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Utilities Assistant Director, Engineering
City of Bellevue, Washington
$101,647 - $140,314
For a complete position profile, please visit the Prothman Company at http://www.prothman.com/ and click on "Current Searches."
Located on the shores of Lake Washington, just 20 minutes away from downtown Seattle and SeaTac Airport, Bellevue, Washington, is a progressive, vibrant town and was recently voted #2 on Livability.com's list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live. Bellevue is the fifth largest city in Washington, with a population of more than 141,000, and is the high-tech and retail center of King County's Eastside, with more than 140,000 jobs and a skyline of gleaming high-rises.
Bellevue Utilities is a financially self-supporting enterprise operating within the city structure and provides four essential services: drinking water, wastewater, storm and surface water, and solid waste. The Utilities Department is a dynamic, fast-paced organization consisting of the Director's Office and three divisions (Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Resource Management & Customer Service). The Department has an annual operating budget of $138.7 million, a 7-year Capital Program of $220 million (excluding reserves), and 176 employees.
Working under the direction of the Utilities Deputy Director, the Assistant Director of Engineering is responsible for the program management and delivery of the Utilities Department's capital improvement program. The Assistant Director of Engineering performs highly responsible and complex technical and policy work, assisting the Deputy Director and Director of Utilities in the leadership and management of the department.
A bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Civil Engineering, Environmental Studies, Water Resources Management, or a related field is required, with a MS in Engineering or MPA preferred. Candidates must have at least 8 years of progressively responsible managerial and administrative experience in public utilities systems. 10 years management of planning, design and construction programs for municipal utility facilities, with at least 5 years of experience in each utility (water, wastewater, stormwater) for a capital program of similar complexity is highly desired. Candidates must have a Washington State Professional Civil Engineering license, or the ability to obtain one within 6 months of hire. Project management professional (PMP) certification is highly desired.
The City of Bellevue is an equal opportunity employer. First review: December 3, 2017 (open until filled). To apply online, visit Prothman at http://www.prothman.com/ and click on "Submit Your Application" and follow the directions provided. Application materials will only be accepted electronically via the website. For questions, please call 206-368-0050.


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Chiropractic Use of Evaluation & Management CPT Codes
By K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBACurrent Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes list five levels of new patient (99201-99205) and five levels of established patient (99211-99215) evaluation and management codes. The codes, which have been in effect since January 1992, are a substantial improvement over their predecessors. However, they are still wrought with inconsistencies when applied in clinical settings on a day-to-day basis, particularly for the chiropractic practitioner.
The examination procedures required to meet the specifications for current E & M codes were formulated for allopathic practitioners; physical diagnostic procedures unique to chiropractic practice were excluded. While many procedures (history, range of motion, DTRs) are used by both allopathic and chiropractic practitioners, chiropractors are forced to perform allopathic procedures and chiropractic procedures in order to meet coding requirements and treat patients. If the doctor of chiropractic chooses to limit examination procedures to chiropractic evaluation methods, he or she is placed at risk for sanctions by insurance carriers and their reviewers. It is easy for a chiropractic exam to be reduced to a lower code and/or accuse the practitioner of "up coding" (billing for a higher level of service than was performed) due to a lack of required exam content. Consequently, chiropractic practitioners must work harder than allopathic practitioners to meet coding requirements. Adding insult to injury, doctors of chiropractic typically receive lower reimbursement for evaluation and management procedures, despite their extra effort.
Examination codes prior to 1992 (90000-90020 new patient and 90030-90080 established patient) were also difficult for doctors of chiropractic to utilize. Descriptions for lower level codes were vague. Higher code levels mandated complete physical examination (heart, lung, breast, prostate, etc.) of the patient. Many of the procedures required for the higher codes were not part of the typical chiropractic examination, and in many states they were restricted by scope of practice laws. The codes prior to 1992 were also devoid of chiropractic examination methods. The previous codes were also difficult for medical practitioners to utilize. The multi-system examination approach did not fit the modern structure of allopathic medicine that emphasizes specialization. For example, medical orthopedists do not perform ENT or vaginal exams and psychiatrists do not perform prostate or range of motion exams. Most medical personnel, therefore, did not meet their own coding requirements under the old system. However, it is doubtful that the issue was ever pressed.
Current codes, with the exception of those for general and internal medical practice, utilize a single system or specialty approach (Table 1). Examinations are now based on procedures emphasized in a practitioner's field of expertise. Evaluation of other systems/regions is limited to a review of systems and the past history.
Examination procedures for each specialty category from table 1 are described in separate tables with each procedure identified by a bullet (• = bullet). Musculoskeletal and neurological bullets are provided as examples (See Table 2 below and Table 3). Exam content requires the inclusion of a specific number of bullets for each code level from the list related to the examiners field of practice (See Table 4). The new system improved coding for allopathic practitioners. The system did little to improve coding for chiropractors. As stated previously, evaluation procedures unique to chiropractic practice are excluded, forcing chiropractors to use both allopathic and chiropractic procedures in order to meet coding requirements and treat the patient.
While the procedures identified by bullets in the musculoskeletal and neurological lists are already utilized by most chiropractors, these procedures are of modest help in identifying subluxations.
Problems also exist in the current system with the history requirements, required number of bullets, decision-making complexities and time requirements (See Table 5). For example, a 54-year-old female entered a chiropractic office with a chief complaint of dizziness. She had been evaluated by her medical doctor who, according to the patient, diagnosed inner ear "irregularities." An eight-week course of medication and physical therapy had been unsuccessful. Her history was positive for hypertension, her dizziness was worse with head rotation, and she had recently collapsed twice without losing consciousness (drop attacks).
Following history, auscultation of the carotid arteries revealed bilateral Bruits. Hautant's and dizziness tests were positive, indicating possible vertebral artery compromise. The examination was discontinued and the patient was referred to a cardiovascular specialist. The specialist ordered vascular imaging studies, which revealed significant occlusion of the vertebral and carotid arteries. Treatment consisted of bilateral endarterectomies.
A second patient entered the same day with chief complaints of generalized neck and back pain. A complete orthopedic, neurological and spinal examination was performed, with the resulting diagnosis of cervical and lumbar facet joint subluxation.
The examination performed for the first patient only qualified for the lowest level new patient examination code, 99201. This is despite the fact that the brief examination and referral delayed or avoided a stroke and possibly death for the patient.
The examination performed for the second patient, who had a lesser diagnosis, qualified for the midlevel code, 99203. Obviously, the case complexities, time requirements and the number of bullets performed are inverted in these examples.
Similar problems arise in emergency situations and for well-patient examinations. The patient experiencing severe back spasm is difficult to examine, as every procedure/movement hurts. This typically limits the number of procedures that can be performed and causes discrepancies between the number of bullets and the complexity and severity of the situation. In basic life support (CPR), the patient's problem is highly complex and severe, with the success of care dependent upon speed, not longevity. The complexity and severity are disproportional to the corresponding time requirements. An asymptomatic patient who enters for an annual physical can maneuver endlessly through multiple exam procedures without positive findings. In this case, the time involved and the number of procedures performed are inverted with the complexity and severity of the patient's presenting problem.
Improvements in the current system should include less reliance on the number of procedures and time involved and more on the complexity of the individual situation. The eventual diagnoses rendered should also be considered. The doctor's field of practice would have to be taken into account where diagnosis is concerned, since many practitioners rarely deal with life-and-death situations. A list of diagnoses ranging from minimal to severe in nature would have to be developed for each field of practice.
Table 6 below depicts a proposed list of examination procedures identified by bullets for chiropractic examinations. The list includes the majority of items from the current musculoskeletal and neurological lists and incorporates diagnostic methods unique to chiropractic. No changes in code numbers, history requirements, required numbers of bullets, decision-making complexities or time requirements are recommended in addition to those already mentioned. While problems also exist in these areas, the list of bullets is the first and largest area of concern.
The list of bullets is, as stated, "proposed." This is the first publication of the list. The content has not been studied or endorsed by any organization or entity in chiropractic. Publication will hopefully stimulate discussion of this subject within our profession and lead to the development of a more accurate and extensive list. If inclusion of chiropractic evaluation procedures in CPT coding manuals is to become a reality, we must be prepared to contribute the appropriate information.
Author's note: The CPT coding system is scheduled to be revised, effective sometime in 2005. The changes, proposed in 2000 and delayed repeatedly, are easier to follow and simplify the entire process. The current coding system outlined in this article will remain in effect through 2004 and for a changeover period in 2005; look for a follow-up article detailing the revisions in a future issue of DC.
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, DABCO
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Summertime Stories
I haven't posted any work in a while because I've been busy working part-time with my husband in our new business and working on this studio painting. We bought a print shop called Spike's Printing that's been in business in downtown Pensacola, FL, for 60 years. It's the only print shop in Pensacola capable of letterpress, foil printing, embossing...all the fun stuff! My husband and I have both worked as designers for years; so, this is a very fun, new yet familiar venture for us and our creative energies. It's very different from what we've been doing, and we are adjusting rapidly and loving it!
I also haven't painted any fine art, figurative work in a while because my etsy shop MadAboutHue has kept me busy with informal, color sketch work for my customers. It was very refreshing to do a piece just for me.
I like to prepare for more involved paintings with an exploratory color sketch. This preliminary work helped me identify trouble areas, plan value patterns and color mixtures so that the larger painting progressed quickly and without having to paint over mistakes. The finished paint quality of my brush strokes is very important to me; I like them to look fresh and purposeful.
They both feel like finished paintings to me. One of the pros in color sketch work is that working small liberates me to use simpler brush strokes and brighter colors. And the pro of more involved studio painting is getting to revel in all the beautiful details of the subject. I appreciate both!


