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The predictable and pointless tax forum
Ken Henry said it on the first day of the tax forum in Canberra - the discussion about (business) taxes was entirely predictable.
In fact, he could have written the script before proceedings had even commenced, he told us.
He was a bit more upbeat on the second day. The forum had suddenly become valuable and constructive. A clear impression was that he had decided (or been instructed, perhaps) to stay positive - for the sake of appearances.
The reality is that the forum was all over the shop, participants delivered set speeches on their pet topics and we broke frequently for bad coffee and cake.
Perhaps the most alarming aspect of the two days was the lack of an agreed statement of facts on so many issues. Notwithstanding the overwhelming evidence that the incidence (or burden) of company tax falls on workers' wages, for instance, this position was simply not accepted by (or acceptable to) the over-represented cohort of trade union officials. The image of some fat, balding rich guy sitting in the Melbourne Club - with a cigar hanging from his mouth - being the primary beneficiary of any cut in the rate of company tax was just too tempting. It was déjà vu all over again, circa 1970.
There was also disagreement about tax concessions on superannuation and on negative gearing of properties. The discussion about property taxes meandered off into a conversation about affordable housing. Some participants were keen to see land taxes imposed on owner-occupier dwellings; a smaller number even wanted capital gains tax for highly-priced family homes. Wayne seemed very unenthusiastic about these suggestions.
The states were happy to discuss getting rid of their inefficient taxes (insurance, stamp duties, payroll tax) but the Federal Government would have to help them out. But Wayne quickly ruled this out.
Some of the state treasurers thought it might be cool to seem constructive, so started to prattle on about harmonisation. But as that discussion continued, it was clear that the meaning of harmonisation was being differently interpreted by various participants. What was sort of agreed was a process to look at harmonising the definitions used to apply those taxes (for example, the definition of a worker for the purpose of levying payroll tax); there was no commitment to harmonise the rates or exemptions.
Congestion taxes were raised but dropped off the agenda quickly when Paul Howes spoke emotionally about a low-paid, shift worker driving to work at a petrochemical plant. A number of participants raised the possibility of creating a sovereign wealth fund but this went nowhere. The compliance burden of various taxes on small businesses was raised a few times. We all nodded sympathetically and moved on to the next topic.
Fringe benefit taxes, petroleum excise, the luxury car tax, alcohol taxes, trusts, loopholes, sham contracting - the ever-evolving list of topics was quite mind-spinning - or should I say, mind-numbing. Needless to say, discussion of these topics was brief and pointless.
Perhaps the one area for which there was a degree of consensus was in relation to the unacceptably low level of the Newstart payment for the unemployed. Even a hard-hearted economist like me thinks that the gap between Newstart and the Disability Support Pension (DSP) (now sitting at $130 per week) is completely out-of-whack. And this is on top of the unemployed being required to run down any liquid assets they may have before qualifying for the meagre Newstart allowance. Without some adjustment to the allowance, by 2015, Newstart will stand at a mere one-third of the DSP.
Presumably, the government knows that it must do something about this. The estimate of increasing Newstart by $50 per week is around $1 billion per year - expensive, but not out of the question. My guess is that it fears a headline in the Tele along the lines: Pay Rise for Dole-Bludgers.
In fact, there were some sensible propositions put forward in the course of the forum, although they were not universally accepted. Firstly, using the tax system either to respond to structural change in the economy (patchwork, two-speed, etc.) or to alter its nature or pace is not sensible. Secondly, most taxes are unfair in the sense that they have the biggest impact on those on low incomes. Fairness needs to be judged in terms of the overall package of taxes and that is why personal income taxes must do the heavy lifting in terms of equity. Thirdly, the impacts on behaviour of social or environmental taxes are unclear and require careful empirical analysis. Do we really think that the high rate of taxation on gambling affects the behaviour of gamblers, for instance?
So was it a case of outcomes, outcomes, outcomes? No. Was anything at all achieved from the assembly of human capital in Parliament House? Probably not, since the issue of the carry-forward of losses by companies was already under active consideration by the Government. And, let's face it, the states have been talking about harmonising their taxes since Adam was a boy. The proposed small increase in the tax-free threshold is, for the moment, on hold - until more affordable times emerge, some time in the future.
Judith Sloan is Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne.
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There are so many faces of the radical Democratic Party. Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Dean, Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonGOP rushes to cut ties to Moore Papadopoulos was in regular contact with Stephen Miller, helped edit Trump speech: report Bannon jokes Clinton got her 'ass kicked' in 2016 election MORE. So many targets for the Republicans. But the GOP is faceless. Palin is a target, but nobody thinks she runs the party. Either Bush will do, but they are increasingly subjects for archaeologists, not politicians. Cheney? Not when he's in the hospital.
So Obama and his allies have to create a villain, and none fits the bill so well as House Minority Leader John BoehnerJohn Andrew BoehnerThe two-party system is dying — let's put it out of its misery One year later, neither party can get past last year's election White House strikes back at Bushes over legacy MORE (R-Ohio). By appearing in the Ohioan's district and attacking him directly, President Obama is hoping to turn the prospective future Speaker into a modern-day version of Newt Gingrich, who served as such an attractive target for Bill ClintonBill ClintonTop Oversight Dem pushes back on Uranium One probe Bill Clinton hits Trump, tax reform plan in Georgetown speech The Hill's 12:30 Report MORE.
The New York Times contributed its efforts by highlighting a hit piece on the front page of its edition last Sunday that focused on Boehner's corporate travel, lobbyist donations, meetings with lobbyist friends and a catalog of his former staffers who became lobbyists. The implication of the article was that if the Republicans take over the House, lobbyists for the major corporations will rule.
The attempt to highlight Boehner underscores the almost total lack of a Democratic message in the fall elections. Some try to blame Bush. Others are running as far from Obama as they can. Some seize on the scantiest evidence to justify their negative ads.
In some districts, a Republican's signature on the no-new-tax pledge of Americans for Tax Reform will trigger an ad saying that the GOP candidate wants to "ship jobs overseas." How? The Democrats interpret the pledge to mean that the Republican will not vote to close corporate loopholes that let companies deduct the cost of relocating offshore.
Other Democrats jump all over candidates who have endorsed Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul RyanPaul RyanGOP rep: Virginia defeat 'a referendum' on Trump administration After Texas shooting, lawmakers question whether military has systemic reporting problem Pence: Praying 'takes nothing away' from trying to figure out causes behind mass shooting MORE's "roadmap" for reforming entitlements, saying that they want to "privatize Social Security." Presumably, they come to that conclusion because Ryan wants to let people under 55 invest one-third of their Social Security taxes in investments of their choice.
