for managing risk and maintaining visibility through the supply chain, among other contributions.
Food Logistics cited six technologies from Los Gatos, Calif.-based FoodLink Online.
"FoodLink is the perishables purchasing platform used by the majority of top fresh food wholesalers, and has added more retail buyers in the past year than all other fresh purchasing solutions combined," the magazine said. It numbered FoodLink's customers at 2,000.
Thermo King, Bloomington, Minn., a transportation refrigeration manufacturer, was the first transport refrigeration manufacturer to get Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board certification for 2013 engines above 25 horsepower, according to the magazine. It did so without using a diesel particulate filter. Its products include TracKing and CargoLink wireless door sensors.
Cooltrax, Nashua, N.H., was cited for its Fresh inTransit, Fresh inStore and Fresh inSide products. Fresh inTransit tracks the location of refrigerated trailers and reefers and monitors reefer temperatures, among other functions.
"Our organization is very proud to be recognized once again this year as one of the industry's leading providers of technology solutions," Kurien Jacob, chief executive officer of AFS Technologies Inc., another honoree, said in a news release.
Some of the others honored included Dade Service, a Daytona Beach, Fla.-based company that offers ripening controls; Descartes Systems Group; Intelleflex; Junction Solutions; and PakSense.


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Bombers CEO Garth Buchko answered a few questions regarding his football team Monday while touring the new stadium:
"The team's record overall is just disappointing. And it's not acceptable, and we will review everything in the whole organization, including football operations."
"The board and myself will meet, and we'll make a decision (on GM Joe Mack) very shortly."
"It'll be before the Grey Cup, for sure."
"I think (the win/loss record over the past three years) comes into play.
The record that we've had this year is disappointing for sure. Part of the reviewing process is to review the record, but we also have to look at the talent that we have, and I think we have some great talent. We have one of the youngest teams in the CFL."
"I'm confident that I have surrounded myself with enough people who know football and talk to enough people who know football. My job is to hire one person, and that's the general manager in football operations. And what happens with the coach after that is the general manager's job. So I need to make an assessment on Joe Mack, the board needs to make an assessment on Joe Mack."
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Another type of memory problem is related to the accuracy of recalling certain memories. As we age, memories may become distorted to reflect the way we want to remember them or the way other people have remembered them. Sometimes couples who have been married for a long time remember things that happened to the other person as if they had happened to themselves.
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So the part where it gets fuzzy is the timestamp saved and converting it to readable and editable format. I am also not very good working with time still.
So i figured the "save file" will save the unix epoch of the time the person quit smoking. The option of reseting the quit date to "now" is easy as it is just time.time(). But getting the users input of month, day, year, hour, minute, etc. and then converting that into a unix timestamp to save it is where i am having the problem.
I may be missing a simple solution that you guys might know, but this was my first go at this problem. I figured to get the user input, convert that to unix epoch using the pattern, and save it that way?
this is the code i have made for this
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import time
class TimeConvert:
def __init__(self):
self.time_string = '03/11/2013 11:05 AM'
self.pattern = '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M %p'
self.time_stamp = 0
self.tweny_four_hour_format = '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S' #the H and no p
self.twelve_hour_format = '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p' #the I for 12's, and p for AM/PM
def convert_string_to_epoch(self, string):
self.time_stamp = int(time.mktime(time.strptime(string, self.pattern)))
def convert_epoch_to_string(self, epoch, pattern=None):
if not pattern:
pattern = self.pattern
self.time_string = time.strftime(pattern, time.localtime(epoch))
def update_pattern(self, new_pattern):
self.convert_epoch_to_string(time.time(), pattern=new_pattern)
self.pattern = new_pattern
timer = TimeConvert()
def test(timer):
timer.convert_string_to_epoch('03/11/2013 11:10 AM')
timer.update_pattern('%m/%d/%Y %I:%M %p')
The problem with this method is i was going to allow the user to edit the pattern as he sees fit, which would nullify the conversion to and from string_time and epoch. I am not sure how to do both.
