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JIBC director recognized for work in open education
Dr. Tannis Morgan receives BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education
A longtime proponent of open education at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) has been recognized with the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education.
Dr. Tannis Morgan, Director of JIBC's Centre for Teaching, Learning & Innovation, received the honour for her work on championing affordable and open resources such as free textbooks available online.
Several years ago, even before BCcampus put out a call for grants for such projects, Dr. Morgan conceived of JIBC's Zed Cred initiative, a set of courses in a specific program area that allows a student to earn a credential with zero textbook costs through the use of open educational resources and/or free library materials.
In addition to her work in helping create open resources for use by JIBC students and the community, she has led and facilitated the collaborative Agora faculty development program at the Universidad de Guadalajara in Mexico (which received a 2017 Award for Excellence from the Open Education Consortium). Her efforts advocating for open education resources include her blog and numerous presentations internationally.
For more information on the award visit BCcampus.ca.
About Justice Institute of British Columbia
Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) is Canada's leading public safety educator with a mission to develop dynamic justice and public safety professionals through its exceptional applied education, training and research. JIBC offers internationally recognized education that leads to certificates, diplomas, bachelor's degrees and graduate certificates; exceptional continuing education for work and career-related learning and development; and customized contract training to government agencies and private organizations worldwide. Our education provides professionals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to excel at every stage of their career contributing to safer communities and a more just society.
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We have configured the required set ups for
Benefit management, however the bigger task in hand is to administer the
benefits. Usually the Benefits Administration is done by the HR team with a
team of dedicated members. The task in hand is to educate them about the
system, again providing them expertise to maintain the system. In this section,
we will be going through the most widely used set of transactions and learn
about various steps involved with them.
Let's go through the important forms and
functions that are used in Benefits Administration. The most important and
basic form is the "Benefits Service Center". This form holds the
basic view only details of the Person's benefit. The details like:
So, at a glance of this form, one can have a
complete understanding of the person's current status, his enrolments and Life
Events in place; however all these data are just "view only". Let's go to other
forms that can be used for updating details. Let's go through the Forms once.
Function Name
Commonly used User Function
People Form
This is the link to the People Form. This is where the
Personal details are saved.
Person Benefit Assignment Form
This is the link to the Person Benefits assignment
Form. This is where the Benefit Assignment details are saved.
Person Benefits Balances
The screen to view the Benefit Balances and their
values attached to the person
Display Participation Info
Shows Person's Eligibility, Electability and Enrolment
as per Last Life Event. This is a view Only Screen, and helps in
Person Life Events
Shows the Potential and Life Events of the Person.
Allows you to manage the Life Events related to one Person.
Process Life Events
Calls BENMNGLE. It Goes and Processes the latest Potential
Life event with Occurred date < session (Date Tracked) date.
Start On Line Life Event Workflow
This shows us the status of the Life
Event Processing with the path it followed. It is currently not in
use though.
Flex Program Enrollment
With this screen we can make enrolments in Flex Program
for the Person.
Non Flex Program Enrollment
With this screen we can make enrolments in Non-Flex
Program for the Person.
Miscellaneous Plan Enrollment
With this screen we can make enrolments in
Miscellaneous Plans for the Person.
Savings Plan Enrollment
With this screen we can make enrolments in Saving Plans
for the Person.
Dependent/Beneficiary Designation
This form helps us to
designate Beneficiaries and Dependents in the Enrolled Plans.
Person Enrollment Results
This screen helps us to check the Current enrolment of
the Participant, along with Rates, Coverage dates, Benefit Amounts etc.
Person Communications
This screen allows us to see the list of communications
triggered/ sent on the Person.
Person Enrollment Action Items
This screen opens up the list of Pending Action Items
for the Person.
Person Enrollment Certifications
This screen opens up the list of Certifications for the
Whatif Eligibility Analysis
This helps in analyzing the Eligibility and
Electability with a pseudo life event. Usually used to answer questions of
Participants saying, what if any data changes, what impacts will it
have on the eligibility.