One has to be pretty hard-up to reach for these negatives; hence the efforts of Obama et al to create a target in Boehner. It is too tall a task, and the time is too short, to take an unknown politician like Boehner and sell the idea that he is so evil that one should vote Democrat. But, in the longer term, the Democratic strategy poses a key challenge to the Republican Party.
Boehner has been too close for too long to corporate lobbyists. While Republican candidates have not minded living off the campaign donations his ties can generate, they squirm in embarrassment when the relationships are exposed.
For his part, Boehner needs to watch his step. The incoming class of congressmen who will vote on his Speakership will likely have 80 to 100 new faces, some replacements for retiring Republicans and others victorious insurgents. These new congressmen, more than a third of the total GOP House caucus, will have been elected pledging reform and purity. It may be hard for them to embrace Boehner, especially if the Democrats have made him radioactive. Boehner would be well-advised to take bold preemptive steps to reform Congress.
In a previous column, we recommended establishing a special prosecutor for Congress — appointed by the chief justice and equipped with subpoena power, the ability to convene grand juries and bring indictments — and appropriate investigative staff. A ban on earmarking, on spousal service on corporate boards and on travel paid for by corporations or foundations should also be included. And … get rid of Nancy Pelosi's plane!
All this may not even be enough to appease the Tea Party types who will make up an ever-larger share of the Republican congressional delegation. To paraphrase the film title: There may be blood.
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Orkla's commitment to preventing deforestation receives global recognition
In its Forest 500 assessment, the UK think tank Global Canopy Programme emphasises Orkla's policy for zero deforestation.
The Forest 500 assessment, published today by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), identifies 500 companies, financial institutions and countries with power to stop global deforestation and ranks their efforts. Orkla is among the companies that scores highest in the assessment.
"We have a collective responsibility to act. The Forest 500 reveals that in order to preserve rainforests and fight climate change, it's important that more companies establish no-deforestation policies with clear time-bound targets." says Ellen Behrens, VP Corporate Responsibility at Orkla ASA.
Read more in the press release issued by the Global Canopy Programme >. Tom Bregman, Project Manager of the Forest 500, Global Canopy Programme comments:
«The rate at which companies are putting in place policies on deforestation is currently too slow to meet ambitous 2020 commitments. However, policies, such as that published by Orkla, send a strong signal to those companies not doing enough to remove deforestation from their supply chains. It is essential that more companies follow in the footsteps of companies, such as Orkla, and put in place policies that cover their production and procurement of all commodities linked to deforestation».


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Thursday's Flood Plan: - Hit the ARG site at the top of EVERY hour within the first five minutes. (1:00-1:05, 2:00-2:05, etc.) - If you can only do it at one time the BIG PUSH is at the normal flood time: 11:00 am PST. (2:00pm EST. 7:00pm GMT.) Monday's Prize: http://alphalupi.bungie.net/98862748014.jpg Tuesday's Prize: http://alphalupi.bungie.net/09394972304.jpg Wednesday's Prize: http://alphalupi.bungie.net/590881739283143985.jpg Spread the word! We need maximum participation, especially from the southern hemisphere. Reconnect with your pen pal. Spam the inbox of Kotaku Australia. Buy a plane ticket. Details here: http://misriahsolutions.com/arg/
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Just a 2014 comment passing through. . By the way go Wolfpack!
Can someone tell me what Flood is?
This is so old.
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Edited by Codename 207: 2/14/2013 11:12:38 PMDidn't work, trying later.
Edited by ZER0: 2/14/2013 11:07:28 PM[url]http://i.imgur.com/QpcZR0i.png[/url] Geomask [url]http://i.imgur.com/W2ryzJP.png[/url] Output @ 6:00 PM EST Ontario Canada.
Let's do this.
Obviously we need more inputs from the southern hemisphere. If you take a look at the Bungie community map I linked, ~90% or more of the southern hemisphere users are located in Australia or New Zealand. You guys have to consider time difference though. Our main push is at 11am PST (2pm EST, 7pm GMT). However this translates to 6am in Sydney, Australia for example, so you can expect to receive virtually no southern hemisphere inputs unless you're using proxies, because they will all be asleep. As for what time of day works best, I'd say either early morning or any time in the late afternoon/evening. Examples: @ 5am PST: You should get enough inputs from eastern United States/Canada, it'll be mid-day across Europe, and approx. midnight in Australia. @9pm PST: You'll get lots of inputs from North America, you probably won't get much from Europe, but it'll be midday in Australia. So might I suggest we do a big push sometime later in the afternoon as well, so we get those southern hemisphere inputs?
The normal time is still at 11 am PST? I can still do that then.
Cr4p, I was like 3 minutes too late at 10 AM, I got 9 and 11 just now.... I do have a question though, do I need to upload them? Right now im just prt sc them to paint and saving them to my desktop. PS, haha yeah they look different....so if I do em in Holland, will for example some one in Ukraine, at the same time, get different images then me? anyway keep it up ^^
I will share this image wherever I can.
Ha, stumbled upon this thread on the hour. Off to the ARG site we go!
Here you go. My first one only had one point on it... this one is better. Reposted this to Rooster Teeth in hopes of rousing the Southern Hemisphere population there as well.
ow thanks man, I was wondering what website and have like 5 Misriah tabs open, Sorry to say I joined in waaaay too late (me so sad :( ). Im also trying to read as much as I can about the Geo...yeah that, but, well Im not really [i]that[/i] smart :P I loved the Iris part back with Halo 3, and now (since I can't [i]really[/i] help, besides entering pass every hour) I'll just spectate this one. Do have to say that I'm sooo happy with all this and even though Bungie probably could not live up to my expectations (I have a very lively and vivid imagination) I'm pretty sure this game will make them Dev. of the year, [b][i]ifnot[/i][/b] Best Developer ever. The things i'm reading got me all...hot (can I say that?) & mushy inside, and man, will I take a month off when this game comes out or what..okay maybe not a month but a long time indeed. Bungie, even though we have not yet reached the Deadline, here's to you! See you Starside!
I've set up multiple reminders on my phone at a minute before each hour so that I can light up my node during class tomorrow. Hopefully the hourly waves wont be weaksauce. Let's see how fast we can crack this nut.
If there are any Australians or anyone living below the equator (southern hemisphere) can you guys please go through the ARG and post images of the Geomask and output.
Notice there has been a change in the page: they have clarified that we need the Southern Hemisphere to kick in. Not sure how to do this, but this appears to be the problem.