I have looked into datetime module, and i was first using that, but then i switched it all to use the time module. Probably beacuse i am more comfortable with it as i used it more. Not sure i havent messed with time much using python and i need to play wit hit to understand it more


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1/2" x 5" Cinnamon Maple Stained Handscraped Engineered Flooring- 30 Yr Warranty
Quick Highlights:
We caught up with real Lumber Liquidators' customers who volunteered to discuss their floor shopping, buying and installation experiences. In no way did these customers receive compensation for their kind words. (They're speaking straight from the heart.)
Lumber Liquidator$... No one else has hardwood flooring for less!
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Reviewed by 6 customers
Using it in the entire house except bathrooms.
Looks and feels awesome! Best people to work with at Lumber Liquidators. Best price
Best Uses
I waited 3 weeks for delivery after being told it would take a week. Most of the wood was ok, but some boxes were full of split boards that had been repaired with filler. I tried to use the worst boards in closets and low traffic areas. Many boards were warped or had splinters along the tongue and groove ends that had to be shaved to fit. The price was good, but the quality was not.
Best Uses
I would recommend the handscraped cinnamon maple, it turned out looking super sharp in my house. It was not too dark or not too light. I was apprehensive about using a trendy colored wood so I tried to select something that would stand the test of time as well as go with most decorative/color combinations. I am completely satisfied with the hardwood choice.
Best Uses
Installed this throughout my house (upstairs and downstairs). We got it at 2.46 per sq foot which you really cant beat. The price fluctuates on the website which is a pain but if you catch it on a good day, you score a good deal.
It was hard to get into the store - no samples in my area so I ordered it blind.
I am very pleased with the overall finish of the floor and look. I would use it again without hesitation.
Cons: Its not a "high end product" if you are looking for long runs - you wont get them. 4 or 5 feet is the max board length (though they give you lots of these). They don't give enough 2 foot lengths though which makes staggering seams difficult (but not impossible - just takes some extra planning).
It would be nice to have matching trim but we ordered in some birch nosing for our stairs and you cant tell the difference.
The handscraping tends to all be in one pattern - long wavy lines. It would be better if they varied it more.
Overall I'm happy with the value. There werent any "reject" boards and it installed easily aside from the issue with lengths noted above. I wouldnt pay $5 a sq foot but if you are looking for an affordable option this looks like a much more expensive product once installed. The colour is nice and doesn't show dirt at all. The finish is solid and hard to scratch.
Best Uses
We had the engineered, Virginia Mills, wide plank hand scraped cinnamon maple floors installed in our master bedroom suite including the bathroom. The water closet area has ceramic tile but the remainder of the bath and closet are wood flooring. Very pleased with the beautiful finished rooms.The installer turned the direction of the wood from the bedroom to the bath which was easy to do with the design of the floor planks.Could not be happier and I know that we will enjoy for many years!
I installed the cinnamon maple engineered in a rv, the floor turned out great.
The boards lock together perfectly and the finish on them was flawless.
I have nothing about the product that wasn't great.
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Q:I see in your example you have it in a bath. I have heard not to put it in bath's. Is it OK
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Q:I would like to install this product over a poured concrete, slab on grade floor, with radiant hot water heat. I am in Colorado in a dry, mountain climate. What do you recommend; Glue? Nail? Subfloor? Underlayment? ??? Thank you!
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A:At this time this product is not recommended over radiant heat. Thank you for your inquiry.
Q:Does the Cinnamon Maple Handscraped (10024204) flooring come with the pre-attached underlaminate? Also are the planks in each box the same length? What if you see imperfections in the planks before you install them? What is the name brand of this product? Your site only says this product is a named brand. Thank you for your answers
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A:This engineered wood floor does not come with any attached cushion.
Q:Can i use this as a ceiling in an open-air covered porch?