Primary Care Provider
This screen can be used to enter the PCP details of a
Process Open Enrollment
This one kicks off the Open Life Event for the Person.
Person Participation Info
This is the screen to see all the
Enrolment Opportunity details of the Person, like Eligibility,
Electability, rates etc along with an option to Override Eligibility.
Override Plan Enrollment
This screen is to override the enrolments and rates.
COBRA Qualified Beneficiaries
With this screen we can enter and maintain the COBRA QB
records of a Person.
Record Continuing Benefits Payments
This form allows us to track the Non-Payroll Payments.
The Payments that are usually done by Check/Cheques. COBRA Benefit Payments
are the best examples.
Court Order Form
This screen is to track the Court Orders attached to
the Person.
Reimbursement Requests
This screen manages the Reimbursements related to the
All these screens might not be useful for
our benefit administrators; however a lot of them will. So Oracle gives us a
handle, through which we can keep the important forms handy. In "Benefits
Service Centre", we can add links to these screens and then use the
Service Centre as a one stop solution screen. We can access these screens from
the Desktop Activities button on the Benefit Service centre. To do so, we can
navigate to Online Activity Screen and add the required forms there. See Figure
6.48 – Service centre.
Responsibility: HRMS Manager
Navigation: Total Compensation -> General Definitions ->
Authentication Activities.
(Figure 6.48 – Service centre)
Steps: We can add in the sequences and then add the
Function Names from the List of Values. The User Function Name is free text. The
Best practice is to add a number suffix to the User Function Name. That helps us
use the number as a hot key for that function.
Now, let's go to details, we will go and
discuss the various processes one by one.
We are aware of the fact that, a Life event is
triggered either through a Data Change or a Derived Factor. Here Data can be of
any type, Personal, Employment, and Enrolment. So let's imagine a Person has a
data change, for example, Address Change; what exactly happens after that is
the discussion point here.
Now, as we have the Life Event triggered,
let's see how the Processing takes place.
Once the Life Event is triggered, the next
task on hand is to process it. Once the system goes live, the Processing of
life events becomes automatic, with a Concurrent request called
"Participation Process: Life Event". This event can be scheduled to
run every night, so that it can pick the detected and Unprocessed Life Events
and process them, if the Occurred date is < = the system date.
However, if we want to do it manually, then
how would we do it? Here are the steps:
Now, once the Life event is started and the
enrolment period is open, we can go and make election for the Participant. In
an ideal case, the triggering and processing of life events should happen
automatically by data change and concurrent programs respectively. Once the LE
is in started state, the Person should get a communication, and he should log
in to the SSHR- Benefits application to make his elections; which we will be
discussing in details later in this chapter. However at present we are looking
in to the forms application, where a Benefits Administrator can go and make
elections on behalf of a Person. Let's go through the steps.
Once the elections are saved, a participant's
election can be seen in "Enrolment Results" Screen. See Figure 6.49 – Enrolment Results. Here the
Enrolments are listed in the order of Plan types with details like:
(Figure 6.49 – Enrolment Results)
Plan and Option
Name of the Comp Object
Life Event
Life Event with which the enrolment was made
Enrolment level
The Level of the Comp Object - Plan Option or Plan
Plan Type
Name of the Plan Type
Enrolment Method
Explicit / Automatic / Default
Suspended / Interim
Whether it's a suspended / interim enrolment
No Longer Eligible
Used with Coverage view by past date, to show if any of
the enrolled plan (in Past) is not eligible anymore.
To show if there are any overrides present with the
enrolment record.
Lists the current Coverage dates, along with the
dates beginning which the Participant is enrolled in the Plan
without getting de-enrolled.
Displays the Benefit Amount / Coverage Amount; along
with the Benefit Type.
Action Items
This button takes us to the list of action items and
Certifications (if any).
Care Providers
Shows the list of PCPs attached to the enrolment
Shows the designated Dependents listed under the
highlighted plan.