I replied on misriah but just in case: 9:00 eastern http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/chuckiej/output5.png http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc316/chuckiej/geomask5.png
9:02pm output: [url]http://imgur.com/P2OJ1Aa.png[/url] geomask: [url]http://imgur.com/g5t2FT3.png[/url] 9:08pm output: [url]http://imgur.com/hSQHVl2.png[/url] geomask: [url]http://imgur.com/WcwyhmR.png[/url] 9:15pm output: [url]http://imgur.com/kD4eOiq.png[/url] geomask: [url]http://imgur.com/ul03xdg.png[/url]
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Caterham has kicked off its two-wheeler venture at the EICMA 2013 show in Milan, Italy today. In an unexpected fashion, Caterham showcased three vehicles and announced that their production would start next year. Caterham has not disclosed the complete specifications of the bikes, and isn't quoting prices. The company expects Asia to be the key growth market for the multi-purposed two wheelers.
Caterham Brutus 750
The Brutus 750 is 'the SUV of motorcycles' and the only petrol-powered bike of the three. It has a very versatile design, and in four hours, one can convert it into a snowmobile. It is also the first motorcycle with an automatic transmission, Caterham claims. The Brutus 750 would launch the Caterham motorcycle business, with start of production announced for Spring 2014.
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I arrived at the village this morning along with all twenty thousand of my closest friends. The transportation center looked like a scene from a zombie movie with bodies slowly moving in all directions, no one really knowing what to do. The scene at the Vista Bahn was not much better so I made my way to golden peak to avoid the masses.
Having an hour until my partner was free to ski I opted to head to beacon basin to do some drills. At the beacon park I was approached by a man in red named Bill who also happens to be the individual responsible for maintaning the park. We discussed the great facility that BCA and Vail have supplied the skiing community with and he was gracious enough to spend some time explaining and demonstrating the proper use of the sp function on my new tracker 2.
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After a good session at beacon basin Marty showed up and we began our jaunt out to the vail side country. The plan was to go checkout the snow around the Mushroom Bowl area and find a safe line to ski, keeping in mind that if things seemed nasty we would turn around and ski some low angle pow through Outerr Mongolia.
Since 21 was closed we started our skin at the back of 2 elk shooshing through the lunch crowd, always an etertaing show. The longer skin was welcomed as we neared the orient summit we were shocked to spot a group of 5 sneaking behind china wall. With all the action happening lately in the Kitchen area of Mushroom Bowl, I was suprised to see someone entering such a loaded high energy slope. It is very hot in the kitchen and will most likely remain hot for the remainder of the season.
After looking into the slice of the bowl where the travelers disappeared, seeing and hearing nothing incriminating, we continued our ski out to the Poma. We were greated by the pleasant site of an empty resort. We took a few moments to enjoy the Gore view and continued our way up.
I reached the crest of the skin Marty waved me over and showed me what is to date one of the most impressive things i have seen. If you look closely you will see the line from a mouse and then the mark from the bird of preys wings "sick bird". After examining the natural art work, it was just a few more strides before we arrived at our decision point.Don't be the mouse
We were far away from the Kitchen and into the lower angle section of the bowl that lacks the steep open tree chutes The top turns were low angle and we had no indicators in the upper twenty degree mellow section, so we continued our run.
We skied from high point to high point, avoiding extended straight, open fall lines, which were few and far between in this section of the bowl.
Our biggest concern was the low snow and the endless pits, covered logs and traps along the way. Ended the run hooting down the to the track, groomed from the recent rescues and fast.
Had a great day out there as a result of confidence in my skiing, partner, equipment, and decisions. Mushroom Bowl is a large area and the stability of the snow, varies from spot to spot. We chose a low angle, heavily treed area and had a decent run. We stayed far away from the steep open chutes and significant cliff drops that have resulted in the two recent accidents and one close call that the CAIC has reported on.
With much of Vail's side suspect, other avenues of adventure await. Try going for a skin on Meadow Mountain or practice your beacon skills. Read a snow safety book "Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain" my personal favorite. Maybe ski with your girlfriend. Remember there has been a ton of activity in the last few days, no need for more.
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We continued on to Pisac, but on the way we stopped for a panoramic view of the Sacred Valley.
The market in Pisac was impressive. One could explore to their hearts content, with shopping ranging from a combination of small up-scale shops to simply open-air stalls. Jewelry, blankets, and various knick-knacks were in abundance. Many stalls were preparing and selling a type of maize or corn-on-the-cob. The kernels were the size of marbles! I probably should have tried it, but was determined to take no chances with my health. Can you imagine waiting 40 years to see Machu Picchu and then getting Montezuma's revenge????
We left Pisac and were bound for Ollantaytambo, but first stopped for lunch at an incredible buffet in the middle of nowhere! It was served outside and the food was heavenly. I wish I could remember it's location or the name. It was like a hidden oasis just off the main road.
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Ohio Senate Passes Union-Busting Bill to Kill Rights to Bargain, Strike
While Wisconsin Dems have dug in their heels and protesters have gotten nationwide support, Ohio sneakily dealt a blow to labor yesterday. The OH State Senate passed a bill that not only strips public employee unions of their bargaining rights, but obliterates their right to strike. Using the deceptive Walker "budget cuts" tactic, it was narrowly passed 17-16, affecting a larger population than Wisconsin that has long been a union stronghold. The vote now goes to the House, where Republicans hold a majority and union members are not optimistic. WSJ:
"We're expecting it to pass," said Jason Perlman, a spokesman for the Ohio AFL-CIO. But, he added, "We are hopeful those in the Ohio House will see this bill is nothing more than an attack on the middle class."
Republican lawmakers say worker pay and benefit cuts are needed to offset projected budget shortfalls. "If we're going to grow in Ohio, we cannot raise taxes," Republican state Sen. Keith Faber said Wednesday.
Tax the poor, let the rich run free: typical GOP "budget cuts." Yesterday, in advance of the vote, upwards of 8000 people gathered in Capitol Square to protest the bill, which would affect over 400,000 firefighters, police officers, teachers, and other state and local government workers. "Some state leaders have gone too far," said US Labor Secretary Hilda Solis last night, in a conference call the Communications Workers of America. "Budget sacrifices are one thing, but demanding workers give up their rights as union members is another."
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Guild01 Super Reviews are Imminent
During the next four weeks you'll be seeing a series of Super Reviews devoted to Guild01, the first of Level-5's game compilations for the Nintendo 3DS.
Guild01 is something I've always wanted to try not just because the games are interesting and different, but because two of my favorite game designers, Suda51 and Yasumi Matsuno, pitched in with original games for the project. The series has four games and starting next week I'll be doing a special review of Liberation Maiden, a shoot 'em up with anime trappings and really weird controls made by Grasshopper Manufacture.
In December of last year, Level-5 had an eShop sale with their Guild01 and Guild02 games, of which I ended up purchasing a few not thinking much about them until they became a huge boredom-killer while I traveled Southeast Asia.
I hope to deliver a new review or two per week and I'll try to include additional information on each game including production design, music and videos. I hope you like them!


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This is an exciting adventure read by Richard Armitage, who plays Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood; it also features Robin and his loyal band of brothers, as seen in the hit BBC TV series. This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale is crammed with action, humour, wit, and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for a whole new generation.