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A:Prefinished flooring needs round the clock climate control. Urethane finish can't handle the dimensional changes that take place with extreme environmental shifts, HOWEVER you can use an unfinished hardwood (preferably quarter/rift sawn) finished with tung or other natural oils as with covered porch flooring. These site finished penetrating sealers expand and contract with the flooring without cracking.
Q:How many ply of coating does this floor have? Does it have the aluminum----? Does it patina? If so how much? Any pictures? Is this Virginia Mills?
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A:Unfortunately I do not have all of the information on this product since it is a special buy. I would ask that you contact our sales dept. for more detailed information. There number is (800) 476-0007 Thank you for your inquiry.
Q:I am going to pull out wall to wall carpet and wants to install this in my southern California home. We have a patio door facing West, and have year long hot sun over 12 hours a day, plus an Old English sheepdog of 130 lbs. Will this sunlight breach the color of the floor? Since it is handscraped and not totally flat, with heavy traffic and a dog, will it scratch easily? Will the fact that it is handscraped cost extra to re-finish?
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A:The fact that this is stained flooring, means that UV light will not fade the floor as much as a natural floor. That said a certain amount of fading can be expected.
Q:I have 2 dogs, how will this hold up
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Q:Is this product good if you have a 50lb dog? Or is there another type of flooring that would be better?
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Q:can this be used for restaurant traffic.will the warranty still remain the same.
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A:This product question would be better answered by our Sales Department, they are more familiar with all of our flooring products and can better assist you with your questions.
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There's nothing like a stunning cocktail ring to brighten your day…and your outfit. With the holidays around the corner, it's time to start looking for that statement piece of jewelry. Here's a little bling inspiration.
The cocktail ring, also known as a dinner ring, is meant to stand out . Just look at the beauties I found below. They're stunning…especially the vintage-inspired ones. Finding one is easy, almost every jewelry store or department has them. And they really do vary in price. I'm going to start looking for a few to grace my fingers. They'll be great for those holiday parities!
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Does anyone know what affiliate program is better to join? Seems like there's a lot of crap on Clickbank, but the commissions are much higher. Thoughts?
I never tried Amazon but I promote a lot of Clickbank products.
Visit CBengine.com, its another website where you can find clickbank products.
Choose clickbank products which have high gravity.
High gravity means many affiliates are promoting this product so you can be rest assured that it is a high quality product.
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I am using amazon affiliate program and comfortable with it.
I use bot Clickbank and Amazon but I haven't earned from Clickbank but I started earning from Amazon in with one of my software sites.
It will depend on your site you are going to build. but personally I'll vote for clickbank .
I prefer click-bank because it is easy and high paying then amazon!
Interesting topic. Amazon vs Clickbank. I had the same dilemma a while back. I ended up with using neither waiting on the implementation of ShareaSale, without being enthusiastic. It just so ended up being the best alternative with my backend provider FastSpring. These are some of the problems I ran into:
They want a large piece of the pie. At least 30%. Secondly they ideally want to the book on your site exclusively. Thirdly you are not able to build up the value of the book by adding bonuses or other value adders. More to the point, you have less flexibility to create an offer that increases perceived value. However, given their monster position in the market they will probably take over the sale of most ebooks, forcing those who want to make more than $10-15 pr copy to redo their business model. If you go there you are basically a little fish in the water.
Crap interface, and they mess with what you can have on your sales page because they are so tickly with their 60 day money back guarantee. However, they have the largest network, so most internet marketers use it. That being said, do you want to be associated with being a "clickbank" product. They also don't offer any social media integration in the back-end.
I ended up with using FastSpring in the backend for my sites. Not a happy choice since it reduced the alternatives for affiliate program integration.
If your only two options are those two I would suggest just focusing on answering one question; With my type of product and business model, which site will I make the most money on?
Look up competitors on Amazon and look at their rank. It is an indication of sales. Google how that is the case. Then compare against competitors on Clickbank.
