text: Main Content Senate Bill 0511 (2007) rss friendly link printer friendly Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2007-SB-0511 Public Act 278 of 2008 (Effective: 9/29/2008) Find this PA in the MCL Sponsor Ron Jelinek (click name to see bills sponsored by that person) Categories Appropriations: supplemental; Appropriations: zero budget; Appropriations; supplemental; multidepartment supplemental for fiscal years 2007 and 2008; provide for. Creates appropriation act. Bill Documents Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2007-2008 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in BOLD AND UPPERCASE.- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. 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Bill Analysis House Fiscal Agency Analysis Analysis as Passed by the Senate (04-08-08)This document analyzes: SB0511 Analysis as Reported from Conference Committee (06-27-08)This document analyzes: SB0511 Senate Fiscal Analysis SUMMARY (9-23-07)This document analyzes: SB0511 SUMMARY AS PASSED BY THE SENATE (5-8-08)This document analyzes: SB0511 CONFERENCE REPORT (6-26-08)This document analyzes: SB0511 ENACTED (9-30-08)This document analyzes: SB0511 History (House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 5/17/2007SJ 47 Pg. 706REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1426DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1426PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1427REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AND AMENDMENT(S) 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1427SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1427PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1428RULES SUSPENDED 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1428PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE 9/23/2007SJ 92 Pg. 1430PASSED ROLL CALL # 342 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 9/23/2007HJ 94 Pg. 1522received on 09/23/2007 9/23/2007HJ 94 Pg. 1524read a first time 9/23/2007HJ 94 Pg. 1524rule suspended 9/23/2007HJ 94 Pg. 1524placed on second reading 9/23/2007HJ 94 Pg. 1524read a second time 9/23/2007HJ 94 Pg. 1524motion to refer to third reading defeated 9/23/2007HJ 94 Pg. 1524 Roll Call # 388 Yeas 42 Nays 66 10/9/2007HJ 105 Pg. 1704referred to Committee on Appropriations 10/23/2007SJ 109 Pg. 1703SENATE REQUESTS RETURN 10/23/2007HJ 111 Pg. 1803Senate requests return 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223rule suspended 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223motion to discharge committee approved 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223placed on second reading 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223read a second time 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223substitute H-3 adopted 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223placed on third reading 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223placed on immediate passage 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223read a third time 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2223postponed temporarily 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2226passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 518 Yeas 59 Nays 49 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2226title amended 11/6/2007HJ 119 Pg. 2226returned to Senate 11/7/2007SJ 117 Pg. 2137HOUSE AMENDED TITLE 11/7/2007SJ 117 Pg. 2137LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES 3/20/2008SJ 30 Pg. 522SUBSTITUTE S-2 OFFERED 3/20/2008SJ 30 Pg. 522AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED 3/20/2008SJ 30 Pg. 522SUBSTITUTE S-2 ADOPTED 3/20/2008SJ 30 Pg. 522HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-3 CONCURRED IN AS SUBSTITUTED S-2 3/20/2008SJ 30 Pg. 522 ROLL CALL # 176 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 3/20/2008SJ 30 Pg. 522TITLE AMENDED 3/20/2008HJ 29 Pg. 637re-returned from Senate with substitute S-2 to House substitute H-3 with title amendment 3/20/2008HJ 29 Pg. 637laid over one day under the rules 4/24/2008HJ 38 Pg. 867substitute H-9 adopted and amended 4/24/2008HJ 38 Pg. 867Senate substitute S-2 concurred in as substituted H-9 4/24/2008HJ 38 Pg. 867 Roll Call # 321 Yeas 58 Nays 46 4/24/2008HJ 38 Pg. 867title amended 4/24/2008HJ 38 Pg. 867re-returned to Senate 4/29/2008SJ 40 Pg. 791HOUSE AMENDED TITLE 4/29/2008SJ 40 Pg. 791LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES 5/1/2008SJ 42 Pg. 835AMENDMENT(S) OFFERED 5/1/2008SJ 42 Pg. 835AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED 5/1/2008SJ 42 Pg. 835HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-9 TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE S-2 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN 5/1/2008SJ 42 Pg. 835 ROLL CALL # 282 YEAS 23 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 4 5/1/2008SJ 42 Pg. 835GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT 5/1/2008SJ 42 Pg. 835TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO 5/6/2008HJ 42 Pg. 983re-returned from Senate with amendment(s) to House substitute H-9 with immediate effect 5/6/2008HJ 42 Pg. 983laid over one day under the rules 5/7/2008HJ 43 Pg. 997amended 5/7/2008HJ 43 Pg. 997Senate amendment(s) to House substitute H-9 concurred in as amended 5/7/2008HJ 43 Pg. 997 Roll Call # 373 Yeas 55 Nays 43 5/7/2008HJ 43 Pg. 997vote on concurring reconsidered 5/7/2008HJ 43 Pg. 997postponed for the day 5/8/2008HJ 44 Pg. 1015Senate amendment(s) to House substitute H-9 concurred in as amended 5/8/2008HJ 44 Pg. 1015 Roll Call # 374 Yeas 60 Nays 44 6/10/2008HJ 56 Pg. 1318rule suspended 6/10/2008HJ 56 Pg. 1318vote on concurring reconsidered 6/10/2008HJ 56 Pg. 1318rule suspended 6/10/2008HJ 56 Pg. 1318amendment(s) reconsidered 6/10/2008HJ 56 Pg. 1318amendment(s) withdrawn 6/10/2008HJ 56 Pg. 1318Senate amendment(s) to House substitute H-9 nonconcurred in 6/10/2008HJ 56 Pg. 1318 Roll Call # 498 Yeas 36 Nays 72 6/11/2008HJ 57 Pg. 1356House conferees named 06/11/2008: Reps. 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Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) India's leading coffee outlet player Coffee Day Enterprises on Monday announced Rs.1,150 crore initial public offering (IPO), aimed at reducing debt and dexpanding outlet footprint.