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"Richard Armitage!!!"
Oh, yes! in the print version there is no narration, and the narration is what makes this audiobook worth every penny and more!
I have never watched/listened to anything from BBC that I didn't really enjoy! Quality is a given with BBC Audiobooks or TV
I really can't answer this question! He is one of the best (if not THE best) narrator! His voice is to die for and he has what it takes to make the listener really sink into the story. Of course I would have him read recipes to me and still pay for it and be happy!!!
So, no, no extreme reaction, I've watched the series after all, the only reason I bought this audiobook was Richard Armitage. I'm buying all of his audiobooks and it's a pity there are not more!
Please Please Please consider him for narrating North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell!
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Episode 1: PilotAfter completing his 15 year prison sentence, an ex-con trac...Jan 11, 2013
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Meet the New Boss
Anastasia breaks into her father's extremely secure home to make a deal for her safety. Proctor and Longshadow make a deal to build a hotel on the reservation. Hood performs his brand of an arrest on a rapist, ultimate fighter champion.607311260
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Lucas sets off an alarm while trying to steal a painting from the Harrisburg State Museum. He contacts Job to help him break out. After getting video proof that Proctor killed Hanson, Lucas arrests him. However, the Moody's get in the way.464718115
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Nola and Burton have a bloody confrontation. Tommy defies Chayton's orders and attacks Proctor's club. Hood's secret is threatened when a FBI agent shows up at his door, as someone close to him discovers the truth.622423194
Real Life Is the Nightmare
Carrie quits her job at the diner. Deva steals from a video game store. After Siobhan's discovery, Lucas decides to kill Proctor before leaving Banshee for good, with unforeseen consequences.87034286
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Episode 1: Something Out of the BibleA New Challenge for Banshee PA's Crew of misfits as season 4...Apr 1, 2016
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Job is being tortured. With help of Fat Au, Carrie and Hood find the man who took Job from the camp. Kurt and Maggie continue their relationship. The Bowman request their daughter's body. Brock makes an arrest in the Bowman case.574631220
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Hood has been arrested for Rebecca's murder. FBI agent Veronica Dawson has come to Banshee to take over the serial killer case. Carrie attacks a Proctor drug processing factory. Another woman has been taken. Job's nightmares continue.415022196
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Presented by Name, Title, Organization Phone Number: (xxx) 123-4567 Email: [email protected] INDIANA YOUTH WORKER CORE COMPETENCIES. What is competent child and youth work?. Competent child and youth work is grounded in a recognized set of core competencies. 2.
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Competent child and youth work is grounded in a recognized set of core competencies.
Core competencies are based on the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes/implementation abilities of youth workers.
They are the "demonstrated capacities" that allow a youth worker to be a resource to youth, organizations, and communities.
Early in 2002, a group of statewide leaders in the youth development field were convened to address two key facts about people in the field of youth work:
a serious shortage of well-trained, qualified practitioners exists in Indiana; and
youth workers lack any defined professional status.
On August 29, 2003, the Indiana Youth Development Credential Congress ratified the Indiana competencies and credential elements, providing the foundation of the Indiana Youth Development Credential (IYD).
There are five areas of Indiana Youth Worker Core Competencies
Child & Youth Development
Families & Communities
Program Environments
Program Content/Curriculum
Resources for additional information on youth worker credentialing & certification:
Child & Youth Development
Understands Child/Youth Development
Observes to respond to individual characteristics
Individual Differences
Respects individuals differences and includes those with special needs
Guidance Skills
Creates a positive, supportive environment; moves to self management
Families & Communities
Respect for Diverse Cultures in Communities
Respects ones own and diverse cultures; knows and accesses community resources
Work with Families
Communicates with and involves families
Program Environments
Assures a Healthy & Safe Environment
Promotes safe environments; supervises for safety and security; promotes healthy environments
Uses Indoor/Outdoor Environments
Uses space, equipment and materials as resources for creating an interesting, secure, enjoyable environment for all children, including those with special needs
Program Content/Curriculum
Planning for Physical Learning
Directs physical activities for both gross motor and fine motor growth
Planning for Creative Learning
Provides opportunities that stimulate children/youth to experiment in individual ways and to express their creative abilities
Program Content/Curriculum
Planning for Inter-personal & Intra-personal Development
Plans for positive group participation; fosters interpersonal relationships; fosters growth in self-esteem; fosters personal and social responsibility
Planning for Cognitive & Language/ Literacy Learning
Plans for hand-on and collaborative learning; directs language/literacy activities
Self-evaluation and self-realization; self-care and well being; language and literacy skills; creative thinking, decision making, problem solving
Appreciates Children/Youth
Demonstrates caring for youth
Ethical & Responsible Employee
Ethical conduct; organizational mission; co-worker responsibility; using public and program policies
Professional Development
Engaging in professional development; linked to professional & community organizations
For agency administrators, core competencies provide a framework for
Identifying and hiring the most competent, well qualified youth care staff
Developing more appropriate and effective employee training programs and plans, e.g., in-service training, conference planning, etc.
Evaluating the performance of child and youth care practitioners
For youth workers, core competencies provide a framework for
Implementing quality, and age and developmentally appropriate programs and services for children and youth
Serving young people ranging from early childhood to young adults
Using intervention strategies and developmental models such as the 40 Developmental Assets and Ready by 21
Core competencies provide
A common language to validate and unify the field of youth work
An opportunity for the field of child and youth work to be viewed by those outside the field as a valuable profession
While you may not personally need this validation,
the field of youth work does!
The following national youth serving organizations and coalitions all agree that core competencies for the field of youth work are important:
Child & Youth Care Certification Board (CYCCB)
National Institute on Out of School Time (NIOST)
National AfterSchool Association (NAA)
National Collaboration for Youth (collab4youth)
Next Generation Youth Work Coalition
Cornerstones for Kids
NIOST's publication Making the Case: A 2009 Fact Sheet on Children and Youth In Out-of-School Time says
The characteristics and capabilities of the youth worker are paramount to program success, and programs for youth are most successful when youth workers are creative, well trained, skilled at building relationships, and can make long-term commitments to programs.
Program quality is dependent upon having staff that possess the knowledge and skills to work with youth effectively and are capable of building positive supportive relationships.
Without strong staff, the increasing expectations being placed on youth programs are unrealistic.
Pathways to increasing competency
ongoing professional development, including appropriate in- service training, workshops, participation at conferences, etc.
classes and/or degrees in youth work through higher education
supervised internships in youth serving agencies
experience working in youth serving agencies
certification and credentialing
Become familiar with the material contained in this presentation
Consider what you have just learned means to you and your organization
Evaluate hiring, training and performance evaluation practices and institute change as appropriate
Align your own professional development and that of your staff based on the core competencies
Use the core competencies to develop relevant and effective tools for evaluating the performance of child and youth care staff
Give priority in hiring and advancing other practitioners who have obtained their professional credential or certification
Lead the way by becoming an IYD credentialed or CYC-P certified youth worker
Spread the word!