Amazon does have a high volume of traffic and you can end up with prospects making multiple purchases.
The only thing is the commissions are not that high compared to Clickbank per sale transaction.
Go with both wherever you can.
Thanks to BjarneViken, I also got clear about this.
I would recommend ClickBank. Amazon's Commission rate ranges from 4-10%, whereas ClickBank's is usually around 50-75%.
As the thread is nearly two months old, and the OP has never returned, I think it's time to close it.
Thanks to all who took the trouble to respond.
Thanks to all who took the trouble to respond.


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PEOPLE of all ages are being invited to get into the carnival spirit by taking part in creative workshops.
Museums Worcestershire and Imagineer Productions are hosting two free sessions to allow all the family to craft their own carnival banner to carry in the Magnificent MOTHS (Museums on the High Street) Parade on Saturday, February 22 as part of Love Worcester.
The first will be held at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Foregate Street, on Saturday, February 8, followed by the second at the Commandery, Sidbury, on Sunday, February and both run from 2pm to 4pm.
Participants will have an opportunity to explore the attraction's collections with some pieces available to handle before they then translate their favourite piece into a banner which they will take to the streets of the city during the grand parade later in the month.
The Magnificent MOTHS Parade, which starts at 2pm and with entertainment from noon, will be a day of magical and surprising performances and events inspired by Museums Worcestershire's collections, buildings and exhibitions.
The parade welcomes back Victorian explorer and collector Winnie Bird and her Magnificent Giant Moths.
Booking is essential.
For more information and to book a place, call the art gallery and museum on 01905 25371 or the Commandery on 01905 361821.


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The statement issued last night by the Eurogroup finance ministers referred to the "fiscal adjustment" and "structural reform" that Ireland will have to undertake as a condition for tens of billions of euros in emergency loans.
But Jan Kees de Jager, the Dutch finance minister, put it more bluntly in his own statement. "Ireland will have to cut fast and deep," Mr De Jager said. As if that were not unpleasant enough, he ominously added that "The IMF will have a prominent role in drawing up the aid package." Read more


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Police capture Squirrel Hill bank robbery suspect
Pittsburgh police captured a bank robbery suspect on Wednesday morning in Squirrel Hill, crashing a police car into a fence at a school during a brief chase.
A man robbed the First National Bank on Murray Avenue just after 9 a.m., police Lt. Kevin Kraus said. The suspect carried a gun and robbed three tellers, then ran off. Witnesses told police that the man was wearing a gray Ohio State University hooded sweatshirt, Kraus said.
About a half hour later, a letter carrier called 911 to report a suspicious man hiding in the bushes outside a home on Beacon Street.
When officers arrived, the man ran out of the bushes carrying a white bag, Kraus said. As police chased him, Officer Matt White lost control of his cruiser and crashed into a fence and a tree at Hillel Academy.
The officer was hospitalized as a precaution, but he's OK, Kraus said.
Police captured the suspect shortly afterward and found the gun and stolen cash, Kraus said. The man, whom police have not identified, also had marijuana.
He refused to give officers his name and was not carrying any identification, Kraus said. Police took him to a hospital for evaluation, then to the Allegheny County Jail.
Officials at Hillel Academy locked down the school.
"We heard it," said Sam Weinberg, principal of the school. "By the time I got outside, the police officer was halfway up the block. We're very lucky that the tree was there."
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With turkey now in our past, are turkeys still in our future?
If you're an irritated fan, the short-term answer seems easy when it comes to the NHL and its locked-out players. And there appears to be no change in the long-term danger faced coming out of a break for the Christmas holiday.
The labour dispute is hurtling towards 2013 with little hope for a resolution, but it's becoming more clear each day that some kind of deadline is fast approaching.
The sides have bargained unsuccessfully so far as last season's $3.3 billion in hockey-related revenue continues to shrink by the day.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is on the record saying he can't fathom any regular season -- if there is to be one in the wake of a deal -- being less than the 48 games played after the 1994-95 lockout.