The company will initiate the IPO sale on Wednesday.
"We plan to increase Cafe Coffee Day outlet footprint by 135 outlets a year across India in the coming two years with the help of the funds we raise," said V.G. Siddhartha, chairman, Coffee Day Enterprises.
The company is offering equity shares of the face value of Rs.10 Equity Shares each for cash including a share premium aggregating up to Rs.1,150 crore.
While the issue comprises a net issue to the public (the Net Issue), a reservation of Equity Shares aggregating up to Rs.15 crore for subscription by eligible employees has been also provided.
Siddhartha said each new outlet would require an investment of Rs.37 lakh to Rs.40 lakh.
One special area, where Coffee Day Enterprises is concentrating, is setting up new outlets on the highways.
"Finding a decent washroom while travelling is a big problem for many of us, we plan to set up nearly 1,000 Coffee Day outlets on the highway which offer coffee, small bites, Internet and washrooms," said Siddhartha.
"With an outlet network of 1,538 spread across 219 cities in India, we have an outlet market share of approximately 46 percent in India which is nearly four times larger than the cumulative footprint of the next four competitors," added Siddhartha.
The Indian cities, with the highest number of Cafe Coffee Day outlets are Delhi (211), Mumbai (204) and Bengaluru (200) followed by other cities.
Cafe Coffee Day's competition includes Barista, Costa Coffee and Starbucks, among others.
Highlighting the company's backward and forward integration, Siddhartha said: "We are also the only Indian company with a highly optimised and vertically integrated coffee business which ranges from procuring, processing and roasting of coffee beans to retailing of coffee products across various formats."
Delving on the important coffee vending machine rental business, A. Venu Madhav, CEO, Cafe Coffee Day, said: "We currently rent about 30,900 coffee vending machines to corporates and other clients. We own a market share of 95 percent in vending machines. We plan to rent 5,000 new machines a year in the next five years."
Madhav said the average revenue per day per Coffee Day outlet is Rs.13,700.
The company employs 50 people in the R&D to come up with innovative brew and blends, Madhav added.
Coffee Day also has its presence in a few international markets where it operates exclusive via the franchisee model.
"All our international expansion comes through franchisee model… we operate in Malaysia, Egypt, Austria and the Czech Republic," added Siddhartha.

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Prime Minister Cameron welcomes release of Gilad Shalit
- From:
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Part of:
- Human rights internationally, Peace and stability in the Middle East and North Africa, and Israel
- Published:
- 18 October 2011
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
UK Prime Minister said today regarding Gilad Shalit's return to Israel and to his family:
"I know that people across Britain will share in the joy and relief felt by Gilad Shalit and his family today. I can only imagine the heartache of the last five years, and I am full of admiration for the courage and fortitude which Sergeant Shalit and his family have shown through his long cruel and unjustified captivity. I congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu and everyone involved for bringing him home safely, and hope this prisoner exchange will bring peace a step closer.
"Britain will continue to stand by Israel in defeating terrorism. We remain strongly committed to the cause of peace in the Middle East - with Israel and a Palestinian state living side by side in security. We will continue to work for direct negotiations to achieve that end."
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The two princes, who are big fans of 007, attended a special seminar on international terrorism at Cambridge University with Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of MI6.
Sir Richard made history when he became the first head of the Secret Intelligence Service to appear in court when he gave evidence at the inquest into the death of Diana, Prince of Wales.
At the Cambridge seminar this week sir Richard, who is now Master of Pembroke College, spoke to the two princes about the dangers posed by al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisations. He was head of MI6 during the September 11 atrocity.
Down the years C was a faceless figure whose photographs were never published and whose very existence was neither confirmed nor denied. When he gave evidence in the Hutton inquiry in 2003, into the death of the government scientist Dr David Kelly, it was via a radio link to protect his identity. The first time his photograph appeared in newspapers was at the Diana inquest as he had stood down from the service.