Excess Credits
This button shows the credit listings of the selected
This is the screen to see all the Rates related details
of the Plan.
Now, let's go see the communications triggered
on the Person. To do so, we will have to go to "Person
Communications" screen on the Benefits service centre. See Figure 6.50 –
Person Communications. Here the Communication types are listed with the
following details:
(Figure 6.50 – Person Communications)
Name of the Communication Type
The instance of the Communication to the person, like,
1st, 2nd etc.
Displays the Communication needs Inspection
This check box, if checked tells that the communication
is requested.
To be sent date
Tells the date on which this should be sent.
Sent Date
Tells the date on which the communication was actually
Can be requested until
The date until which the communication can be sent
Life Event Reason
The LE with which the communication was sent
The status of the LE
Re Send Reason
A Reason that has to be entered in case we want the
communication to be sent again.
Re Send Instruction
Any instructions to be put while resending.
The Address on which the communication is being sent.
The button to resend the communication. Used in cases
where the initial communication is not received / an updated one is
needed. This is where is the sequence is updated to the next number.
The trigger with which the Communication was triggered.
The usage row with which the communication was
SSHR or Self Service Human Resource is an
interface for the Participants to manage their HR related data online. SSHR can
be used to perform a lot of tasks, for products ranging from Payroll to Time
and Labor. We will talk about the Benefits system now.
The Personal and Employment related data can
be viewed and updated by the Person by SSHR, so if anything is changing here,
or by the HR department, the triggering of life event is taken care of. Again
the Benefits link enables the Participants to add/ remove Contacts online.
Responsibility: Employee Self-Service
Navigation: Benefits
The SSHR is an easy to use, user friendly
interface provided to the Employees, Ex-Employees and contacts to add and
maintain their personal and professional details, and Benefits as an
application is part of it.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Water Infrastructure Finance Commission
Working Group One
Current Water Infrastructure Needs and Long Term Challenges
Approved minutes: September 16, 2010, 10am
In a meeting duly posted, Working Group One (Current Water Infrastructure Needs and Long Term Challenges) convened at ten am in room 350 in the State House in Boston.
Members Attending: Bob Zimmerman, Phil Jasset, Dave Terry, Ned Bartlett, Dave Riedell, Becky Smith, and Rep. Carolyn Dykema
Also attending: Jennifer Pederson; Stephen Silveira, John Clarkeson
The members elected Rep Dykema to chair the group. Mr. Callahan was designated as vice chair/secretary in absentia, with the option to re-designate the position should he decline.
Representative Dykema opened the discussion with a review of the upcoming schedule for the full Commission and a request for members to comment on the charge of the working group. The Working Group is to describe current needs, issues with determining need including documentation and requirements and the implications for public health and safety, for state and municipal budgets, for economic losses/growth and for the environment if needs are not met.
Before proceeding to the general discussion, a question was raised about the impacts of the open meeting law on the proceedings and the use of email discussion. The members discussed the importance of making decisions during publicly accessible open meetings and encouraged the use of email for predominately scheduling and putting ideas on the agenda.
The members identified a number of issues they would like to pursue over the coming months, including:
Existing Frameworks for Determining Need
- What are the existing frameworks in place?
- How are needs captured? What needs are not captured by current frameworks?
- What are considered to be the solutions? If we compare other solutions for storm water and waste water, how will that affect funding needs?
- Importance of evaluating the baseline, to centralize and make publicly accessibly information that already exists in many disparate places
Existing Frameworks: EPA Needs Study
- What affects do the widely varying workforces have on its compilation
- Importance of educating towns about this process and raising their awareness of its impact on funding.
Improvements to Determining Need
- Are there changes that DEP would like to make but are unable to due to staffing, statute or funding?
- Should/How can storm water, ground water be addressed
Longterm Regulatory concerns
- Perhaps changing interpretation of current law rather than developing new laws
- Including greater flexibility to look at innovative technology is of interest to some, but there is concern about ability to certify that it will work up to the federal standards.