The union has its disclaimer-of-interest card ready to play. Its self-imposed rule after a resounding authorization vote requires action by Jan. 2.
If the NHLPA plays that card, it opens the door to many questions, including:
-- What's the under/over on hours it will take for some players to sue the NHL for anti-trust violations and damages?
-- Would such action be the final nail in the coffin, killing the 2012-13 season?
-- Or, if there is court action, could it still spark a negotiation?
-- If the NHLPA has disclaimed interest, will the players be left to bargain on their own?
Given that the NHL has already been to court to ask for a declaratory judgment that its lockout is legal, the risk of quagmire/lawyer heaven is clearly there.
The timeframe of any 2012-13 season didn't need any more pressure.
What we know from the past is that in 1994-95, a 48-game campaign began on Jan. 20 and lasted into the first weekend of May. The Stanley Cup playoffs began right away, and aided by swift second, third and final rounds (longest series of five games), were done by June 24.
That was with a 26-team league.
This time around, there are 30 teams and the pressure to squeeze and condense will be even greater.
So what are the options?
Let's start with this; the NHL's season was slated to end April 13.
Because they'll need the time, add two more weeks, so that it still ends on a Saturday (April 27) and you could have a 48-game season in 100 days if the schedule were to commence on Jan. 18.
Build the playoffs then, for four, best-of-seven rounds -- if the league was smart, it would mandate a game every other day and television networks can simply be made to like it in this emergency -- and you could have a start of April 30 and a conclusion by June 24.
That, however, runs over what's scheduled as draft weekend (June 21-22) in New Jersey. It's unknown if there's any elasticity in that date, but you'd expect there would have to be.
It does appear that all that can be squeezed into what will just have to do as a regular season.
For a 100-day, 48-game schedule (basically a game every other day) that would end April 27, you should allot nine days (travel, training camp) from resolution to puck drop, a deal needs to happen by Jan. 9.
How much wiggle room is there on any of that? As you can see, not very much.


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Winds of more than 70 mph have battered the town this afternoon causing widespread travel problems.
- The Thelwall Viaduct was closed to traffic from 4.15pm which saw traffic diverted from the M6 from junction 19 to junction 21a.
- Warrington Central station closed firstly to Liverpool bound trains before all trains were ordered not to stop at the station for emergency repairs to glass in the roof which smashed.
- A tree fell down on a school bus on London Road, Stockton Heath. There were no pupils on board at the time, but the driver did suffer minor injuries.
- Trees also fell on Cherry Lane, Stockport Road and Eagle Brow causing road closures and delays.
- Virgin Trains are advising all passengers not to travel although many are stranded along the West Coast Mainline due to trees and debris along the track.
Cheshire Police also reported a surge in calls to report storm damage and urged people not to use 999 unless urgent and instead asked residents to use 101.
Motorists talked of long tailbacks on roads across the borough as motorway closures in the area saw an influx of traffic on to main roads in Warrington.


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THE body of a Melbourne man who went missing while swimming in New Zealand's Waikato River has been found.
Police divers discovered 21-year-old Mathew Slade near where he was last seen - downstream of the Aratiatia dam in Taupo - about 2pm on Thursday.
He had gone for a swim shortly before 6.15pm on Wednesday and then started calling for help. A woman he was with ran to the riverbank but Mr Slade disappeared.
His parents have flown to New Zealand.
Mr Slade went to the country on December 22 and planned to stay there until March, riding and training ponies for the world championships of the mounted games, to be held in Taupo. He had represented Australia in the sport.
Mr Slade, a former student at Braemar College in Mount Macedon, was a skilled equestrian competitor at school, well-regarded by his peers.
Former Braemar College equestrian co-ordinator Bernadette Flanagan described Mr Slade as a ''fabulous boy'' who had excelled individually and in teams. ''He was a quiet achiever who was incredibly successful but just took it in his stride,'' Ms Flanagan said.