After the two day seminar at Trinity College, where the Prince of Wales was an under-graduate, the princes went to London for the premiere of James Bond film Quantum of Solace. They were introduced to Daniel Craig, who plays James Bond, and Dame Judi Dench who plays the head of MI6 in the film.
The seminar, Cambridge Programme for Industry, is usually attended by leading industrialists and government officials from around the world. The workshops on terrororism, global warming and poverty, were designed especially for the princes as part of their preparations to take a bigger role in public life.
Polly Courtice, Director of CPI, said that the programme had been designed to give the royal princes insights that would guide their actions and decisions, now and in the future. "We had some extremely interesting and wide ranging discussions over the two days, and it was impressive to see Princes William and Harry's thoughtful and enthusiastic interest in this important range of issues."


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In the wealth management sector, career success depends on certain prerequisites. These include integrity, dedication to continuous learning, excellent communication skills, and the ability to understand customer needs. Anyone without this combination of attributes cannot reasonably expect to build a strong client base and, therefore, is unlikely to make it in the industry.
"As wealth management services become increasingly sophisticated, it is important to set the highest standards of professionalism," says Maisie Lam, director of human resources, global consumer group, Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited.
The wealth manager's role entails keeping in close touch with new products, changes and developments in the economy, and competitor activities. With this information, it is possible to update customers on the latest investment opportunities and provide detailed advice on options to rebalance a growing portfolio and generate the best returns.
Citibank's own team consists of specialists in four areas: relationship building, support services, financial consultation, and sales management. Between them, they aim to meet the full range of customer needs, helping customers fulfil their short, medium and long-term financial goals.
"As the world's leading financial services company and a responsible corporate citizen, we are fully committed to financial education in all its forms," says Ms Lam. As an example, she cites the four-month HKU-Citibank University banking course — an intensive programme that gives students an excellent introduction to the industry.
Students learn about treasury operations, consumer finance, card business, and risk management, getting unique insights from experienced speakers into the world of banking along the way. Previous participants who topped the class have been rewarded with a visit to the bank's US headquarters in New York.
Ms Lam hopes that the next step will be for local universities to add financial planning as a curriculum option. She says that the initial feedback has been encouraging and that this would definitely help the development of the industry.
Noting that Citibank was one of the first organisations to introduce the concept of wealth management in Hong Kong, Ms Lam says the basic objective has not changed. It is still to offer quality services and help customer protect and increase their assets. "We aim high and seek to distinguish ourselves by hiring like-minded individuals who want to keep learning," she explains. "In this respect, we are regarded as the Shaolin Temple of the banking industry."
This outlook, together with attractive remuneration packages and benefits, has helped in attracting talented recruits and retaining more experienced staff. Ms Lam highlights other contributory factors, which include excellent research on market movements and new products, a recognised brand name, annual surveys to collect employee feedback, and policies to encourage a work-life balance and community service.
When it comes to succession planning, the bank's first choice is to promote from within. This has proven so successful that over 70 per cent of the positions created by expansion and development have been filled in this way. Line managers are expected to support staff development, even if it means transferring an outstanding employee to another department.
This, though, is seen as the best way of creating a stronger workforce and, in fact, the current directors of sales and distribution and of cards business moved up from previous positions in the IT and finance sections respectively.
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LONDON The number of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) enabled third generation mobile networks deployed has doubled over the past six months and reached 100, spread across 49 countries, mostly in Europe.
And the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), which tracks the sector, says the number of commercial networks will double by the end of this year.
HSDPA is the first evolution of 3G/WCDMA and offers much higher data rates than the first generation of 3G networks.
The GSA says in its latest survey that HSDPA services are now commercially available in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Madeira, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and the U.S.
According to Alan Hadden, President, GSA, the number of commercial HSDPA networks will more than double to 63 by the end of this year. "All WCDMA networks are expected to activate the HSDPA upgrade," said Hadden.
He adds commercialization and market take up is increasing at a heady pace, and "the latest survey confirms that 30 HSDPA networks have commercially launched services in 23 countries or territories."
A related GSA survey "HSDPA Devices" also published Wednesday (May 31) indicates that 39 phones or mobile devices can now support HSDPA, up from 25 in February 2006, representing growth of 56 percent in three months.
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That came in his senior year of high school, when he participated in the Brooks Robinson High School All-Star Game of Maryland. And on Wednesday, Teixeira joined former Oriole and Hall of Famer Eddie Murray to share memories from that experience with the players in the 2010 edition.
"Baseball in Baltimore -- baseball in Maryland -- is very special," Teixeira told the young ballplayers at a news conference in the Warehouse at Camden Yards. "Those experiences I had playing baseball in the state of Maryland, will never, ever, leave my heart or leave my mind."