- Perhaps explore demo projects and other state efforts
Clean Water Act Reauthorization
- Need to watch for what is included, could change the framework moving forward in dramatic ways
- Identify history of funding for water infrastructure in MA from SRF, show dramatic change
- Importance of identifying all streams of funding available
- Need to tell the positives about how MA is utilizing federal funding
Implications if Need is Not Met
- Importance of defining in terms that the consumer will understand
Refining the Working Group's Charge
- Importance of this section for making the case for the rest of the report, build case that the public can understand
- Importance of creating a broad overview
- Create an accessible synthesis of current needs assessment, give a picture of current system
- Suggest improvements to assessment of needs
- Define implications of inaction in terms that consumers will appreciate
Steve Silveira was invited by the Chair to address the working group to discuss his experiences as Chair of the Transportation Finance Commission and to offer advice as this working group begins its work.
- Emphasized the importance and difficulty of winnowing down topics to create a report that will be useful
- Suggested consideration of who the audience will be when considering topics and level of depth
- Noted that historical view to help bring readers along in the narrative may be helpful
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Height: 26.25 in
She went to her first concert at the Arboretum.
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Normal service....and 'sticking to craft/vintage fairs to share your wares'
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So much loveliness! xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you as always ClaireDelete
Wonderful, beautiful, lovely things to look at that brighten this dull day. I love the Bunty bags. Well actually I love everything. I wish I could use my time as productively. xx Philippa xxReplyDelete
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thank you kindly JoDelete
I know this is going to sound cheesy....corny...so apologies upfront.....but when I look at all this stuff you have done I have this glow of recognition of a kindred spirit..the reworking of vintage embroideries, needlepoints, tapestries and old schoolgirl annuals, the freebie lavender sachets.....this is what I love to do too. So pleased to have found your blog - it's lovely. (Will stop gushing now.)ReplyDelete
I know the 'which button to use dilemma'...must say, that one you have up there is fab. As is the floral purse.Replies
Thank you so much wendz - it would be lovely to meet up with you one day. Of all the dilemmas in the world 'button choosage' is not to bad to have!Delete
Such loveliness Jenny but Oh to have your energy...ReplyDeleteReplies
Batteries run out today Cass! Sorry to have missed you yesterday - I hope that all is wellDelete
- Anonymous20 July 2012 at 13:30
Wow! My eye stuck by those bags. really superb.ReplyDelete
poop bags
I love the 'bunty' bags! One of my cows is called 'Bunty'ReplyDelete
I've been looking for an adult sized basket like your teeny one!Replies
Oh Gill - I had one of those last year that I lined with some vintage polka dot fabric. Sorry that I don't have it now but I will keep my beady eye out if you likeDelete


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Straight to Heaven (better than Passage d'Enfer!)
j/k, I don't wear either.
Ok, I know this quite odd and some may say morbid...but if this were to be the last scent for you to be remembered by..what would you choose?
Straight to Heaven (better than Passage d'Enfer!)
j/k, I don't wear either.
I've trademarked the color bleu
Ungaro III
i wouldn't
Why not?
Possibly Diorissimo at this junction.
My Top Ten:
1: Guerlain - Habit Rouge
2: Guerlain - Jicky
3: Guerlain - Mouchoir de Monsieur
4: Guerlain - Shalimar
5: Knize - Knize Ten
6: Caron - Yatagan
7: Caron - Pour Un Homme
8: Jean Desprez - Bal a Versailles
9: Yves Saint Laurent - M7
10: Salvador Dali - Dali Pour Homme
I have no idea really !
Brings to mind this glorious Angel review by user FruitDiet that ends with:
"One of my best friends who happens to be a mortician told me an amazing and frightening story. While preparing a corpse for its funeral, she was handed a bottle of Angel and instructed to spray it all in and around the coffin because it was the deceased's favorite scent. Angel, which already smells of death, follows its wearers TO THE GRAVE."