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Ohio police get grant for 'Cops and Kids' fishing day
HIRAM, Ohio — The Hiram Police Department recently received a $500 "Step Outside" grant from the Ohio Department of Wildlife, which will help pay for a community program called "Cops and Kids Fishing Day."
The intent of "Cops and Kids Fishing Day" is to bring community children closer to law enforcement officers and build lifelong bonds.
"Kids will spend time fishing with police officers and having a fun day, we will have many items to give away at the event, contests, prizes, as well as lunch," Hiram Police Chief Ed Samec said. "This is a program designed to bring police officers and kids closer together, build bonds and friendships, and it also is directed toward building family unity, parents are encouraged to participate in the event and join in with the fun."
Full Story: Hiram police receive $500 grant for 'Cops and Kids' fishing day


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2013 has been an exceptional year for Alex and Ani in Spain! The support we have received from bloggers, journalists, celebrities, and socialites is amazing and our message of positive energy is spreading.
We recently partnered with Alexandra Pereira of Lovely-Pepa.com, one of the most popular Spanish fashion bloggers. With a trend-setting style and unique sense of fashion, we have found a great synergy with her. Whether it's elegant or casual, Pereira pairs our bangles perfectly with any look.
We recently supported Pereira at her first book signing event in Madrid, Spain. The event took place at El Corte Inglés Castellana on November 27, 2013. Pereira wore Alex and Ani color beaded bangles mixed with classic bangles that complimented her outfit.
During the event, fans were able to take a close look at our bangles and discover the different meanings behind each symbol through our product display. Pereira also shared her styling tips with attendees. The event was a great success and we look forward to another year of positivity in 2014!
Lovely Pepa & Alex and Ani from Lovely Pepa on Vimeo.
Photos courtesy of Alexandra Pereira's website, Lovely-Pepa.com.


text: [ Time For Some Basketball Fun With Annual 3-on-3 Tournament By Greg Roberts August 1, 2013 Basketball has been a passion of mine since the age of 5. Read More Category: Newsletter, TSM Billings Tags: 3 on 3 basketball in Billings, 3 on 3 in Billings, Above the Rim in Billings, basketball, Billings West Rotary Club, West park on Grand Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


text: The New York Racing Association, which has said it might have to file for bankruptcy, today announced a reduction in stakes purses for 2006 of about $4 million. In addition, the $500,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I), one of the mainstays of Belmont Park's fall meet, will be run at Saratoga Race Course next year.The stakes schedule was approved Dec. 7 at the monthly meeting of NYRA's board of trustees. Pending approval by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, the changes will have a dramatic impact on New York racing in the coming year.NYRA senior vice president Bill Nader said much of the nearly $4 million will be "added back in overnight stakes that will be announced from condition book to condition book."In addition, nine stakes were eliminated.Among the cuts in grade I stakes, The Jockey Club Gold Cup purse was reduced from $1 million to $750,000, and the Beldame, Flower Bowl, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, and Met Mile were all cut from $750,000 to $600,000. The Coaching Club American Oaks saw its purse reduced to $300,000 from $500,000.Four stakes, the victory Ride, Gotham, Woody Stephens (formerly the Riva Ridge), and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, had their purses increased $50,000 each.The eliminated stakes are the Astarita, Valley Stream, Cowdin, Huntington, Lawrence Realization, Saratoga Breeders' Cup, Belmont Breeders' Cup, and Meadowbrook Steeplechase.The nine-furlong Woodward was moved to Sept. 2 in an effort to spread out the more important handicap races, which were becoming too congested on the schedule, according to a NYRA release.Additionally, the Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II), formerly run in June, will now become the $150,000 Brooklyn Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) and be run Sept. 16.After two years of experimentation, Saratoga will again offer three stakes races for juvenile colts and fillies. The Schuylerville, which was not run last year, returns to its spot as the opening day feature at Saratoga July 26, with the Adirondack Aug.16 and the Spinaway, which regained grade I status, Sept. 3. The Sanford, which was not run last year, returns July 27, kicking off the three-race series for 2-year-olds that also includes the Saratoga Special Aug. 17 and the Hopeful (gr. I), which has been moved back to closing day, Sept. 4. "We placed four grade I stakes on Labor Day weekend at Saratoga and made a bold decision in moving the Woodward to the final Saturday of America's most popular racetrack," said Nader."There are a lot of changes on this schedule, including some purse reductions or eliminations of stakes, but we made sure that NYRA's commitment to excellence remains intact," Nader said. "The overall dollar reduction in stakes is nearly $4 million, but much of that money will be added back in overnight stakes that will be announced from condition book to condition book. This helps NYRA strike a better balance with dollars allocated to stakes and overnight races, and be more responsive to the available horse inventory from meet to meet," he said."Looking forward, we will continue our unified efforts with horsemen and breeders to seek final Aqueduct VLT (video lottery terminal) approval from Albany. We would like to be open by December next year and then increase purses by 35-40% in 2007." On Belmont Stakes day, June 10, 2006, the seven-furlong Riva Ridge Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds will be renamed the Woody Stephens Breeders' Cup (gr. II). Named for the late Hall of Fame trainer who remains the only person to win five straight Belmont Stakes (gr. I), the Woody Stephens Breeders' Cup received a $100,000 purse increase to $250,000. 2006 NYRA Stakes Schedule HighlightsChanges: Woodward (moved to Saratoga); Spinaway (regains grade I status); Schuylerville (not run last year, back at Saratoga); Sanford (not run last year, back at Saratoga); Hopeful (moved to Labor Day at Saratoga); Cicada (formerly at seven furlongs, now six furlongs); NY Stallion Stakes, Cupecoy's Joy Division (new stakes); NY Stallion Stakes, Statue of Liberty Division ($100,000 purse reduction, switched to turf; Gotham (now at a mile and a sixteenth on Aqueduct's inner dirt track); NY Stallion Stakes (now at seven furlongs); Peter Pan (now three weeks from Belmont Stakes); New York Stallion Stakes, Spectacular Bid (new stakes); Hill Prince (now eight furlongs, turf); Lexington (now 10 furlongs, turf); Amsterdam (now 6 1/2 furlongs); NY Stallion Stakes Cab Calloway Division (now on the turf); Discovery Handicap (now at nine furlongs); Distaff Breeders' Cup (now six furlongs); Bed o' Roses Handicap (now at seven furlongs); Just a Game (no longer Breeders' Cup race); Genuine Risk (formerly run in May); Ballston Spa (no longer a Breeders' Cup race); NY Stallion Stakes, Perfect Arc Division (now run at 1 1/16 miles); Toboggan Handicap (now six furlongs); Jaipur (now six furlongs, turf); True North (no longer a Breeders' Cup race); Fourstardave (switches positions with Bernard Baruch); Troy Handicap (now at six furlongs, turf); Bernard Baruch (now on Travers Day); Brooklyn Handicap (now a Breeders' Cup race and moved to September); Knickerbocker Handicap (now a Breeders' Cup race); and NY Stallion Stakes, Cormorant Division (now at 1 1/16 miles on the turf). Purse Increases (and the amount of increases): Victory Ride ($25,000); Gotham ($50,000); Woody Stephens Breeders' Cup (formerly Riva Ridge; $50,000); National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fames Stakes Breeders' Cup ($50,000). Purse Reductions (and the amount of reductions): Spinaway ($50,000); Matron ($50,000); Frizette ($100,000); NY Stallion Series, Fifth Avenue Division ($25,000); East View ($10,000); Futurity ($50,000); Champagne ($100,000); NY Stallion, Great White Way Division ($25,000); Damon Runyon ($10,000); Ruthless ($10,000); Busanda ($10,000); Dearly Precious ($10,000); Busher ($10,000); NY Stallion, Park Avenue ($50,000); Coaching Club American Oaks ($200,000); Alabama ($150,000); Garden City Breeders' Cup ($50,000); Count Fleet ($10,000); Jimmy Winfield ($10,000); Whirlaway ($10,000); Fred "Cappy" Capossella ($10,000); NY Stallion Stakes, Times Square Division ($50,000); NY Stallion Stakes, Cab Calloway Division ($100,000); Discovery Handicap ($150,000); Interborough Handicap ($10,000); Affectionately ($10,000); Correction ($10,000); Rare Treat ($10,000); Broadway ($10,000); Shuvee ($50,000); Beldame ($150,000); Flower Bowl Invitational ($150,000); New York Stallion Stakes, Perfect Arc Division ($25,000); Montauk ($10,000); Garland of Roses ($10,000); Ladies Handicap ($10,000); Paumonok ($10,000); Hollie Hughes ($10,000); Stymie ($10,000); Carter Handicap ($50,000); Kings Point ($10,000); Metropolitan Handicap ($150,000); Suburban Handicap ($100,000); Vosburgh ($100,000); Jockey Club Gold Cup ($250,000); Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational ($150,000); NY Stallion Stakes, Cormorant Division ($25,000); Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile ($50,000); Gallant Fox ($10,000); Alex M. Robb ($10,000). Eliminated: Astarita, Valley Stream, Flash, Cowdin, Huntington, Lawrence Realization, Saratoga Breeders' Cup, Belmont Breeders' Cup and Meadowbrook Steeplechase.