For Teixeira, it was a combination of the camaraderie among the recent high school graduates and the chance to play at a Major League ballpark that made the game so special.
"The first time you get to play on a big league field, it's just unbelievable. You just graduated and you might be playing with some friends or some teammates, maybe even some guys you played against in high school," he said. "Just to bring it all together and play on a big league field as beautiful as this one at Camden Yards is a great experience for everyone."
The All-Star first baseman also shared memories of growing up in Baltimore and watching Murray put together one of the greatest careers in baseball history. Among many accolades, Murray is one of only five players with 3,000 career hits and 500 home runs.
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Julie Halston and Charles Busch are in many ways today's equivalent of Elaine May and Mike Nichols, a duo whose sense of comedy is so simpatico that they elevate each other to new heights with every reteaming. But Halston is currently reminding audiences that she's just as funny alone with the return of her solo show "Classical Julie," originally seen last summer in a one-night-only performance at Birdland.
Allegedly Halston's take on classical theater—all through the filter of her Long island upbringing, which turns Ibsen's Nora into Carmela Soprano and Lady Macbeth into Little Edie Beale—"Classical Julie" veers away from that framework more often than not, allowing Halston to riff on everything from face lifts to Hurricane Sandy to Nancy Reagan's memoir "My Turn." The topicality of her subjects may be questionable (are we really still rehashing the Nancy versus Patti feud?), but her aim with a barb or, more spectacularly, a single look is dead on.
Those expecting songs at Birdland may be disappointed; Halston's show has more in common with Joan Rivers than Patti LuPone. And though she quotes a New York Times review that said she gave a master class in listening during the run of "The Divine Sister" Off-Broadway—"I haven't listened to another actor in 30 years!" she shrieks incredulously—in "Classical Julie" Halston is giving a master class in how to milk a laugh. When she turns her gaze upon a New York Times wedding announcement and effortlessly mocks the pretensions of one particular couple, who share an interest in "swimming in very cold water," Halston easily doubles the amount of laughter with a perfectly timed quirk of her brow or a priceless double take. There aren't many actors as funny as Halston, which is probably for the best for those written up in the New York Times style section.
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The Knights' Corey Perry logged 30 minutes 46 seconds of ice time. He caught a break on his goal as Rangers defenceman Mark Fraser tried a cute flip pass to get the puck past Perry deep in the Kitchener zone.
Perry gloved it out of the air and skated in alone to score.
The Rangers' Michael Richards was in the right place at the right time for his winning goal, picking up a loose puck after two London players collided at the bench.
Richards was killing a Kitchener penalty and scored his fourth short-handed goal of the playoffs. He had two against Owen Sound in the semifinals.
In one-on-one confrontations, Richards twice showed his strength by knocking Perry to the ice.
Richards didn't have Brandon Prust to contend with as much as in Game 1 as the Rangers had the last change last night.
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Chuck and Julie Sellars rolled their wheelchair-bound daughter, Burke, before members of the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education last month.
Burke is 13 and severely disabled.
She suffered meningitis � an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord � when she was three months old, which resulted in cerebral palsy.
Burke is visually and hearing impaired, and can�t speak. She must be fed, bathed and dressed. The child suffers seizures if not properly medicated.
A few weeks ago, Burke underwent two-and-a-half hours of state-mandated, end-of-grade testing at Western Alamance Middle School, where she�s a sixth-grader enrolled in a multi-level handicapped class.
As part of the testing, Burke was asked to paraphrase sentences and pick out words that needed to be capitalized. Again, this from a child who can�t speak or read.
At another point, Burke was instructed to use assisted technology where she was supposed to push a button to indicate her choice of correct answers on a multiple-choice test. No one involved � teachers or her parents � think Burke knew what she was responding to.
At least once her finger stayed compressed long enough to where she punched one �A� after another with no indication she understood what she was doing. In another point in the testing, Burke fell asleep.
�The testing she went through, was just humiliating for a special needs student,� Julie said.
The Sellarses rolled Burke before school board members during the public comments session of their monthly meeting. They voiced their complaints with the testing Burke had to undergo. They wanted board members, the Sellarses said, to see the extent of their daughter�s disabilities.
�We�re talking about a little girl who can�t talk,� Chuck Sellars told board members. �I feel it�s humiliating for her to put her through this testing.�
School board members and administrators don�t usually respond to those who address them during the public comments session. There was an indication that board members sympathized with the Sellarses and their daughter.
Lillie Cox, superintendent of the ABSS, promised the Sellarses that school officials would be contacting them.
�We certainly agree with a lot of your concerns,� she told the couple.
At their residence, the parents emphasized their complaints have little to do with the local school system. Of the education their daughter receives at Western Alamance Middle and Burke�s teachers, Julie said, �We�re so happy.�
Their complaints, the couple said, are with the state that demands that children with disabilities like Burke undergo end-of-grade testing when nothing positive can come of it.