Hope that story wasn't hyperbolic. Talk about exquisite corpse, hmm...
It seems fitting that the whole room-burial site-day should smell like Fracas during my funeral, so everyone can be a bit uplifted but kind of disturbed too by that off-the-rails I Don't Believe in An Afterlife and beautiful decay quality tuberose communicates.
Encre Noire
Embalming Fluid EDP
Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir•_
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To those saying nothing...they clean and wash you up, throw clothes everything else is made up for you...why no fragrance?
Just curious...
For me its not the place for fragrance...its a funeral not a club. Fragrance makes me happy...so thats not the best place to wear it for me. But thats my opinion.
Well if your dead...its kinda past the point of feelings like being happy...but I get what you're saying.
When you go to funeral people are suited up and groomed and even the dead...so I thought why not? They even put make up on so why not fragrance...meh, guess it ain't for everybody.
To be honest, I just realized I miss raid the question. But I still think I wouldn't want them to spray anything.
Demeter Dirt, of course. Or More probably the one made just for said topic, Demeter Funeral Home.
I'd be pissed as hell! Nobody deserves my hard-earned collection. "Dump all 70 of 'em in the coffin with me!"
My Signature Lineup: Ambre Tabac, Green Leather, Alexandria II, MFK Baccarat Rouge 540, Grand Soir, Spice & Wood, Vetiver Geranium, Royal Mayfair, Pardon, Roja Dove Enigma, Jubilation XXV, Prada L'homme, AVENTUS, GIT, Clive Christian C and X, Herod, Velvet Orchid, Black Orchid, Layton, Layton Exclusif, Pegasus, ADP Colonia, Leather Concentree,Tuscan Leather,Noir de Noir, Oud Wood, Noir Extreme, APOM, BEL AMI, Genghis Khan, Reflection Man, Kalemat Black, Cedrat Boise, Interlude Man,
That'd be quite the explosion if you're planning on cremation ^
None for me as well!
Current Top 5:
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2. Tom Ford Noir de Noir
3. Dior Homme / Dior Homme Intense
4. Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Havane / Pure Malt
5. Creed Aventus / Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Probably brimstone. Might as well get used to it.
You could dip me in horse shyt for all I care.
Just pour everything I have in my collection after I die into the casket, and that will probably be a gallon or more! Anyone that wants to view the corpse will get what they deserve...
1. Epic Man by Amouage (33 wears)
2. Leather Oud by Christian Dior (31 wears)
3. M7 by Yves Saint Laurent (27 wears)
4. Oud Imperial (black) by Perris Monte Carlo (22 wears)
5. Russian Tea Ritual by Masque (20 wears)
6. Fate Man by Amouage (19 wears)
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
I usually wear Caron Pour Un Homme to funerals!
Nothing, the adjacent, flower sprays should supply the desired ambience.
I haven't thought about it, yet... I guess my view is quite epicurean, when I'm here (enjoying perfumes- that's me, not Epicure), death's not, when there's death, there's not me (enjoying perfumes, again), so... I don't know if I care.
Slightly off topic: I pay attention to fragrances I wear to funerals, trying to make some sense. At my granma's, Fleur de Liane, to reflect the dangerous swamp that my childhood with my family was; at an old friend's- an intelligent, sharp and very straightforward, almost rough journalist and writer- I wore Bornèo..


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Site Selection
Site selection is key when planning for field pea in the rotation. In fact, planning for field pea production should begin a year prior to planting. Here are some recommendations for selecting suitable fields.