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The following article appeared in the Washington Post on November 9, 2007 (Student Money Vanishes, but Few Are Punished Activity Funds Are Often Plundered and Mismanaged by Adults):I have maintained for a long time that management of these funds was an accident waiting to happen.
As an internal auditor for Fairfax County Public Schools I observed firsthand the types of abuses that occur regularly in school activity funds. Despite reporting mechanisms such as independent audits that show control weaknesses many of the abuses are repeated year after year. This is in large part due to who controls the funds, lack of effective policies and procedures, and an overall position that these are not material to the financial statements and therefore do not warrant attention.
Across the United States millions of dollars are collected each year for student activity funds. These funds are under the direct control of the principal of the school. While the funds may seem immaterial (from several hundred dollars up to hundreds of thousands of dollars) when you consider the amounts collected by school district the number easily reach millions of dollars a year.
Student activity money is collected from vending machines, sporting events, bake sales and other activities approved by the school principal.
The funds are supposed to be used to promote the general welfare, education and morale of students through activities such as field trips, school publications etc.
The funds are the responsibility of the school principal.School districts are supposed to have policies and procedures covering the collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of school activity funds.
The funds should be audited each year by an independent accounting firm.
However the reality is that procedures for collection, safeguarding and dissemination are not always followed. Not all the money collected is recorded in the school's accounting system. Funds are not promptly deposited and are kept in insecure locations (unlocked desks) or safes with access by multiple personnel. Funds are spent for purposes other than the benefit of students.
School principals routinely give the responsibility for oversight of the funds to individuals not properly trained. Due to lack of internal resources (such as internal auditors) funds are not audited on a regular basis. Additionally the school districts external auditors may not even be aware of the funds available and therefore do not look at whether appropriate internal controls are in place.
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While at Fairfax County Public Schools I reviewed reports issued by an external auditor hired on a contract basis to review the school activity funds. The control weaknesses identified by the external auditor occurred year after year without little if any changes. In addition eventhough the State Education Department mandated that EVERY SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND BE AUDITED EVERY YEAR, there was no requirement that the State Education Department be provided with a copy of the report. The cost to the County was over $250,000 and was borne by the taxpayers rather than being paid for by the Student Activity funds (over $40 million dollars collected).There needs to be greater oversight by school officials including internal auditors.
There should be minimum standards for individuals responsible for student activity funds. Additionally when problems are identified prompt action needs to be taken. The cost of independent audits or audit oversight for these activity funds should be be funded by proceeds collected.There are many public school districts where the internal audit department has responbility for auditing school activity funds. Unfortunately many of those same public school districts do not adequately fund internal audit functions to maintain effective oversight of internal controls for student activity funds or other school district operations.
What happened in the District of Columbia should be a wake up call for public school districts across the United States.


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Fossil footprints reveal our modern walk in the making
FOOTPRINTS laid down near Lake Turkana in north-west Kenya 1.5 million years ago were made by human ancestors with essentially modern foot anatomy and gait.
They are the second oldest hominin footprints known, after the 3.7-million-year-old Laetoli prints found by anthropologist Mary Leakey in Tanzania in 1978, which are more ape-like and are suspected to be from a species of Australopithecus (see diagram).
More importantly, they are the oldest made by human ancestors; probably early Homo erectus, who was thought to share our stature, foot anatomy and springy, efficient stride. Because fossilised foot bones are fragile, and thus scarce, researchers have not previously been able to verify their inferences about the foot anatomy or gait of H. erectus.
"Between 1.8 and 1.5 million years ago, H. erectus evolved rapidly, [becoming] very different to anything that came before," says Matthew Bennett of Bournemouth University, UK, who was part