�This is all coming from the state,� Julie said. �It shouldn�t happen. Obviously, disabled kids are in a whole different group.�
Administrators with the ABSS�s exceptional children�s program didn�t respond to several requests from the Times-News for an interview. An email sent to the newspaper from the school system explained the state-mandated testing given special needs students is part of Extend 1.
�Extend 1 testing is simply a highly-modified version of the state end-of-grade tests designed for students with significant disabilities,� the email read. �Extend 1 still follows state-standard testing protocols, but the tests are designed to measure a student�s understanding of grade-level content with the testing being administered at the student�s grade level ability.�
Mr. and Mrs. Sellars said they weren�t aware that Burke was going to undergo the tests until Julie went to pick her up at school the day they were administered. One of Burke�s teachers told her what took place.
�After seeing what two-and-a-half hours of testing did to her, I knew it wasn�t worth it,� Julie said. �You could tell she was mentally and physically wiped out.�
They said they had a hard time putting their daughter to bed that night because of what she went through during the day. The couple said Burke�s teachers agreed the testing served no worthwhile purpose, and didn�t begin to show what a wonderful child their daughter is.
�They�re not testing what she does know,� Chuck said. �For her, just being here at 13 years of age is a huge accomplishment.�
Julie agreed.
�It�s sad that it reinforces what she can�t do,� she said. �We�d love for her to be able to paraphrase.�
They said Burke�s teachers have their hands full without having to waste hours administering tests on which their students can�t do anything but perform poorly.
�It was miserable for Burke, it was miserable for the teachers,� Julie said.
Before having the opportunity to address board members, the Sellarses observed a recognition session where select students and educators were honored for achievements. It�s a part of each meeting, with different pupils and teachers recognized every month.
The Sellarses said they�d like to see special needs students included, recognized for their accomplishments.
Since appearing before the board of education, the Sellarses have spoken to administrators with the ABSS�s exceptional children�s department. They�re happy, they said, with the feedback they�ve received from those with the school system.
Mr. and Mrs. Sellars said they discussed the matter at length before taking Burke before the board of education. They didn�t take the measure lightly, they said.
�It�s not like we like parading Burke around,� Julie said. �But we didn�t know any other way to get their attention.�


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The following is a transcription of the flipcharts from our April 11th meeting. In examining the comments, a sixth category has emerged that we are calling "Data and Information System." We have highlighted in red some of the comments that are relevant to data and information systems.
Policies and Procedures
Ensuring that data literacy is provided to admin/teachers/staff/students and to understand and what that means.
Redefine AUP and teach appropriate use of technology (i.e. responsible global citizenship)
How can we develop efficient and effective state databases and structures for K-12 learning?
Samples for Bring Your Own Device
If administrators don't enforce or are not educated in the possibilities then teachers won't see the need.
Need policy that allows us to leverage the technology "in your pocket."
How do we manage student-owned tools when allowed to use them at school?
Keeping tools like iPads secure at school; security of hardware
Seat time; Carnegie units
Quality control of resources
Certification for Urban Educators
Pedagogy & Instruction
Identify what are appropriate resources for what curricular purpose.
Base level of instructional/productivity tools: productivity; collaboration; podcasting
Flexible instructional tools for flexible learning environments (what is the purpose of the tool?)
One place to pull/push all the tools from or to go to get the tools.
Need people who can model effective use of technology 1-1 in "Just in Time" format.
Digital lessons enable students to review content again; if they hear it face to face they don't ask to have things repeated.
Student centered BLENDED learning. Instructional strategies linked to Learning Domains.
24/7 tools and resources available for all learners (students, teachers, admin.)
How can we develop an effective 24/7 learning environment for students.
Student motivation improves with good pedagogy.
Technology training vs pedagogy training.
Pedagogy 1st -- what's your challenge. Technology 2nd.
How to justify new positions when cutting other positions.
Teacher buy-in: Motivation -- $, time; Teacher Development *Peer to peer showcase *Faculty development model for blended online.
How do we support student-networked learning both in and out of classroom?
Menu of IT-based teaching organized around expected outcomes.
Infrastructure and Hardware
"Unlimited" bandwidth available to all schools and libraries. Don't set a number; think a little more than what you need. -- 10 GB to every distric -- New TEACH wiring loan program for interschool connection and pervasive wi-fi.
Wireless infrastructure inside of our schools to support what we already do
Infrastructure: Must be equity in broadband access to schools and libraries
Statewide iTunes platform
Do not be hardware/tool specific; Allow individual tools to access resources.
Investing in people is as important as tech. infrastructure.
Easiest issue to deal with should set a standard.
County/community partnerships
UW Extension/vocation
Key stakeholders
Professional Learning
Statewide collaborative shared practices
Standing statewide workgroups: -- Operational efficiencies (LEAN) and school improvement -- Professional learning -- Assessment and content
Creating online courses just for administrators to understand online learning
WTCS requires instructors to be certified = competent in key skills and knowledge.