Mr Slade came from an equestrian family, with his parents and older brother having rode with the Riddells Creek Pony Club near their home.
''Mathew was a very well liked member of the club, he set a great example to the younger members, and he was always full of life and sunshine,'' pony club district commissioner Kevin Watson said. ''He was just a really lovely kid and it's a huge shock to everyone.''
It is thought Mr Slade went swimming with friends near a boat ramp where tourist jet boats are launched.
Rapids Jet manager Garry Stephen, whose company helped with the search, said the river was treacherous.


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A FAMILY home was ravaged in a fire started by a cigarette.
Firefighters from Wareham and Bere Regis were called to the major blaze in Wool in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Crews remained on scene until 6am damping down.
The fire is believed to have started in an extension which was dest-royed in the blaze.
The rest of the house suffered serious smoke damage.
Firefighters are today – No Smoking Day – warning people of the dangers posed by cigarettes.
A fire and emergency support service, run by British Red Cross volunteers, also arrived at the scene to assist the five people in the house at the time.
A spokesman for Synergy Housing, which owns and manages the house, said: "We understand the fire may have started in the adj-oining outhouse and the occupants were not seriously harmed.
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Except for trips from the Park-and-Ride to the Summerfest grounds, I've avoided the bus for a couple years now.
Aside from the scary reports of wilding and violence on the city buses, there were those awful TV screens streaming endless loops of ads and health propaganda. Even as a law abiding citizen who is inclined toward good health messages, the ernest repetition made me long for a cigarette. And I've never smoked.
Political campaign ads of every sort have the same effect, but I digress.
But a communication glitch had me dropping off the fleet car downtown and needing to take the #10 home.
I checked the Web for the fare and was a little shocked: $2.25. But when I compared that to the mileage reimbursement rate for driving the same distance, bus fare came out a little ahead.
So coins in hand, I stepped into the maw of the beast when it stopped at 12th and Wisconsin.
The bus was crowded. I had to stand. And suburban-cautious, I pulled my phones -- work and personal -- from my pockets and tucked them in my purse, because, well. . . pickpockets? That fear, all those fears of the unaccustomed, always at the ready.
A woman got off, vacating a seat. "You want to sit there?" a ridiculously handsome young black man with diamonds in his ear lobes and a Bluetooth thingie in his ear asked. "Well, you were here first," I said. "No, please, you take it," he insisted. So I did.
I started to relax. The sound level was surprisingly low, although people were talking to each other. And the damn TV screens were gone. Breathing more easily, I could smell a faint odor of hair product and potato chips, nothing unpleasant. No bad smells, and it was a hot and sweaty day.
A woman got on with a stroller. People juggled themselves about, shifting places, making way, until she made it to a gap spot the aforementioned gorgeous young black man vacated for her. She sat down weary and grateful, and the other grandma-aged women and I shamelessly tried to flirt with her baby, who slept through the entire event.
Each time a passenger departed, they thanked the driver. It's been a long time since I've seen that much civility.
By the time we reached Froedtert Hospital, most of the passengers had left. I got off some four long western Tosa blocks from home, for a pleasant walk and time to really notice my neighbor's houses. This would have been less fun had it been raining. But as it was, I understood why people who ride buses tend to weigh less than people who don't. They walk more. And maybe they are calmer. There's a real sense of freedom in using public transportation.
The midday ride meant I'd avoided school kids, who tend to be unruly. And the #10 route tends to be full of people going to work. Maybe it's not a representative experience.
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Giveaway Monday: High-flying T-shirt editionAugust 27, 2012 • 1 Comment • category: Algonquin Books Blog
It's Monday, time to give you free stuff. And this Monday, we are NOT giving away a book. Oh no, no books here. What do you think we are — a publishing house or something?
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Rick says...
Cool shirt… Looking forward to the book…