- fields chosen for pea production should be thistle-free, since no herbicides are registered for complete thistle control in field pea (see Herbicides for Use in Pea, Agdex 142/642-4)
- use fall tillage or a pre-harvest glyphosate product in the crop before pea to control thistles
- keep good records on herbicides used in previous crops – some leave residues that will injure the pea crop (refer to Weed Control in Pea-Preparing for Your Pea Crop, Agdex 142/642-1, and always read the herbicide label and pay close attention to re-cropping restrictions)
- do not seed field pea on summerfallow, on heavily manured fields or on fields that received nitrogen the previous fall – high nitrogen levels cause excessive growth, which leads to lodging, disease and nitrogen fixation problems
- avoid rocky fields – harvest operations for field pea are usually done close to the soil surface, and rocks can damage a combine
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Field pea should be the first crop seeded in the spring, since early field pea seeding results in higher yields and often better quality.
- Seed Depth: 1.5–2.5 inches (2.5–5 cm)
- Soil Temperature: 4–5˚ C
- Seeding Dates: before May 15
- Seeding Rates: 75–90 plants per square metre
- 1,000 Kernel Rate: 125–300
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A nonprofit group filed a complaint with the Missouri attorney general's office claiming state Auditor Nicole Galloway isn't complying with open records laws.
(TNS) — JEFFERSON CITY — A nonprofit with ties to numerous high-profile Republicans says it filed a complaint with the Missouri attorney general's office alleging Democratic state Auditor Nicole Galloway isn't complying with open records laws.
The allegations are the latest twist in a months-long back-and-forth between Galloway and Kansas City-based Missouri Alliance for Freedom.
The nonprofit sued Galloway earlier this year, alleging her office is violating the Sunshine Law by refusing to turn over requested documents. Galloway has sought to get the lawsuit thrown out, arguing it has no merit and is simply an attempt to intimidate a political rival.
Missouri Alliance for Freedom is now asking Attorney General Josh Hawley to investigate whether Galloway is failing to turn over text messages sent and received on her state-issued phone. The organization says it filed its complaint with Hawley's office by mail on Thursday.
Hawley's spokeswoman said Monday morning that the complaint has not been received.
"The documents requested of Auditor Galloway are public record and should be produced," said Kristen Blanchard Ansley, president of Missouri Alliance for Freedom. "Galloway is withholding property that belongs to Missourians."
Galloway's office says it has worked to fully comply with the request, including turning over more than 24,000 pages of documents at no charge in response to records requests by Missouri Alliance for Freedom. And the office says it continues to work to fulfill the expansive records requests.
Critics of Missouri Alliance for Freedom are also questioning the timing of the complaint, arguing that it looks like an attempt to distract from recent revelations that Gov. Eric Greitens and his staff are using an app that erases text messages after they've been read.
The governor's actions inspired calls for Hawley's office to investigate whether the governor is illegally destroying public records by using the app. Hawley, a Republican, said last week he is weighing whether to appoint a special investigator.
In May, Missouri Alliance for Freedom requested Galloway turn over all communications, including texts and emails, since she took office in 2015. The group also requested all documents connected to her audit of the Missouri Department of Revenue and whether it was complying with a state law requiring that income tax refunds be paid out within 45 days of filing.
The audit gained public attention after Galloway threatened to issue a subpoena to force the Greitens administration to comply and turn over information on its management of income tax refunds.
Two months after filing the initial records request, Missouri Alliance for Freedom filed a lawsuit in Cole County Court saying the auditor's office was not turning over the records.
In mid-November, Missouri Alliance for Freedom filed another records request, this time seeking a forensic image of Galloway's state-issued cell phone and communications surrounding the retention and preservation of records related to the phone.
The group asked that Galloway "process this request first, ahead of any prior (Missouri Alliance for Freedom) request."
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The auditor's office filed a request asking a judge to throw out Missouri Alliance for Freedom's lawsuit.
Ben Hurst, an attorney with the Graves Garrett Law firm in Kansas City who is representing Missouri Alliance for Freedom, said the auditor's attacks on his client "are designed to distract from the substantive issues at hand."
"She has refused to produce any emails from her first 18 months in office. Emails are public records," Hurst said. "She has refused to produce any text messages from her public cell phone — a phone paid for with taxpayer funds. Texts are public records."