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ATTENTION! Due to absolutely essential adaptations of our search website "Searching the State Archives' collections" and the overhaul of our server infrastructure, temporary technical issues and partial or full disruptions of the website service (for example login errors when trying to consult records or errors while creating a new account) may occur between Friday 17 November and Monday 4 December. We apologise for any inconvenience.
In addition to Tuesday and Friday, the reading rooms of the State Archives in Arlon, Liège, Mons and Namur will be open on Saturday 18 November 2017 from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. On Saturday, you can consult original documents only after prior reservation via e-mail or phone before Friday 1.00 pm at the State Archives in question. You can also consult our digitised maps, plans and photographs and use the search engines and microfilms.
As each year, the Royal Palace opens its doors to the public during summer. Two of the three exhibitions shown there are co-organised by the State Archives! Discover them from 22 July to 3 September 2017. Free entrance.
As from 1 January 2017, the reading rooms of the State Archives will have new opening hours, based on a differentiated approach for each repository. This modification is due to decreased funding and staffing, and to varying requirements at regional and local level.
The reduction of opening hours does not entail cutbacks on service to the public however. When the reading rooms are closed, the State Archives remains at your disposal (by phone and e-mail) for your research and to answer your questions. Our institution of course continues to make the archival holdings it conserves accessible, to digitise them, to organise various events, to feed the data base http://search.arch.be/, etc. Those visitors of the State Archives who would no longer be able to carry out their research due to the new opening hours are invited to contact the head of the repository in question.
The State Archives holds a real treasure of cartographic materials, but handing out original maps and plans in the reading rooms bears the risk of deteriorating the state of conservation of these documents. Indeed, repeated unrolling and rolling-up of these maps and plans that are sometimes of considerable size has taken its toll on the documents, which called for a large-scale digitization campaign. In recent years, some 60,000 maps and plans were digitised. This number increases steadily. Roughly 44,000 of these digital images have been processed and are now available for research.
Two hundred years ago, on 18 June 1815, the famous battle of Waterloo was fought. The State Archives conserves hundreds of linear metres of records from this period that can be searched with archive guides, inventories, historical studies, etc. A number of events are also organised this year in relation with the commemorations.
In order to let the general public discover the rich archival heritage on the First World War, the State Archives launched a new dedicated website in August 2014: http://14-18-wallonie.arch.be. It is filled with a variety of interesting documents, including letters, posters, photographies, minutes, etc. The website is in French.
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Dion and Sherrunda are not yet where they'd like to be financially. "We make a lot, but we could manage our money better," says Dion. Sherrunda admits they have no written budget, and they pay bills as they come in. With two young children there are always clothes to buy. "Now at least they're done with diapers. At one time they were both in diapers," says Sherrunda. After one expense dissolved, another increased. The family's childcare costs climbed from $190 every two weeks to about $310 in 2009.
Black Enterprise created a financial plan to help move the Adkins forward.
Get rid of a vehicle. Three vehicles for two adults are excessive. Downsizing will save money on maintenance, gas, and insurance.
Create a written budget. The Adkins should get out of the habit of winging it. "For three or four months they should keep track of everything they spend. Even a cup of coffee gets recorded," says Herb White, a certified financial planner and president of Life Certain Wealth Strategies L.L.C. in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Ramp up savings. Given the couple's combined income, both their level of savings and their retirement investments are insufficient, says White. Ideally, Dion and Sherrunda should be saving 15% of their income. "If they can save 15%, they will be well on their way to achieving their goals," he says. The couple should work to build emergency savings to cover six to nine months of expenses, about $30,000 to $40,000. Also of great importance, says White, they should be more consistent with saving money, as Dion admits that their pattern of putting money away has been erratic.
Target retirement. Once Dion and Sherrunda have more than $30,000 in liquid savings, they can begin to look at mutual funds and increase the amount saved in the IRA. Dion currently has $300 automatically deposited toward the IRA each month, but he should increase his deposit to reach the maximum of $5,000 a year.
Dion's IRA consists of a single investment: the T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund. Instead of a single sector fund, he should consider an asset allocation fund, which includes a mix of stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents. These funds add diversification from various sectors, while also reducing overall risk.
The Adkins should also explore a Roth IRA. "They won't get a tax break when they put the money in, but they have a long time for that money to grow and when it does, it comes out tax free," says White. He adds that now is a good time. As of January 2010, the law allows those with income of more than $100,000 to change from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. In fact, the $2,000 contest winnings should be invested in a Roth, he says.
As for Sherrunda's 401(k), once the couple is saving a minimum of 15% of their annual income, they should consider contributing a portion of that savings pre-tax to her account. "This would not only help them in working toward their retirement goal but would also reduce their current taxable income," White says.
Increase protection. The Adkins need to enhance the protection of their assets. They have $150,000 in life insurance coverage on Dion, $10,000 on Sherrunda and $5,000 each on the children. White says this is a start, but he recommends that they go beyond their employer-sponsored insurance and get supplemental term policies of at least $250,000 each.
Dion and Sherrunda also need to get separate wills that cover the basics and a durable power of attorney and living wills so that if they are unable to make decisions about financial and medical issues, there will be directions in place.
This article originally appeared in the April 2010 issue of Black Enterprise magazine.


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Islamic extremists 'planned an attack on the Vatican'
Islamic extremists planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010, Italian prosecutors said.
Wire taps indicated that a suicide bomber had arrived in Rome, prosecutor Mauro Mura told a Press conference in Cagliari, Sardinia.
Mr Mura said the plans never went further and the bomber left Italy, though it was not clear why. He said the wire taps gave "signals of some preparation for a possible attack".
Italian police said they were arresting 18 suspected extremists, including two purported bodyguards for Osama bin Laden, who allegedly staged attacks in Pakistan and sought to topple the Pakistani government.
While relations with the Muslim world were eventually repaired, tensions flared again in 2011 when Cairo's al-Azhar institute, the pre-eminent theological school of Sunni Islam, suspended interfaith talks with the Vatican after Benedict called for greater protections for Egypt's minority Christians.
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I hope you can bare with us for another Christmas-themed post! Since we're still in a holiday mood here, we thought we'd show you some more scrapbooking projects for the season.
Jules Eickmeier, of the KNK Design Team, made this Christmas tree out of paper. (At left.) She free hand designed the tree and cut out four pieces of chipboard to match the pattern. She then covered the chipboard with papers, added Stickles, trims, and bling.
You can download "recipe cards" from Maya Road on lots of different projects here.
Katie Watson has a 5 part video series up on how to make these adorable little holiday houses – one photo shown at right. Also check out a version by a Paper Tales store owner here.
Bo Bunny has lots of nice Christmas-y projects up on their site, including this Christmas trees shown at left, by Tamara Jensen.
Graphic 45 has a really pretty ornament up by DT member, Christie Byrant.
Banana Frog has a paper tree up made by Hannah Milburn.
AccuCut posted some nice party favour packages / treat bags made by Kellie Fortin.
Love the pretty garland by KinseyGirl!


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Tile Rummy
- Based on classic card game of Rummy
- Great fun for the whole family
- Can improve mathematical skills
- Simple to learn but still offers a challenge for experienced players
You may be interested in the slightly imperfect Rummy currently in our warehouse at a reduced price of £18.00 (incl.VAT&carriage).
Rummy is the classic card game in which players place cards on the table either as groups of the same value or runs of consecutive tiles of the same suit. The first player to empty his hand. The game is easy to learn and it is challenging enough even for experienced and skilled players.
This version of Rummy by Tactic Games is unusual in that it is converted to a tile game - it's the same Rummy game but is supplied with a set of 52 playing tiles and tile racks instead of the normal pack of cards.
The tiles are a good size and are colourful and the racks are made of plastic. Supplied in a cardboard box.
See also: Rummy.
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I had a (the, I suppose) guy over last night, and I decided we needed tea in the morning, which was really more of the afternoon. Anyway, I bought 6 ounces of this, and I think I'm going to return one of the 3 ounce pouches. But now I'm not sure, because I liked this tea more than I expected, and it would cost me a lot in shipping to replace the tea. Anyway, this tea smells incredible. I don't know what chestnuts the people over at Adagio are tasting, but they must be pretty exceptional. The smell is sweet and nutty, and it's so spectacular. I've never really smelled anything like this tea. The taste was not as good as the smell, as the black tea base was very bitter. I brewed it almost as described; I used 208 degree water instead of 212 degree water. I added some rock sugar that Adagio sent me free, because Adagio is awesome, but while that probably helped the taste, it did not remove the bitterness. I think Adagio's tea base is just kind of bitter and astringent for their flavored teas.
With all of that said, I like this tea. I'm not sure I'm going to send it back. The flavor is delicious and comforting and unique. Since I think this will retire when the season is over, having extra of it might be nice. I haven't decided yet.
Anyway, I like this tea a lot, although I don't come close to loving it. It's a really solid offering from Adagio.