Educate others, both formally and informally, about the importance and meaning of the core competencies, and where they may find more information related to the competencies and how they may be used
Share about the competencies with your staff, coworkers, other youth workers, intermediaries serving youth workers and funders and give them the "Competency Handout"
Train your staff and coworkers on the Core Competencies
Indiana Youth Institute (IYI)
IYI has committed to aligning its training and conference workshops with the Indiana Core Competencies
Higher Education
Work is being done to encourage and support the offering of additional coursework related to the core competencies at Ivy Tech and colleges and universities across the state of Indiana
National Youth Development Information Center
www.ncydic.org provides access to training modules that are grounded in the core competencies
Local, Statewide and National Trainings & Conferences
Target trainings that focus on competencies you and your team need to develop
Access history, information and tools regarding the competencies and the Indiana Youth Development Credential.
Access information regarding the National Child and Youth Care Certification
-Access training modules focused on the competencies
Access national information regarding the field of youth work
Access information about pursuing a career in the field of youth work including academic pathways
Credentials and Certifications
IYD – Indiana Specific Credential (No exam)
CYC-P – National Certification (Proctored exam)
Both require experience working/volunteering in the field (or a supervised practicum), competency-related training and professional development, membership in one or more professional associations


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I've made a few journals with this theme but each one has always turned out different than the last, in its own unique way. I love the spontaneous effect of tea-staining, and the irregularity of the pages.
I've got new sections in my store now to help people find what they are after. This one can be found under my 'Ephemera Journals' section, which has four books in it at present. More will be added as they are made!


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As advocates for the safety of all students and citizens, UW System institutions work hard to promote advances in the field of security, from designing bulletproof backpacks to developing new forensic chemistry equipment.
UW-Extension Sustainability Student Perspectives: How I Brought Sustainability to My Air Force Base
October 20, 2016
I am an electrician and a member of the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Germany. You may wonder, how does a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management relate to my career? Some civilians may not know this, but the military is currently exploring ways to make its daily operations more sustainable. It's all about doing more
UW-Parkside mobile app speeds process of sharing emergency information
May 12, 2016
Emergency managers from across southeastern Wisconsin were on hand April 12 at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside for the debut of a mobile app designed to speed the process of gathering and sharing emergency information. Working with county emergency managers, the App Factory at UW-Parkside developed Ready Badger. According to Dr. Derek Riley, UW-Parkside assistant professor
UW-Milwaukee: Building a better way to supply energy
February 19, 2016
It wasn't a natural disaster or high demand that caused an electrical blackout in the northeastern United States in summer 2003. A high-voltage power line in Ohio brushed against overgrown trees, causing it to shut down, and touching off a domino effect of disabled lines. For the next two days, 50 million people in eight
UW-Platteville student designs bulletproof panel for backpacks
February 17, 2016
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Henry Nicklas, a junior industrial technology management major at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has designed a bulletproof panel to be put in the back slot of a backpack. Originally from Kenosha, Wis., Nicklas started the project for a class called Composites and Synthetic Materials with Dr. Majid Tabrizi, a professor of plastics
UW-Eau Claire Blugolds finding success in geospatial fields
August 10, 2015
With the mapping business booming thanks to GPS and other technological advances, Continental Mapping Consultants – a long-established Sun Prairie-based company — expects its workforce to top 100 employees by the end of summer. As it grows its team, the company's president and co-founder Dave Hart says they are looking more and more to the
Red-hot research: UW-Stout professor, Polish scholar join metals, ceramics to help aerospace industry
August 7, 2015
Menomonie, Wis. — It was midwinter in Wisconsin, but blazing heat was the focus of a Polish scholar's two-week visit to University of Wisconsin-Stout. Natalia Sobczak, head of the Center for High-Temperature Studies at Foundry Research Institute in Krakow, Poland, was on campus Jan. 9-23 to continue — in person — her collaborative research with
UW-Madison innovation institute to broaden palette of advanced materials
July 9, 2013
Sporting sleek cases, sensitive touch screens, and an ever-increasing array of features, today's smartphones and tablets provide consumers unparalleled mobile computing capability. Yet, these and many other technologies are critically dependent on sophisticated new materials that can solve challenges in areas ranging from clean energy and national security to human health and well-being. And currently,
UW-Parkside Cyber Security Lab preps info guardians
April 16, 2013
Every day brings fresh revelations about sophisticated cyber criminals shutting down vast computer networks, hacking computers from half a world away to probe files, and stealing proprietary information. UW-Parkside faculty and students are using dedicated facilities to understand cybercrime and prevent it. Find out how… UW-Parkside educating cyber security sentinels The headlines are global and
DEA donates $160,000 for UW-Platteville forensic, chemistry equipment
April 8, 2013
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Forensic Investigation Program and UW-Platteville Department of Chemistry and Engineering Physics were the recipients of a generous donation of equipment from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Received were six balances and a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer with a combined value of $160,000. UW-Platteville is the first and only
UW-La Crosse alumni prosecute criminal cases statewide to preserve justice
March 13, 2013
Kevin Potter stands in his office on the eighth floor of the Wisconsin Department of Justice overlooking the capitol. From a shelf filled with UW-La Crosse football memorabilia, he grips a coffee mug with a picture of himself and three other teammates in UW-L jerseys. The picture is from one of the years they won


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Monsanto has licensed the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool, which will allow the agritech giant to add and delete DNA from crops.
The World Bank has released a new report highlighting the fact that air pollution costs world governments billions upon billions every year and ranks among the leading causes of death worldwide. The estimates — drawn from a number of sources, including the World Health Organization's most recently completed data sets compiled in 2013 — can for the first time begin to examine the overall welfare cost of air pollution.
Specifically, researches studied the amount of money that world governments must spend on health emergencies, long term illnesses and chronic conditions caused by air pollution. They also took into account missed work and unemployment subsidies. The report finds that, in terms of the economy, the burden is extremely high.
To be sure, some countries come out of this analysis relatively well off. For example, Iceland only loses $3 million of its gross domestic product to air pollution. Given that the country has a relatively small population and a slight industrial profile, that's probably not that surprising though.
Other countries, like Liberia, performed relatively well despite their low levels of economic development. Several African nations also have low overall air pollution impact costs. Despite mid-to-high populations, infrastructure is comparatively low density in places like Malawi and Zimbabwe, so perhaps this isn't that surprising either.