The organization also balked at the idea that it is running interference for the governor to take attention away from his text messaging controversy.
"Lodging a complaint against Nicole Galloway for failing to open her government text messages for public viewing has nothing to do with anyone except Nicole Galloway," Ansley said.
Missouri Alliance for Freedom was founded in 2013. In addition to Ansley, who is the former executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, the nonprofit's leadership includes James Thomas III, a Kansas City attorney tied to numerous campaign committees used over the years by Republican political consultant Jeff Roe.
The nonprofit is represented by the law firm of Missouri GOP Chairman Todd Graves. St. Joseph businessman and prominent Republican donor Stan Herzog is widely believed to be the group's primary backer.
A political action committee connected to Missouri Alliance for Freedom spent $110,000 in October helping elect a Republican running for a Jackson County-based seat in the state senate.
Galloway was appointed as auditor in 2015 after the suicide of then-auditor Tom Schweich. She and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill are the only Democrats who hold statewide offices in Missouri, and both will seek re-election next year.
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Many businesses are preparing for what experts all calling the "mobile takeover.†The New Year is going to bring more web browsing, purchasing, and researching on the small screen. Technology research and advisory firm Gartner estimates that global smartphone sales will reach 478 million by the end of 2011. Twitter usage also grew to more than 200 million tweets daily according to Search Engine Watch, and the number is expected to grow. In other words, consumers will be relying on their smartphones much more as the New Year approaches. This makes the quality of a smartphone extremely important. While there seems to be nothing a smartphone can't do, there is one problem that still annoys users: battery life.
In July of this year, a Duke University student named Justin Manweiler claimed to have found the answer to extended smartphone battery life; however it is a discovery that has been fairly quiet since it was announced to the public. The software is known as SleepWell Software, and it has several benefits other than convenience:
- Save energy that is wasted when devices search for a WiFi signal (for both cell phones)
- Save energy that is wasted when the devices are connected to a WiFi network and are "searching†for the data requested
- Data moves faster when searching
- Battery life could last twice as long
Although this discovery wasn't utilized by many in 2011, businesses and individuals alike should consider SleepWell Software for the New Year.
How the Software Works
The software allows a cell phone to go to "sleep†while another device is downloading information. The "sleep†mode is simply a power saving mode, and it is a way for cell phones to wait their turn for a connection. Instead of sitting there looking at your phone download, your phone will go into this sleep mode. Then, when it's your turn, you'll be directed to your site. The loading is just as fast, but your time will be spent waiting for your phone to stop being in sleep mode as opposed to watching a bar download across the screen.
Many phones already have a sleep mode, but these modes focus on longer "sleeping†periods such as a few hours or even a few days. SleepWell puts your phone to sleep in short spurts, some that last only a few seconds. According to Manwiler, "these sleep periods are so short, the user remains unaware and unaffected.â€
What This Means for Marketing DepartmentsÂ
This software allows the battery life of a mobile phone to double. This means that people will be more apt to use their phones for all of their searching and surfing needs. Social sharing is also expected to increase. Therefore whether you're starting a small business or looking to improve your business in 2012, it's important to realize that search is changing and accomodate. There are a few things businesses can do to prepare for the "mobile takeover:â€
- Put the search bar and advertisements on the bottom so it does not take up the top half of a cell phone screen. Put important content on the top of the website.
- Utilize the built in functionalities of a phone by creating an easy call button or button to find your location.
- Consider creating timely text messages; much like email marketing.
- Put extra emphasis on social media; making sure all articles on your website have social sharing buttons.
SleepWell Software was very new in 2011, but the New Year will likely bring this discovery to life. Although no one knows for sure the future of this software, it's hard to imagine that doubling battery life would go unnoticed.
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Amanda DiSilvestro is a writer on topics ranging from social media to document scanning. She writes for an online resource that gives advice on topics including document software to small businesses and entrepreneurs for the leading business directory, Business.com.