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Siemens announces job openings for engineers
A strong second quarter for Siemens U.S. led to increased hiring for industrial automation, building efficiency, Smart Grid, and IT jobs.
Siemens released its global results for the second quarter of FY2011; in the U.S. market, the company showed sales growth of 9%, order intake growth of 15%, and increased hiring.
The announcement came as the U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics' April jobs report showed a higher-than-expected increase in jobs. Employment in professional and business services continued its expansion, with an increase of 51,000 jobs in April.
At Siemens U.S., job growth was concentrated in the industrial automation, building efficiency, Smart Grid, and information technology (IT) areas.
In the Building Technologies division, which is seeing an increase in orders to retrofit and upgrade buildings with energy-efficient and automation solutions, there are more than 400 open positions in the sales, engineering, and field service job categories. In particular, Field Service expects to add approximately 100 new technicians per year over the next 3 to 4 years at both the entry and experienced level. In an effort to prepare junior technicians for these roles, a comprehensive training program has been developed to enhance the training experience for newly hired technicians and significantly reduce the time to deploy these individuals to service customers.
There is also significant growth in products and solutions related to the building of Smart Grid infrastructure in the U.S. – from power generation and meters to monitoring, voltage regulators, reclosers, disconnectors, smart buildings, and lighting.
Siemens' Smart Grid Applications business established its headquarters last year in the Raleigh area of North Carolina and in the past 4 months has filled 26 positions, and expects to hire an additional 100 employees by the end of 2012. Most of the jobs require expertise in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, project management and software development to work in business development and in applications like e-vehicle infrastructure, meter data management, and power systems design.
All open positions in the U.S. can be found at: http://www.usa.siemens.com/en/jobs_careers/us_jobs.htm
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A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer
Feydeau, a professor at the Versailles School of Perfumers, draws on the papers of perfumer Jean-Louis Fargeon to reveal the secrets of his luxurious creations for Marie Antoinette. A native of Montpellier, Fargeon moved to Paris, becoming an apprentice to one of the city's most fashionable perfumers. Fargeon won the queen's favor with a gift of exceptional scented kidskin riding gloves and rapidly gained her confidence; he treated her secret pregnancy-related hair loss and became her loyal friend. Tracing Marie Antoinette's extravagant expenditures and far-fetched follies amid increasingly enraged public opinion, Feydeau charts the fall of the house of Versailles, Marie Antoinette's decline during her imprisonment and Fargeon's own fate. While the perfumer declared himself to be a Republican, he was also a wealthy man with royal connections and thus a natural target for the Revolution. While arrested, he managed to escape trial. Feydeau's modest tome is sympathetic to Marie Antoinette; rather than provide much historical context, it spotlights the intimate life of the palace, excelling chiefly in explanations of fascinating 18th-century beauty secrets, from black adhesive taffeta beauty spots to swan's down powder puffs. Botanical appendixes list the ingredients and methods of Fargeon's influential unguents. (July)
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This one's called the Adidas Volley Ligra, for women. Really like the understated style on this. Also, no pink!
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The WSJ looks today at the world of TV writers, who have–it would seem from this article–the greatest job in the world. (The article downplays the low pay, long hours, and hard work.)
See, if you're a TV writer and somebody ticks you off, you just give their name to an expendable extra and then bump them off. Ha! It's like you're actually murdering that guy who annoys you except not really because that would be awkward.
The writers of "Psych" named a crazy serial killer after a TV critic who wasn't a fan. "Will & Grace" co-creator Max Mutchnick was sued by an interior designer who claiming that Jack McFarland looked a little too similar, and not in a good way. And the "Seinfeld" writers "regularly" put TV execs into episodes, says the WSJ, including an NBC chief who got food poisoned after Elaine sneezed into his pasta.
And then there was the other Seinfeld character, "Crazy" Joe Davola, who stalked Elaine while dressed as a clown. "He was based on an executive of the same name at competitor Fox, but only because show runner Larry David liked the sound of his name, and would repeat it again and again. The real Mr. Davola says he gave Mr. David permission to use his name, and has been receiving special treatment at hotels and restaurants ever since. "
So much power! Is it worth it?
Based on some discussion from back in 2007 when the WGA was striking, TV writers make very, very little. Each writer earns a minimum of $30,823 per episode on a prime-time series (these are 2007 numbers), but nearly half of WGA members are technically unemployed and relying on residualsit's not steady work.


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The Fountain is to benefit from a new re-imaging project.
Spearheaded by community worker Jeanette Warke, the DSD Minister, Nelson McCausland, has been invited to officially launch the project, which has been funded by his deapartment.
Describing the derelict houses at the top of The Fountain as "an absolute eyesore," Jeanette Warke said, stressing that they were an uninviting sight for those coming into The Fountain from the top end of the Protestant enclave.
"We have now got funding from the Department of Social Development and the aim of the project will be to give the houses a new look, in fact we will be taking them back to the 1950s," she said.
The young people of The Fountain are involved in designs for the re-imaging project and are currently busy researching designs based around what people's front rooms would have looked like during the 1950s and 1960s.
"It will mean this part of The Fountain will be more inviting and more colourful than it is at present for those entering the area from to top end of Hawkin Street," she said.