Create a digital teaching certification based on desired KSD
Use of research-proven professional development activities
Appropriate allocation of resources for PD
Need PD with peer leadership
Professional dev. model that includes -- instructional support, -- instructional designers, -- learning technologists
Professional development should model best practices of using technology where the outcome is content-based vs. tech-skilled based.
IT training infrastructure
Need staff that can bridge the gap between IT and student learning/teacher training
All the choices in the world in terms of online learning mean nothing if teachers aren't given the professional-development to implement
Teachers need more professional development time.
Can we look at face to face requirements again?
Please work with colleges of higher ed/education programs to prepare pre-service teachers: 1)Authentic learning strategies 2) Project-based learning 3)How to select appropriate technologies to support student learning 4)How to deal with different regions/sizes of schools and challenges students face
Professional development leads to better pedagogy which requires attention to policy and robust infrastructure.
Role of higher ed and CESAs in connecting K-12 learning?
Connection between tech infrastructure and people infrastructure – 1/3 tech stuff, 1/3 prof. dev., 1/3 curriculum assessment


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Payment Gateway Model-Mobile Cash Wallet
Mobile cash wallet is a concept of downloading required digital cash from banks accounts to his/her mobile memory card and then uses it for various transactions. Mobile cash wallet helps to hide all account details of account holder. Thus for each transaction cash in mobile wallet are used. If more cash required then customer request to bank for transfer digital cash from his bank account to his mobile. Bank will check and identify customer request fulfill request and alert messages. Through Automated Clearing House (ACH), bank confirms and fulfills transaction and alert messages which are involved in transactions.
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Democracies wrestle over media regulation
And there are surprising similarities and sharp differences between the debates in the two countries.
Here, a new Press Council system of "independent co-regulation" is due to get under way, with the old body's five-year term having expired at the end of last year. Appointments need to be made: a judge or two, a new press ombudsman, public members and new functionaries, including a director and a public advocate. A revised code and several changes to the rules have already been accepted and the intense debate about press regulation has died down for the moment while the public waits to see how the new system will work.
In Britain, the process of regulatory reform is not as far along. After a lengthy and sometimes sensational inquiry, a report running to nearly 2 000 pages on "the culture, practices and ethics of the press" was released by Judge Brian Leveson in late November. The probe was sparked by revelations of industrial-scale invasions of privacy by journalists, notably through the hacking of cellphones by the News of the World. These were transgressions far worse than anything the South African media can be accused of, and have done enormous damage to journalism in the UK and around the world.
Leveson was harshly critical of the intimate relationships of leading politicians with publishers and editors, and of the police failure to investigate them and their interactions with journalists. He slated the Press Complaints Commission, which had dismissed the reports of phone hacking when they first appeared.
Leveson's recommendation for a replacement revolves around a new regulator, more independent of the press and recognised in law – a dramatic shift for a country where media freedom from state involvement has been jealously guarded for centuries. The press would participate voluntarily, although a new system of arbitration would create significant financial advantages for those who come on board.
Since then, there has been fierce debate about the recommendations. Prime Minister David Cameron immediately rejected the notion of statutory underpinning of the regulator, although the opposition Labour Party and Hacked Off, the organisation representing victims of phone hacking, have come out strongly in favour of it. Compromise suggestions have included the creation of a body by Royal Charter that would "verify" that the new press standards body meets a set of criteria.
A new regulatory regime
As in South Africa, the issue of concentration of media ownership has come up strongly. Rupert Murdoch's giant News Corporation, whose News of the World was at the centre of the scandal, dominates the British landscape. It owns more than a third of the country's newspaper circulation, and the company used its close relationship with the political elite to further its own commercial agenda, and a sense of impunity allowed the outright criminality of large-scale phone hacking.
Some critics have said the discussion about a new regulatory regime threatens to obscure the underlying issue of an unhealthy concentration of ownership. Opposition parties and others have come out in favour of a cap on market share, most commonly pitched at 20%. Ricken Patel, head of the advocacy group Avaaz, writes: "What allowed these transgressions to take place was not a lack of rules against them, but a media empire that had grown so large as to feel immune from them. Without a 20% ownership cap, any new regulator or regime will ultimately find itself as cowed by the new behemoths as the Metropolitan Police were by News Corp."
In South Africa, for some years the focus has been transformation, a buzzword that takes in a range of issues from business concerns such as ownership and employment equity to the diversity of voices heard and news values.
Print and Digital Media SA, the industry body, has appointed a task team to investigate these issues and has invited input from the public. A final report is promised for April this year. It is an important exercise, and the lack of public discussion and coverage of the task team's activities is disappointing.
There is no question that diversity is an important challenge for the South African media. The sharp social divide that runs through the country is reflected clearly in the media landscape: there are rich media that serve the middle classes, whereas the rest of the population has little access to news media, if any.