It's when we get to rapidly developing and "developed" nations that the costs really start to mount up. For example, the United States is estimated to lose $45 billion every year due to air pollution, while the UK loses $7.6 billion annually. Germany comes in at $18 billion, though it will be interesting to see how the country's renewable energy strategy might alter that figure over the coming years.
China, one of the most rapidly developing nations in the world, is estimated to be losing a staggering 10 percent of its overall GDP, while India is not far behind at roughly eight percent.
Financial losses will, however, seem trivial when we look at the potential human cost of air pollution.
The World Bank estimates that global air pollution kills roughly five and a half million people every year, or to put that another way: it will kill one out of every ten people worldwide.
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Study confirms that fluoride causes weight gain and depression
Toxic algal blooms have popped up in more than 20 states, with ongoing blooms choking waterways and aquatic life from California to Chesapeake Bay. In Florida
African #elephant numbers plummet during 'worst decline in 25 years' #extinction thx to #greed #capitalism
African elephant population has contracted by around 111,000 in the past decade as a result of poaching, study finds
New research shows this invasive crustacean isn't quite as deadly as its name suggests--but it's still causing localized extinctions
TUNIS, Tunisia—Struggling with extremism and economic woes, Tunisia now faces another menace: persistent drought across several regions that is creating ne
Hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) was just found in 75% of drinking water... the mass chemical #suicide of #America is under way #Brokovich
Hexavalent chromium (chromium-6) was just found in 75% of drinking water... the mass chemical suicide of America is under way
#FF 375 top #scientists warn of 'real, serious, immediate' #climate threat. Why not mention them!? #Greenpeace #virus #bacteria #fungi
John Abraham: 375 National Academy of Sciences members sign an open letter expressing frustration at political inaction on climate change
An initiative to support female salt farmers in Gujarat provides loans to help them switch to solar in the face of climate change
Bayer And Monsanto: A Marriage Made In Hell
Prince #William: #Africa #elephants could be gone from the wild by the time Charlotte turns 25 #extinction
Duke of Cambridge tells audience at a conservation charity event in London that he is not prepared to be part of a generation that lets the species disappear from the wild
Impressive video of the floods today in Trabzon, Turkey Creepy Strange weakly events Tornado rolls strange, weather, warning, events, all, over, the, world
Auroville is a universal city in the making in south-India dedicated to the ideal of human unity based on the vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told Scientific American the U.S. needed to explore using more nuclear power
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22.09.16. - The largest recorded earthquake in East Texas was triggered by the high-volume injections of wastewater from oil and gas activities deep underground.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled residents and damaged buildings in East Texas in 2012 was triggered by the injection of large volumes of wastewater from oil and gas activities into rocks deep beneath the surface, a new satellite study by Stanford scientists and others confirms.
Geophysicists have long suspected that the 2012 temblor, which was the largest ever recorded in the region and followed by several strong aftershocks, was a manmade, or "induced," quake resulting from the activities of nearby wastewater injection wells, but definitive proof had been lacking – until now.
"Our research is the first to provide an answer to the questions of why some wastewater injection causes earthquakes, where it starts and why it stops," said study co-author William Ellsworth, a geophysics professor at Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences.
In a new study, published in this week's issue of the journal Science, Ellsworth and his co-authors used a remote sensing technique called Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, or InSAR, to measure ground deformations near the wells in East Texas where the quake occurred. InSAR satellites use radar to detect tiny, centimeter-scale changes in the shape of Earth's surface.
"Our study reports on the first observations of surface uplift associated with wastewater injection," Ellsworth said. "The detection of uplift when combined with well-injection records provides a new way to study wastewater injection."
The team focused on four high-volume wells used for disposing wastewater, located near the town of Timpson, Texas, where the 2012 quake was centered. The four wells began operations between 2005 and 2007 and at their peak injected about 200 million gallons of wastewater per year underground.
Brackish water naturally coexists with oil and gas within the Earth. After extracting this slurry using hydraulic fracturing or other techniques, drilling companies separate the "produced water" from the oil and gas and then reinject it into Earth at disposal wells. Approximately 180,000 of these disposal wells are currently in operation in the United States, primarily in Texas, California, Oklahoma and Kansas. "You can think of the wastewater as ancient ocean water," Ellsworth said. "It's too salty and too contaminated with other chemicals to treat economically, so the only viable solution at present is to put it back underground."
But where that wastewater is injected can make a huge difference. Injecting wastewater at a depth of over 1 mile, two of the wastewater disposal wells the scientists examined lie directly above where the earthquake occurred. The other two wells injected similar volumes of wastewater, but at shallower depths, just over half a mile below the surface.
The InSAR measurements revealed that wastewater injection at the shallow wells resulted in detectable ground uplift up to 5 miles (8 kilometers) away but only a modest rise in pore pressure, which is the pressure of fluids within the fractures and cavities of rocks, at the depth at which earthquakes happen 2 or more miles below the surface.
Increasing pore pressure within a geologic fault can cause the two sides of the fault to slip and release seismic energy as an earthquake.
This did not happen at the shallow well sites in East Texas because a thick layer of nearly impermeable rock beneath the injection sites of the shallow wells prevented the pore pressure from migrating downward towards the crystalline basement, a deep and faulted rock layer where earthquakes originate. Instead, the injected wastewater caused a subtle uplift of several centimeters over a broad area around the injection wells.
The new findings highlight the importance of understanding the local geology for wastewater injection operations, the scientists say. "The recent upturn in seismicity in Oklahoma and Kansas commonly happens where injection occurs close to the crystalline basement, so we're getting lots of earthquakes in those places," Ellsworth said. "Injecting at shallower depth above a blocking formation would reduce the ability of the pore pressures to migrate to the basement and activate the faults."
The research also demonstrates the potential of remote sensing for understanding how and where pressure changes move through Earth. "Moving forward, we need to predict where pressures will increase in order to reduce the potential for inducing earthquakes," Ellsworth said. "Our research uncovers new possibilities for operating wells in ways that reduce earthquake hazard."
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#CADTM - #Monsanto #Bayer=MoBay, le cartel des empoisonneurs contre la planète #herbicides #pesticides
L'Inde est embourbée dans une controverse artificielle créé par Monsanto à propos de la première culture génétiquement modifiée, censée avoir reçu le feu vert pour sa commercialisation. Impliquée dans des litiges sur plusieurs fronts, Monsanto tente de contourner nos lois sur les brevets, la loi de protection de la variété végétale, celles sur les droits des agriculteurs, sur les produits de base et sur la concurrence. Elle se comporte comme s'il n'y avait, en Inde, aucun parlement, aucune démocratie, aucune loi souveraine à laquelle elle devrait obéir. Ou tout simplement, elle s'en moque.
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The number of African greys has plunged to 1% of past levels, conservationists warn.