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Silence is golden
11:38am Friday 5th August 2011
By David Duffy
11:38am Friday 5th August 2011
By David Duffy
Electric cars can be potential killing machines. Don't take my word for it, talk to the wood pigeon which was pecking away in the middle of my quiet close as I pulled into my driveway.
With its back to me, it did not have a clue that £25,000 worth of petrol-electric hybrid luxury was gliding in on a deadly collision course until I was almost on top of it.
The bird escaped with no more than a few ruffled feathers, but it brought home the fact that neither pigeons, nor pedestrians, are used to cars that coast along in near silence.
That goes just as much for the driver, and it certainly pays to engage your brain, as well as the gearbox, when you first sit behind the wheel of the new Lexus CT 200h.
I pressed the starter button, flicked the automatic gearshift into Drive and sat like an idiot waiting for the engine to fire up. It did not. So I nudged the gearshift back into neutral, pressed the engine stop button and went through the whole procedure again — twice — still with no sign of any engine noise.
Then it clicked. The hybrid CT200h has a powerful electric motor linked to the 1.8-litre petrol unit, and if it can run on electric alone, it will.
So all you have to do is press down on the accelerator and off you glide in eerie electrically-powered silence. Often this is only for a short distance before the engine kicks in, but it is a reminder of the seamless integration of the technology built into Lexus's first model in the small luxury car segment.
The glovebox-filling manual weighs in at a hefty 1.5kg and covers no fewer than 688 pages, but a dip into it shows the CT 200h is capable of running on its petrol engine or electric motor alone, or with both working in combination.
A power-split device automatically combines and reallocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator, without any input from the driver.
The electric motor works in tandem with the petrol engine to boost acceleration, or drives the wheels on its own when electric-only EV mode is selected. Lexus says in EV mode the CT 200h can be driven for up to a mile-and-a-half at speeds up to 28mph.
I never managed more than a mile in full electric mode before the engine cut in, neither could I match the near-70 mpg average fuel consumption claimed, with my combination of city rush-hour and motorway driving delivering a more modest 53mpg.
But rock-bottom CO2 emissions mean this car is exempt from road tax.
As you would expect from a Lexus, precise handling and superb ride comfort come as standard, and equipment levels in the air-conditioned, leather-lined cabin are high, with no fewer than 37 buttons to play with on the centre console, and a further nine mounted on the steering wheel to keep the driver busy.
Safety systems are top drawer, with anti-lock braking and traction control and vehicle stability control backed up by eight airbags including knee airbags for driver and front passenger.
Lexus has signed up Kylie Minogue to lead its advertising campaign for the 'Quiet Revolution' but for the sake of pigeons, if nothing else, these cars need something to make their presence known.
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Lord Richard: My Lords, the noble Lord provokes me. Can he not see that a situation in which the opposite side of the House can drag 400 people into a Division Lobby and this side of the House can only drag 150, if everybody turns out, and as a result of that the opposite side of the House can win any Division it wishes, even if the Government Chief Whip pulls out all the stops, produces a strong degree of feeling on this side of the House that we are being and have been unfairly treated for many years?
Lord Lucas: My Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Lord. It is a ridiculous feature of the way things are at the moment. But I hope that the Government will have the strength to see beyond that long suffering through which they have been--to my mind totally unreasonably--and see that the future of this House should not be one where it is hard to defeat the Government. It should be one where it is relatively easy, with agreement in most sections of the House, to defeat the Government, but where restraint is exercised in doing so because the House wishes to win arguments and not play politics. That is a change that I hope to see from the Government Front Bench.
However, I am concerned, as is my noble friend the Leader of the Opposition, that this Government see this House and its transition as a rather old and curmudgeonly crab in the process of changing its shell, and for a few moments it will be soft and vulnerable to attack so that they can take a large bite out of it. I share my noble friend's concern that they wish this House to lose powers. I am concerned too at what is said on page 32 of the White Paper:
Lord Hemmingford: My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, whose efforts on behalf of freedom and information I salute. It became obvious to me some years ago as a newspaper executive that some of the problems with the role of the media in
Into the vacuum which was caused by the absence of effective checks and balances were drawn the media, but particularly the press because, while broadcasting is regulated by the Government, despite the events of the weekend, the newspapers are supposed not to be. As a journalist I have never been happy with the notion of the press as being even the fourth estate of government. But it seemed to me nearly 10 years ago when I first advanced the thought--and it seems even more so now with the burgeoning power of the multi-national media--that for them to become in effect the second estate is highly dangerous. I note with pleasure that the idea appears to be gaining currency among some of our more thoughtful columnists. Both Andrew Marr in the Observer and Hugo Young of the Guardian alluded to it in recent weeks.
It is timely to point out today that if governments faced much more rigorous scrutiny in the upper Chamber and could not even be sure of getting their legislation passed, they would have to pay more attention to Parliament with correspondingly less time or inclination for obsessive manipulation of the media whether by partial leaking or heavy-handed legal action. That would benefit both good government and freedom of expression. We might even get an effective freedom of information Act. In saying that, perhaps I should declare an interest as a member of the board of the Association of British Editors.
It is particularly against that background that I venture to hold up to your Lordships the document that we are considering today. And against that background, quite frankly, it looks pretty feeble. On the Eurovision Song Contest scale I give it deux points; one for finally proposing to end our rights to vote--in that again I am with the noble Lord, Lord Lucas--and to speak here, and another for proposing (or so I optimistically assume) a substantial reduction in numbers. If the United States can limit its Upper Chamber to 100, we can surely manage with no more.
John Bright said, 140 years ago, that everyone recognised that an hereditary legislature could not be a permanent institution in a free country and no one knew it better than the Peers. Today it is presented to us as something radical. Such a description I can only describe, remaining inside the parliamentary conventions, as exaggerated. At any rate, I will go readily when the time comes but I should like to feel that, in the process, we had contributed to an improvement in our constitution rather than to a cosmetic rearrangement, which seems more likely.
On the specific grounds which I have outlined, and I believe on general grounds as well, what is required is the re-establishment of effective balance in our
From the world outside, where I spend most of my time, the reaction to all this by your Lordships has looked disappointingly near-sighted and self-serving. The Government supporters are largely silent. The Liberal Democrats are seen to have allowed themselves to be hamstrung by a promise of possible PR if they behave themselves. The Conservatives have hamstrung themselves by failing to tackle the problem in their 18 years of office, and the fact that so many of them are hereditary means that anything they do looks like an attempt at self-preservation. I regret that some Cross-Bench manoeuvring, as has already been mentioned, looks similarly unconvincing. Where are the clarion calls for some genuine radicalism and reform? The danger, as we recognise, is real but we are not highlighting it in the country.
I favour an upper Chamber elected on a regional basis and for a much longer term--say, 10 or 12 years--so that its legitimacy is equal to that of the other place. I believe that the Bishops should go. It is surely time that the Church of England was dis-established anyway, but I doubt whether the presence of some nominated Law Lords would be a fatal flaw. The document before us is headed Modernising Parliament. Its proposals do not look very modern to me; not that modernity in itself should be the measure. There is no great merit in it for its own sake. "Improving" or "strengthening" would be better watchwords.
Those who have an understandable attachment to the status quo are inclined to say of this House, "Well, I know you cannot justify it, but it works". I believe that we know, really, that it does not work very well and that the restrictions put upon the Royal Commission are designed to ensure that it goes on not working very well. I think that we should be prepared to say so, loud and clear.
Lord Clitheroe: My Lords, I have been on leave of absence for some time. I should perhaps explain my reason for returning to your Lordships' House and speaking today. I have not been drawn back by threats or blandishments from the Whips. Indeed, perhaps I should apologise to the Whips' Office. I take the Whip in the same way that I take a daily newspaper--as a useful source of information, not generally as a serious guide to action. However, an article that appeared in the
Other noble Lords have mentioned this matter but perhaps I may add a few words. This House works extraordinarily well and has proved flexible to change and modernisation. Nevertheless, I accept, as do others, that there must inevitably be further changes in its constitution, duties and responsibilities. I accept that the hereditary principle is not the flavour of the month. I should be supportive of plans to modernise the House and have no hankering to retain any rights to sit here. So, why did the noble Baroness's article cause me concern? Why did the word "illegitimate" strike me so forcibly? It is mentioned five or six times, I believe, in the introduction to the White Paper.
Baroness Jay of Paddington: My Lords, perhaps the noble Lord would give way. He, obviously, has not been present, and has explained why very graciously. I have mentioned before, when this particular article was raised, that the headline was not of my making but of the editors of the Daily Telegraph.
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SIEV X and the DFAT cable: The conspiracy of silence
On 23 October 2001, the day Australians first became aware of the horrific sinking of the asylum seeker vessel we now know as SIEVX with the loss of over 350 lives, an official government cable was read out.
Image shows sinking area of SIEVX, courtesy and © Marg Hutton, sievx.com - click below to open larger version.
It was read out in the Prime Minister's People Smuggling Taskforce (PST), causing the high level group to conclude that 'the vessel [was] likely to have been in international waters' when it foundered, placing the tragedy firmly in the Australian Operation Relex border protection surveillance and interception zone.
For many reasons unbeknownst to many people many other facts and details about the sinking of the SIEVX were kept from the Australian people. Now - in May 2003 - Marg Hutton, SIEVX researcher and web mistress of the famous sievx.com website, speaks out and shares results of her relentless and rigorous research.
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5 August 2004: Tony Kevin's SIEV X book: A Certain Maritime Incident - With impressive courage and determination, Tony Kevin has unearthed the grim and deeply moving story he recounts in this remarkable book, an "always powerfully contested story" and one of "durable national significance" that has "crept into the hearts and consciences of many Australians" and must find its way to the hearts and consciences of many others...
30 October 2005: Tony Kevin's SIEV X 4th Anniversary Speech - "All of us who care - and there are many of us - can use our rights of free speech and free enquiry, and free debate on the internet, to keep the questions about SIEV X alive."
19 October 2005: The SIEV X Landmark of Conscience - "When the evening ended, senators, members of the ACT assembly, officials from museums and planning authorities, and most importantly the refugees themselves, all expressed the same view. You must build it."
18 October 2005: SIEV X four years on: still drowning in spin - Like all disasters in the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia, the SIEV X affair will not finish until all questions are answered, all documents held in secret by the Howard government are released, and all those who know things they have not told the Australian people, have been subpoenaed to testify and also tell the full and unabbreviated truth about the SIEV X disaster.
20 March 2004: Tony Kevin still says: SIEV X: Lies, lies and more lies - We will keep on talking publicly about SIEV X and asking questions about it. In that way, the truth will out, new whistleblowers will come forward over time, and the guilty will finally be held to account. This is a major story that is a long way from over.
20 February 2004: The SIEV X National Memorial Project - The SIEV X National Memorial Project is an Australia-wide Young People's Art Collaboration, to design and build a memorial to the people of SIEV X, on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, the national capital.
2 December 2003: The Australian Labor Party and SIEV X - An open letter to Labor's new leader Mark Latham, by Tony Kevin, SIEVX whistleblower. "Do you support the series of passed Senate motions calling for a full powers independent judicial inquiry into the sinking of SIEV X ? If you become Prime Minister, will you undertake to implement this Senate demand?"
23 July 2003: John Faulkner, The Aftermath of the CMI Inquiry - "John Howard indicated that he was prepared to spend whatever money it took to deter boatpeople from arriving on the Australian mainland. But have there been other costs? What has been the cost of the Howard Government's disruption programme in Indonesia - not just the financial cost? I intend to keep asking questions until I find out. I intend to keep pressing for an independent judicial inquiry into these very serious matters."
20 May 2003: An interview with 2003 Whistleblower of the Year Tony Kevin - Former Australian diplomat Tony Kevin is convinced the SIEV X asylum-seeker tragedy will become the Howard Government's Watergate. "...the public story was not true, it did not hang together..."
SIEV X and the DFAT cable:
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When he finally owns this taekwondo school, he's not going to work any harder than he does now.
There might be more work to do, sure. Actually, there most definitely will be more work, and it will take up a lot more of our time. No doubt about that.
But he will not work any harder.
We will be making the money, and how he performs will directly and significantly impact our income for the first time.
But he will not work any harder.
The instruction he gives his students will make or break us; if they don't like him and leave, we will have to worry about replacing them to pay the bills.
But he will not work any harder.
I am confident about this statement because I have known my husband for eight years, and I have never, ever seen him do his job half-heartedly or below his very best abilities.
He's not going to work any harder because he can't possibly work any harder.
No matter what situation he's in, Jack embodies the commandment from Colossians 3:23-24:
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Every sales meeting. Every class. Every inventory. Every private lesson with a difficult student. Every late night sorting belts. Every judging assignment at a tournament. Every report he must turn in. Every toilet he scrubs.
He does all of it excellently. With all of his heart. As working for the Lord.
I have so many reasons to be proud of my husband, but one of the foremost reasons in my mind is his work ethic. I think that's one of the most impressive things that his parents ever taught him (well, that, and how chivalrous and respectful he is toward women).
I have seen him perform when nobody will notice. I have seen him excel when there will be no reward. I have seen him care when he hasn't been given a reason to.
And that's how I know that when it's his recognition, his reward, his gain?
He's not going to work any harder for it.