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So far, there have been attempts to improve diversity by supporting community media, chiefly through the Media Development and Diversity Agency and certainly community radio has taken a significant share of the radio audience. But, in print, attempts to add voices to the mainstream have struggled.
The task team faces the challenge of finding practical solutions to increase diversity in the news media, despite a difficult economic climate.
One hopes the team and the industry sponsoring it will have the imagination and vision to find solutions that can add significantly to the quality of our democracy and thereby safeguard media freedom.
- It was embarrassing to find an incorrect headline on my last column, published before the festive season, which dealt with misleading and incorrect headlines. One of the Mail & Guardian editors called it a Kafkaesque moment. So, for the record, I did not say the headline on a story about Cyril Ramaphosa was "more embroidery than accuracy" – I said it pushed the limits but was still acceptable.
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Law school renovations — along with updated and enhanced technological infrastructure — promise new techniques and applications that can change the nature of legal teaching and research. The school's long-anticipated future has arrived, and Associate Dean for Library & Technology/Clarence J. TeSelle Professor Kathleen "Kathie" Price is guiding the transformation of the Legal Information Center (LIC) under a mandate to maximize the benefits — and avoid potential pitfalls — of the many changes taking place here and to help faculty, staff and students learn new and better ways to teach, research and learn. "LIC staff are rethinking their traditional roles to focus on training faculty, students and staff. That training may involve classes, individual sessions, or online tutorials designed to further our programs," she said. "Construction causes temporary inconveniences, but it will enable us to offer opportunities to faculty and students to vastly increase the speed and efficiency of their work through enhanced use of technology." Part of her vision is to help faculty become as self-sufficient as possible by encouraging and helping them to design and maintain WestLaw's TWEN and Lexis' Blackboard course Web pages that can be linked to electronic information to provide onestop access and eliminate course packs. "We have the capability to make information easier to access, store and share for everyone, especially for students and faculty," said Price, who was a law professor for 24 years and has been Law Librarian of Congress and head of law libraries at Duke, New York University and Minnesota. "Change can be difficult, but the rewards are tremendous." During construction, the library will move off campus in 2004 for a year. "Our plans for service include locating space in a shopping center with free parking for students, as well as maintaining a reserve and reference presence in Bruton-Geer Hall," said Price, then added with a smile, "Instead of 'LIC,' we'll be called 'LIE,' for 'Library in Exile.'" This summer, the Department of Educational Technology Services was formed by merging Computing and Media Services under LIC Associate Director Andy Adkins, who also has increasing responsibility for content and support for the college's Web site. Price — who is credited with founding the Library of Congress International Legal Information Network — brings more than her skill and interest in the benefits of technology. Thanks to her extensive international teaching and consulting, she has a unique perspective on the UF College of Law and its place in the academic community. "We have to focus far beyond Florida and look at what our real competition is doing," said Price. "I enjoyed the past nine years at New York University, which has received national acclaim for its tax and international programs," Price said. "But the opportunity to help Florida achieve well-deserved recognition while participating in the shaping of its physical space and infrastructure to support new and established programs was a major reason for my acceptance of UF's offer." Price earned an M.A. in library science from Florida State University in 1967, then worked at Alabama and Illinois university law libraries while taking law courses. She became associate director of the Illinois law library and book review editor for the Illinois Law Forum, and earned her J.D. (Order of the Coif) there in 1973. She practiced with a Chicago law firm for two years, then taught at Duke for five years and at the University of Minnesota's law school for 10, focusing primarily on criminal law, legal research and writing, torts and bio-medical ethics. She has taught in both Sweden and China, and was attracted to the Law Library of Congress — the world's largest law library, which she headed for four years — because it provided comparative foreign and international law research for Congress. And now Price has returned to UF, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science in 1963. "I look forward to participating in Florida's internationalization of its library collection, its teaching and research, and its employment opportunities for our students. I appreciate the focus developed here on partnerships with key international institutions of interest to our community," said Price. "I am especially impressed by our strong LL.M. students, who enrich the experience for all of us."


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ATLANTA — Lifetime Atlanta Braves fan Ronald Lee Homer Jr. knew the stadium where he fell to his death well. He attended three or four games a month at Turner Field and watched as many televised games as he could, his father said. He always had on a Braves hat.
On Monday night, Homer was waiting out a rain delay in a fourth-level smoking area with a 42-inch railing that would have come up to the 6-foot-6 fan's midsection. He'd told his mother during a phone conversation that the rain was letting up and he was about to head to his seat for the game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Shortly afterward, he fell about 85 feet into a parking lot.
"He said 'I love you mom, and I said 'I love you too' and that was it," his mother, Connie Homer, told The Associated Press on Tuesday morning.
While it's not clear exactly why he fell, police say the death around 8:30 appears to have been an accident and didn't involve foul play. At least four witnesses told police that no one else was standing near him when he fell.