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April 22nd, my Newcomer's group had a tea to raise money for breast cancer. I offered to be a hostess and decorate a table. My Mother cross stitched the table cloth for me years ago and the dishes were a wedding gift from 1966. Yes, I'm a baby boomer! Anyway, I made the napkin rings using a hair band. One of the guests took hers off the napkin and wore it on her wrist . Another craft idea????????
A close up look at my table. The silver teapot and the small sugar and creamer were my Mom's too. Don't know who made the chocolate covered strawberries, but they were yummy! These ladies were showing off the tops of their hats for me. The napkin rings were easy to make with a hair band, a little felt, hot glue and a silk rose. Completed napkin ring. Almost looks real.


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On great story of an Atheist who turned to God and believed! Indeed, nothing is impossible with the Lord. He always comes out victorious over AIDS, over Atheism, over anything. If we only allow our lives and ourselves to be used by God then more lives will be touched and changed, more people will be blessed, more souls will come to know Jesus Christ and more people will experience victory the same way this man has experienced it! Read the story and DO SOMETHING!
The story is something I have read from The High Calling Blogs. Actually, I hesitated in posting this as I have already posted the daily word for today. But I was so touched and moved by the story that I need you to read it as well. It's indeed the TIME to stand up and share the GOOD NEWS that we know.
Here's an excerpt from the post: Covenant Stories: Our First Funeral
Births, weddings, and funerals. These are hallmark events of any church. At Covenant we had seen a few births, including two of my own children, and a number of weddings. But as of 1997, there had been no funerals. The reason is obvious enough: our oldest member at that time was 53. New churches are often started by younger people, but I always felt a little out of balance in those days. In the churches of my youth, there were always plenty of gray hair in the pews. I asked Ben once what he thought we could do to attract some older people to Covenant.
"We might just have to grow our own gray heads," he said. "And if the offerings keep looking like this, Luke and I will be our first."
But, as we all know, the old are not the only ones who die. And so death made it's inevitable first call to Covenant Baptist Church.
My wife met George Swisher at the hospital where she was working as a chaplain. George had AIDS and was in the hospital battling an infection of some kind. George was an avowed atheist. His father faithfully took the family to the Baptist Church on Sundays, but then he beat any idea of God out of George during the rest of the week. In George's mind, his father, the beatings, and the Baptist Church were all rolled up together in a ball of painful memories. It's not surprising that he hadn't been in church for awhile.
One afternoon George was in a sleepy, drug-induced state and thought he saw Jesus standing at the foot of his hospital bed. He shook his head a few times and the vision of Jesus faded. About that time my wife walked into the room and announced that she was a chaplain. Normally George would have thrown her out, but the Jesus vision had spooked him a bit, so he let her stay. She did not push God talk on him. The two talked about life, laughed, and ended up becoming friends. I met George at a sandwich shop to talk, and in that conversation he confessed that he would like to come to church, but he felt it was a problem that he did not believe in God. I asked him why he wanted to come to church if he didn't believe in God. He told me he remembered the hymns they sang in church when he was a boy. He thought he would like to hear that music again before he died.
I shrugged my shoulders. "Okay, come to church. People come to church for all sorts of reasons. Just sit there and sing hymns. You don't have to do anything else. We won't bother you or try to get you to convert or join or anything." George was there the next Sunday, wearing jeans, black tennis shoes, a plaid flannel shirt, and suspenders. He sat in church, closed his eyes during the hymns, and sang along. He had a beautiful baritone voice, and within a few weeks, people were sitting near George so they could hear him sing.
I don't have time to tell you how George became a Christian, and I don't remember in any case. We never asked him. We just let him sing on Sundays and come to church picnics and be with us. We became his adopted family, you might say. One day George pulled me aside and said, "I think I'm ready to be baptized and become a Christian."
"Really?" I said. I was surprised. "What happened?"
He scratched his beard. "Well, I don't know for sure if there is a God. I still kind of doubt it, to be honest. But I started praying. I've been calling God 'Dad.' You know, like, 'Hey Dad, can I talk to you for a moment?' Do you think that's okay?"
"Sure," I said. "God, Dad, Father, Creator, Abba, whatever."
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Still, the birds never stopped singing. He knew that. I didn't. It took years....
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I've worn contacts since I was 14 so wearing them is kind of second nature to me at this point. A few years ago I started having trouble wearing my contacts through to the end of the day. By late afternoon my contacts were dry and my eyes were sore. I hate wearing my glasses (and I'm just about blind) so that was driving me nuts.
After a visit to my optometrist I found out that I'd been making some rookie mistakes with my contacts. I had gotten lazy because I'd been wearing contacts for so long and was doing some things that were causing my contacts to irritate my eyes.
Wearing my glasses was turning me into a crazy person so I was willing to make any changes I needed to in order to make my contacts work for me again. Today I'm back to wearing contacts full-time and I'm so glad I can keep my glasses tucked away in the bathroom drawer.
5 Essential Rules if you Wear Contacts
- Give your eyes a break. Your eyes need oxygen and wearing contacts 24 hours a day doesn't give them much of a chance to breath. Avoid sleep in your contacts and don't leave your contacts in longer than the recommended time. I was routinely forgetting to take my contacts out at night and even when I did I was wearing my contacts for 14+ hours a day. Apparently I'm not alone. According to the American Optometric Association's 2015 American Eye-Q® Survey, more than half (59 percent) of Americans wear disposable contact lenses longer than the suggested duration. This bad habit can cause permanent eye damage from bacterial infections and oxygen deprivation.
- Clean and rinse your contacts well. Contacts need a good cleaning every time you take them out. When you wear them, mucus, secretions, films or deposits can build up on the lens (yuck!) and only a good multi-purpose solution will get those off. I made it easy on myself and switched to daily contacts because I was having so many problems with eye infections. That was one of the best decisions I could have made.
- Wash and dry your hands before touching contacts. I'm good about hand washing. I spent enough time teaching my kids to sing their ABC's while washing their hands to know the drill. BUT because I am bad about remembering to take my contacts out at night I'd often remember when I was already in bed and just pop my contacts out right then and there. Not a good move. I had nearly constant eye infections and the lining of my eye used to swell up so badly that I couldn't wear my contacts the next morning. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found nearly one-third of contact lens wearers report going to the doctor for red or painful eyes related to wearing contact lenses so it's a common problem. Don't mess around with your eyes. Make it a rule that you don't touch your eyes without washing your hands . . . ever.
- Use fresh solution to store contacts. I'm a penny pincher. I like to limit waste as much as I can so I can avoid spending. I used to routinely reuse my contact solution to store my contacts. Now that I've switched to the daily use contacts I don't have to worry about that (see, it was just a smart move all-around for me).