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Attempt To Ban Hand Weeding Being Pursued By Agricultural Labor Groups In California
Debate continues on attempts to ban the agricultural practice of hand weeding in California. Agricultural labor groups filed a petition with the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) to ban the practice, and as a result, an advisory committee was formed. The committee is composed of an equal number of labor and industry representatives, said Mike Webb, head lobbyist for the Western Growers Association (WGA), which represents growers that produce 90 percent of the fruits, nuts and vegetables in California. WGA strongly opposes a ban.
"Almost any crop grown in California would be affected by the ban," Webb said, included nursery crops. "Hand weeding is a practicality for growers. It's absolutely essential to the industry."
Those seeking a ban on hand weeding cite potential back injuries as the reason, and advocate use of long-handled implements instead. These tools are not practical for many crops, Webb said.
Growers say the practice is used as selectively as possible, because it is very expensive. They also say that a ban on hand weeding could lead to increased pesticide use.
Groups seeking to ban hand weeding had introduced a bill in the California legislature, Webb said, but opponents of the ban were able to defeat it.
The advisory committee is meeting periodically to see whether the two sides can find some common ground, Webb said. If Cal-OSHA does process the petition further, there will an opportunity for comment on any proposed regulatory action.


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honeybee species
...southern Asia, where it builds its nests in trees and shrubs. A. andreniformis, the black dwarf honeybee, is native to forested habitats of southeastern Asia. A. dorsata, the giant honeybee, also occurs in southeastern Asia and sometimes builds combs nearly three metres (more than nine feet) in diameter. A. cerana, the Eastern honeybee, is native to southern and...


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Spurs step up Bony chase as Liverpool nab Remy and Lukaku prefers Everton return
TOTTENHAM will make a move for Swansea's Wilfried Bony with Liverpool closing in on Loic Remy and Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku green-lighting a return to Everton.
Liverpool were heavily linked with a move for Bony in recent weeks with the Anfield club and are thought to have had a £12.5m offer for the Ivory Coast international reject by the Welsh club.
But after agreeing an £8.5m fee for QPR striker Loic Remy it seems that the Reds interest in Bony has now cooled, with Swansea holding out for at least £19m.
Liverpool were also reportedly interest in Belgian international Lukaku but saw their interest knocked back by Chelsea, who were reluctant to sell to a fellow Premier League contender and are now contemplating keeping hold of the 21-year-old.
However, despite strong interest from Juventus, Lukaku now looks happy to approve a move back to Everton, where he enjoyed great success under Roberto Martinez last season.
Spurs are now in pole position to land Wilfried Bony
It is thought that Lukaku really wanted Champions League football, but the familiarity of the set-up at Goodison Park - not to mention Martinez's ambition - may have caused him to reconsider.
And that has seen Spurs - still short on top-class strikers, with only Emmanuel Adebayor, Roberto Soldado and Harry Kane to call upon - left in pole position to land Bony.
It now remains to be seen whether Spurs are able to negotiate a deal with Swansea now that the player's other major suitors appear to have dropped out of the race.


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Metal. Proper metal
Compressorhead, a new hard rock three piece whose covers are garnering praise on YouTube, look set to take Australia by storm in a few weeks' time. They're pretty tight, too, but being a band of robot musicians you wouldn't expect timing to be an issue
Compressorhead, a new hard rock three piece whose covers are garnering praise on YouTube, look set to take Australia by storm in a few weeks' time. They're pretty tight, too, but being a band of robot musicians (with a four-armed drummer) you wouldn't expect timing to be an issue…
According to compressorheadband.com, the group – Fingers (guitar), Stickboy (drums) and Bones (bass) – are "the world's heaviest metal band." In as much as their setlist reflects this – Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Pantera et al – so does their combined weight which is, apparently, six tonnes.
And by the looks of things, this is no elaborate hoax, or the beginnings of an ad campaign for a new metal website. (If it is, it's been very well put together.)
Each of the robots appears to have been built by a different team – the 78-fingered guitarist by a German team at Kernschrott (details on his or her construction, here); while the four-armed Stickboy is the creation of by Frank Barnes at Robocross Machines. Backstory on Bones, the enigmatic bassist, has proven hard to find though – he only joined last year.
So if motorik-style drumming and some heavy chordage is your thing, then keep an eye on the band's schedule. They play the touring Big Day Out festival in Australia, which takes in Sydney, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Perth from January 18. More at bigdayout.com.
A couple of further clips of the band covering Pantera and, we think, Helmet's Unsung, below. More at compressorheadband.com/media.
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I haven't seen this thread, so I thought it'd be fun to post our favorite sayings by the designers this season.
Some of my favorites:
"I feel like the Pope at a Sex Club."- Michael Kors
"Swish, fah, woosh" - Elisa
"Everyone was in a state of - what's that they had on the Titanic? - Oh yeah, panic!" - Steven (during men's challenge)
"Sweet merciful crap." - Steven
"I've made more mistakes at 3:00 am than I can count." - Tim Gunn
- Ricky
"Give him a bottle and send him to bed." - Chris
"Can you kill a 12 year old?
He has to reach that age, first." - Sweet P & Chris
"You never know when the judges might die over it.... or might die because of it." - Christian.
"I'm passionate about draping." - Rami
"She's one of the fiercest people I've ever met, and I've known some fierce bitches." - Christian, talking about his Diva Kristen. Two, two! 'fierces' for the price of one!
"Talk about Ava Gabor in Green Acres!" - Tim Gunn


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Nelsons keep blood-giving tradition of shoe, home
He began giving blood while working at Red Wing Shoe Company. She started while still living at her family's home.
Dale and Vicki Nelson got the habit of supporting blood donations early and have continued it into retirement. They plan to again be at the American Red Cross Bloodmobile's visit to Zion Covenant Church in Ellsworth on Monday, May 15.
"If you give your blood now, blood might be there when you need it," Mrs. Nelson said Friday.
Early is especially important to her husband, who always makes his appointments for noon and shows up at the start of the visit, he said. In fact, he doesn't like to be late for anything; that trait is so intense in him that it's led to some arguments when his spouse has thought he was being too early, they agreed.
Nelson's eager to participate in the bloodmobile experience otherwise, he said.
"Tell them the reason Dale gives blood is he likes crackers, cheese, cookies and needles," he joked.
The cookies are made fresh, an attraction to which Mrs. Nelson can attest. She said her regular opening duty as a kitchen helper has been to bake the pans of cookie dough awaiting her. The practice has been in place since Janet Helmer became bloodmobile coordinator and for the entire three years the baker's helped in the kitchen, encouraged to volunteer by her sister, Linda Christensen.
"The Red Cross workers say they like to come to Ellsworth because they get the best food here," she said, listing pork sandwiches and salads among lunch menu items made for the 20-plus workers.
Echoing her mate's penchant for earliness, she said she takes the early kitchen shift, getting there at 11:45 a.m. But unlike his contribution--a blood flow lasting an average of 10 to 15 minutes (and as little as five on speedy days)--hers requires several hours of preparation and clean-up. For both, it's an opportunity to socialize.
"It's like going to the county fair," he said about seeing friends and renewing acquaintances.
Nelson said his blood is the type anybody else can use, though he must get the same kind back if he needs blood. He's been given a six-gallon pin to show for his donation efforts originating at the shoe company, where he was an employee for 40 years, 30 as an edge trimmer in production and nine in maintenance.
"I'd go over to the (Red Wing) VFW after work if the bloodmobile was there," he said, noting he seldom missed.
"A family thing" was the way Mrs. Nelson described her original involvement. The daughter of Kenneth and Dorothy Emhoff said her mother was unable to give blood and her father had an unusual type, in high demand. She remembered as a senior in high school being released from class to donate and going with a group of friends.
"A nice memory was being turned away because I was too light...I didn't weigh enough," she said of a past requirement.
The village native's been retired from UW-River Falls for approximately the last three years, she said. Initially a school teacher, she left because of a dislike for instilling discipline. Later, she learned keypunching and exercised that skill at several jobs, then took computer courses and became a programmer. In her spare time, she enjoys artistic painting and gardening.
Nelson, who grew up in Trimbelle, agreed to her wish they live in town after marriage. The retiree spends his time welding, cutting wood and ice fishing.
He claims he always feels better after giving blood.
"It's like having the oil changed in a car," he said.
"It's one of the things we can do, especially now with the sacrifices being made by our servicemen and women," his wife added.