A police report released Tuesday says Homer was unconscious and wasn't breathing when paramedics arrived. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Toxicology tests were pending, but the medical examiner says he died from injuries in the fall.
The frequency of such falls around the country – including two others in Atlanta in the past year – raises the question of whether stadiums are safe enough. The International Building Code, which is the accepted industry standard, has a minimum height requirement of 42 inches for guard rails that act as protective barriers in open-sided areas such as walkways or smoking platforms. Railings in front of seated areas must be 26 inches.
Before Tuesday night's game between the Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies at Turner Field, the team showed a picture of Homer on the scoreboard and observed a moment of silence.
"We are saddened by this tragic incident and will continue our investigation along with the Atlanta Police Department," Braves spokeswoman Beth Marshall said.
She declined to discuss the circumstances of the death or whether the team was planning safety changes.
Connie Homer said her son followed the team through losing seasons as well as winning ones.
"It didn't matter if they were winning, losing or what – he's been a Braves fan forever," she said.
His father, Ronald Homer, said the family is hurting.
"This this is going to hurt us for the rest of our life," he said. "When you lose a kid, not only your kid but your best friend, too, it's bad."
Homer grew up in Conyers, Ga., and graduated in 2001 from Rockdale High School, where he was involved in student government. He was single, had one sister and did landscape work for a living.
"He was big hearted, just a great guy, very respectful," his mother said.
Connie Homer said she's heard nothing from authorities as to what might have caused her son, who was a smoker, to fall.
"They called us up to the hospital and they told us he was gone," she said. "The whole thing is surreal."
Turner Field became the Braves' home in 1997, a year after serving as the site of events for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Homer's father said the stadium should have been designed to prevent such falls.
"I would like to see the building built to prevent something like this happening to another family," he said. "It should have been better engineered from the jump-street when they built that stadium."


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"It's something I've got to live with," he said.
Despite playing in a run-oriented offense, the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder has gained considerable attention from colleges. Already, South Alabama has offered, while Bench said schools such as Alabama, Florida Atlantic, Florida State and Georgia Tech have shown interest.
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"My dad has known Coach Smart forever," Bench said. "On my way home from a camp in Prattville (Ala.), where I got the top QB award, my dad told me to call this number and it was Coach Smart. He talked to me about how they want to start recruiting me, and that they want me to go to their camp so they can look at me. Coach Smart said he'd seen my film and liked it. He said I could move around pretty good and could make all the throws."
Two days later, Stoops stopped by Bench's school, he said.
"He was in our weightroom," Bench said. "When I was coming up, he recognized me. I took an unofficial to FSU last year for a game. I sent him my highlights and stuff like that. We sat outside and talked for about five minutes. They want me at their camp, too. He gave me his card and his number."
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Report: Yonkers budget deficit at $89M
Yonkers is teetering on the edge of financial ruin and the city's ever-widening budget deficit may exceed a half-billion dollars over the next four years, according to a special commission's findings.
The group, led by former Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch and former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, estimated next year's budget shortfall -- after a monthlong review of the city's finances -- at $89.3 million.
"The gap between expenses and revenue is going to continue to grow," Ravitch said at an April 5 meeting with Spano and council members. "It's not a question of just getting through this year."
The commission's forecast comes just one week before Mayor Mike Spano will present his preliminary fiscal year 2013 budget to the city council.
Spano said the report foreshadows tough times for Westchester County's largest city.
"We are in a state of fiscal emergency," he said. "This delivers a dose of reality to our city. It is more obvious than ever that we face enormous fiscal challenges."
The report also projects the city's budget shortfall to rise to $102 million in 2014, $150 million in 2015, and $210 million in 2016.
Ravitch and Brodsky, both of whom have experience fixing big-city financial problems, said the review found that Yonkers lacks a long-term budget plan, which has added to the city's fiscal instability.
"That is astounding," Brodsky said. "The city needs a multiyear plan in order to bridge this gap."
Brodsky said the city can no longer afford "gimmicks" such as borrowing money to balance the budget.
Spano, a Democrat and former state Assemblyman who took office in January, has attributed most of the projected revenue shortfall to rising pension costs, state mandates and declining tax revenues.
Ravitch said one of the options on the table is to place the city under a state control board, which would have the power to circumvent union contracts and other financial obligations to reduce costs.
"That's one of the things the mayor will have to consider," he said.
That's a road that Yonkers has been down before, says Councilman John Larkin, the Republican minority leader on the dais, and one he personally would prefer the city not to go down again.
"I'd hate to see that happen, because we would give our control to another entity," he said.
Yonkers was under the watch of a control board from 1975 to 1996. Because of past financial problems, the state comptroller's office still has to review the city's budget before it goes into effect.
Spano will present his proposed budget to the council on April 16. The fiscal year begins July 1.