- Don't shower with contacts in. This was one I never thought was a problem but my optometrist told me it was a big no-no. He said he saw lots of bacterial infections when his patients showered while wearing contacts because shower water is not sterile. I started putting my contacts in AFTER my shower each morning instead of before and I was amazed at what an immediate difference there was. Swimming with contacts in is probably also frowned upon. I'm so blind that that isn't really an option for me.
To learn more about healthy contact lens habits check out the American Optometric Association.
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Cole will be out of action for at least three months, raising severe doubts over his fitness for this summer's finals in South Africa.
The injury is a huge blow for Chelsea but has significant ramifications for England, raising the very real prospect that Wayne Bridge will become first-choice left-back for South Africa if – and it remains a big if – he can reconcile his differences with John Terry following Terry's affair with Vanessa Perroncel.
Cole suffered the fracture to his left ankle in the 2-1 defeat at Everton on Wednesday. The 29 year-old left Goodison Park in pain and on crutches, with his ankle badly swollen, and underwent a scan yesterday.
The prognosis from Chelsea's medical team is three months "approximately", which will take Cole up to mid-May, meaning he will miss the rest of the domestic season and will struggle to be in contention for England's squad, who, soon after, will depart for their altitude training in Austria.
Capello will announce his provisional squad by then and, given his edict that players must be fit and playing for their clubs, it is unlikely that Cole will be given special dispensation. His World Cup, unless he makes a rapid recovery, appears to be over.
There is a cruel irony in that Cole was injured in a challenge – wholly legal – by Landon Donovan, who will be the United States' main player when England open their World Cup campaign in Rustenburg on June 12. As if Cole's day and Chelsea's week were not bad enough, salacious allegations emerged on Thursday evening about the defender's private life.
The potential loss of Cole will deeply concern Capello, who has grown to admire the left-back and regards him as one of the most important members of his squad.
"It's bad news about Ashley," the England coach said. "He's a really important player. As a left defender he's really good, dangerous going forward. I hope it won't be so tough for him.'
Cole has to be discounted at this stage and the other candidate Capello admires, Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs, is out through injury.
Capello will have to focus more intensely on the issue of whether Bridge is able to play alongside Terry given the furore over the Chelsea captain's relationship with Perroncel, who is Bridge's former partner and mother of his child.
Bridge has indicated that he does not feel able to play alongside Terry although he has been asked, by England general manager Franco Baldini, to wait to see if he feels the same in a few weeks' time, when Capello selects his squad for the friendly against Egypt at Wembley on March 3.
The Italians hope time will heal the divide between the two players, but they will not allow any feud to derail their World Cup plans.
Bridge has been told not to be hasty because it is his World Cup as much as Terry's and, given he may now be first-choice left-back, that becomes even more of a consideration.
Capello has no plans to speak to Bridge ahead of the Egypt game and maintains that he will only hold a discussion with the player over what happens and whether he can share a dressing room with Terry if he is selected. Bridge himself has only just recovered from a long knee injury lay-off and played his first game for Manchester City in almost three months last weekend.
Bridge has now spoken to Terry twice on the phone, but is still struggling to come to terms with events. Terry, who was Bridge's best friend before the affair was exposed, flew to Dubai on THursday to try to patch up his marriage.
His wife, Toni, fled there with their children after the controversy over Terry's behaviour blew up.
It means the defender will miss Chelsea's FA Cup tie against Cardiff City on Saturday, although his club maintain that he may have been rested for the match anyway. He is expected to return in time for Chelsea's Premier League match at Wolves a week on Saturday.
Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, offered his own unique take on the Terry affair by claiming his off-field behaviour would have been applauded in some countries rather than causing him to be stripped of the England captaincy.
Blatter, in Vancouver for the International Olympic Committee's session, said: "This is a special approach in the Anglo-Saxon countries. If this happened in, let's say Latin countries, then I think it would have been applauded."


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QuarkXPress 7 for Windows and Macintosh:Visual QuickStart Guide
Elaine Weinmann , Peter Lourekas
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This handy Visual QuickStart Guide offers the quickest way to begin working with QuarkXPress 7, including all the new graphic effects, Job Jackets, expanded output options, and other great workflow enhancements. In these pages, best-selling authors and veteran educators Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas use task-based, step-by-step instruction and loads of visual aids to provide a solid base of skills in QuarkXPress 7. Progressing from the basics of planning and designing layouts, working with text, and creating and importing graphics to more advanced topics like exporting documents as Web pages, this indispensable reference covers it all.
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Mix polka dots, animal prints, plaid and bright colours and what do you get? No, not Redfoo from LMFAO.
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The Fall/Winter 2016 collection boasts all the aforementioned, featured across jackets, pants, T-shirts, polos and hoodies.
The new drop comes after Golf Wang made its runway debut at this year's MADE Fashion Week in LA.
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An Analysis of the Impact of Lean and Safety
Organizations are using lean to improve productivity. However, misapplication of lean techniques may lead to safety issues, health problems, and accidents. The money companies spend on compensation claims is fundamentally a waste - companies should augment their lean initiatives with a concern for safety and health. The purpose of this research is to investigate whether companies are integrating workers' safety and health with lean. A survey was conducted and results showed areas for improvement particularly the need to crosstrain safety and lean, considering ergonomics in work cell design, and an increased awareness of the impact on workers when processes are changed.
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S. L. Murray et al., "An Analysis of the Impact of Lean and Safety," Proceedings of the IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010 (2010, Cancun, Mexico), vol. 2, pp. 1405-1410, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Jan 2010.
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text: Photo Credit: Austal The Navy has awarded General Dynamics Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. the final design contracts that could lead to orders for the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). General Dynamics' Bath Iron Work's contract is worth $79M, and Lockheed's is valued at $47M. The LCS is an entirely new breed of U.S. Navy warship. A fast, agile, and networked surface combatant, LCS's modular, focused-mission design will provide Combatant Commanders the required warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility to ensure maritime dominance and access for the joint force. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute missions as assigned by Combatant Commanders. The Manitowoc Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, Marinette Marine Corporation, are part of the Lockheed Martin team that has been awarded a contract to complete the final design of the new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the U.S. Navy. The contract, which includes options to build two ships, represents a potential total value of $423 million for the team. Manitowoc will build the lead ship and construction of the initial LCS will begin in early 2005, with the ship's launch scheduled for 2006. Austal is the vessel designer and builder for the General Dynamics team which is one of two consortiums selected for the final design phase. The contracts include options to complete detail design and construction of a lead ship of this new high-speed surface ship class and it is anticipated that both teams will have contract options exercised to build two vessels each. Construction of a 127 metre long fast ferry based on the same trimaran hullform as proposed for the LCS is already well underway at Austal's shipbuilding facilities near Perth, Western Australia. The commercial and military activities involving the trimaran are complementary - completion of the ferry later this year will provide full scale validation of the LCS proposal and the US Navy project adds further impetus to the already strong interest being shown in trimarans by ferry operators.