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Route Grade Votings
Total votes cast 19
Adjacent Routes
The rather totty arete is the easiest hereabouts.
A nice enough route with reasonable moves. Take care with the rock though, it's quite brittle so even ledges that look solid can be quite flaky. More of a warm up than one to get into sport on.
Wow, that gear would feel spaced if I was at the top of my grade.


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For as long as you can remember Trevor Hoffman being a Padre, the perennial strength of the Padres has been the late-inning relief corps.
That doesn't mean just the closer. That includes the pitchers working immediately in front of the closer.
That was even the case earlier this season.
Through the end of May, Luke Gregerson had a 0.76 earned run average, Dale Thayer's ERA was 3.04 and Huston Street had converted 11 of his first 12 saves before going on the disabled list with a left calf strain.
Over the last three weeks, however, the most dependable part of the Padres' game has been dependable in quite a different way.
Street's troubles – particularly in non-save situations – continued Sunday as he gave up back-to-back home runs to Adrian Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez shortly after entering a tie game in the top of the ninth.
Over the course of 26 1/3 innings this season, Street has served up 10 home runs. Eleven the 14 total runs charged to Street have come on homers. Before this season, Street had only once before served up 10 homers in a season – and that was over the course of 58 1/3 innings in 2011 while with the Colorado Rockies.
And seven of the 10 homers Street has allowed this season have come in the 11 games that he's appeared in non-save situations.
Save situations: He's converted 15 of 16 with a 3.68 ERA.
Non-save situations: 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA.
"It's been tough for me in tie games," Street said Sunday after falling to 0-4 with an overall 4.78 ERA. "I have made some bad pitches . . . the quality of my pitches in non-save situations hasn't been good.
"When you get beat at this level, it's a lack of execution. I've made pitches in save opportunities. I've just been beaten in some non-save situations. It's never mental, it's making pitches."
Sunday, for example, Street wanted to go low-and-away on the full-count pitch to Gonzalez with the game tied 1-1. Instead, the slider was in and at the knees – and landed in the short porch in right.
But Street isn't the only late-inning Padres reliever struggling of late.
Gregerson has allowed six runs on 11 hits in a total of three innings over his last six appearances. His overall ERA has more than tripled this month to 2.46.
Thayer has allowed six runs on 13 hits over the last eight innings he has worked. His ERA has shot up to 3.74.
"It's not unusual for relievers to hit rough spots," said Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley. "It's unusual to have all of them going through it at the same time."
Gregerson took the loss Wednesday, giving up two runs on four hits in a span of six pitches after entering a 2-2 tie in San Francisco. Thayer couldn't hold the lead the previous night against the Giants, taking the loss after allowing two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Three of the Padres last four losses have been suffered by the three pitchers the Padres depend upon to protect late-inning leads. Over the last six games, Street, Gregerson and Thayer have combined to allow eight runs on 12 hits in five innings with each losing a game.
Meanwhile, the Padres continue to shuttle fresh arms in from Triple-A Tucson following a run of six extra-inning games in the past 26 and Friday's game where the bullpen worked nine innings after Clayton Richard departed with a A.C. joint strain following his second pitch.
The Padres flew right-handers Brad Brach and Miles Mikolas in from Triple-A Tucson Sunday morning to replace right-handers Anthony Bass and Brad Boxberger -- who both worked Saturday after being called up from Triple-A earlier in the day.
Bass and Boxberger were sent back to Tucson. Bass, who had originally been scheduled to start for Tucson Saturday night in Reno, pitched two innings against the Dodgers Saturday and allowed no runs on three hits with a strikeout. Boxberger allowed a Hanley Ramirez solo homer in 1 1/3 innings.
Brach, 26, was 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in 11 appearances (16 innings) with Tucson since being optioned to the Triple-A team on May 18. He had been 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA in 19 appearances with the Padres. Mikolas, 24, had been with Tucson all season, going 2-1 with 14 saves (in 17 attempts) and a 3.57 ERA in 35 1/3 innings over 32 appearances. He was 2-1 with a 3.62 ERA in 25 games (32 1/3 innings) with the Padres last season.


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Francis, who two days ago branded a military solution in Syria "a futile pursuit," led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in a global day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria, the Middle East and the world.
"Violence and war lead only to death, they speak of death! Violence and war are the language of death!" Francis said at the midpoint of a five-hour prayer service. Police and the Vatican estimated a crowd of about 100,000 in St Peter's Square.
The United States and France are considering military action against Damascus to punish President Bashar Assad for an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria's civil war that killed hundreds of people. Assad's government denies responsibility.
A number of people held up Syrian flags and placards reading "Hands off Syria," and "Obama, you don't have a dream, you have a nightmare." But they were not allowed into St Peter's Square, in keeping with the pope's intention for a religious service.
The service was punctuated by music, prayer, the reciting of the rosary and long periods of silence in which the participants were asked to meditate on the need for peace to vanquish the destruction of war.
"We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves. As if it were normal, we continue to sow destruction, pain, death!" said Francis, who wore his simple white cassock instead of ceremonial robes to the service.
"At this point I ask myself: Is it possible to change direction? Can we get out of this spiral of sorrow and death? Can we learn once again to walk and live in the ways of peace?"
He then asked "each one of us, from the least to the greatest, including those called to govern nations, to respond: Yes, we want it!"
When he announced the prayer vigil last Sunday, Francis asked Catholics around the world to pray and fast and invited members of other religious to take part in any way they saw fit in the hope that a wider war could be averted.
"That's very scary, very scary," said Lennie Tallud, a clinical lab scientist visiting St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Asked whether she thought prayers would make a difference, she said: "Definitely, for sure. No doubt. I think it would - 100 percent."
Services were held by Christians around the world, including in Jerusalem, Assisi and Milan in Italy, in Boston and Baghdad.
Muslims pray with pope
Yaha Pallavicini, a leader of Italy's Muslim community, attended the prayer service with other Muslims.
"Praying for the intention of peace is something that can only help fraternity and, God willing, avoid more war," he told Reuters. "As Muslims who want peace we have to work so that the values of faith and dialogue prevail over the destruction of peoples."
In his address, the pope, who for most of the service sat silently behind an altar on the steps of the largest church in Christendom, stressed the power of prayer to change the world.
"This evening, I ask the Lord that we Christians, and our brothers and sisters of other religions, and every man and woman of good will, cry out forcefully: violence and war are never the way to peace!" he said.
"Let everyone be moved to look into the depths of his or her conscience and listen to that word which says: Leave behind the self-interest that hardens your heart, overcome the indifference that makes your heart insensitive towards others, conquer your deadly reasoning, and open yourself to dialogue and reconciliation," he said.
His words struck a personal chord with Marina Verkotenh, a pilgrim from Russia. "I think it's very important for all the people to unite here at this square and to bring together all our forces to unite and to pray, and also to bring attention to all the people who decide this question, these important questions about war and peace," she said.
At least one senior U.S. clergyman publicly expressed reservations about President Barack Obama's campaign for military action against Syria.
"As Congress debates a resolution authorising military force in Syria, I urge you instead to support U.S. leadership for peace. Only dialogue can save lives and bring about peace in Syria," Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said in a message sent to U.S. senators from Florida and to his representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.