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A notice of motion calling for a full report into the findings of the criminal case and that of the Health and Safety Executive following the death of Coleraine Borough Council employee Alan Devenney in July 2011, was debated behind closed doors last Tuesday night.
The motion, put forward by DUP councillor George Duddy, also asked for a report on what improvements have been made at Council's Loughanhill depot since the tragedy.
The DUP man requested that the motion be debated in the open, with the press and public present, however a proposal to have the debate in committee was carried.
Outlining reasons why he felt it should be debated openly, councillor Duddy told the meeting that 'both councillors and the public had a right to know what changes have been made'.
Opposing this, UUP councillor Norman Hillis, who proposed that the motion should be held in committee, said that as with other court cases and staff issues the motion should be held in committee 'to be consistent.'
Speaking after the meeting, the DUP man said he was 'disgusted' with how the debate was managed.
"This was an opportunity to inform the public what measures have been put in place since this tragedy occurred - an opportunity to let the public see that Council have taken measures to ensure something like this won't happen again.
"I can see no reason why this debate couldn't go ahead. I just think it is sad that the public won't get to hear this."
Councillor Duddy questioned why the motion had been listed in the minutes as being 'in committee', claiming that this was not normal procedure.
On Friday a Coleraine Borough Council spokesperson stated that councillors received a report from senior officers on 22 October 2013.
"That report outlined the outcome of the criminal legal proceedings, it confirmed the level of sanction and the costs awarded. Councillors were also informed on 22 October 2013 that a civil legal case was now pending.
"Consequently a full debrief was not possible at that time, however, councillors were informed that further reports will be brought to Council in due course.
"Coleraine Borough Council is unable to make any further comment at this stage due to the pending civil legal proceedings."


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The Late Anthony Shadid on Covering Arab Spring
Author: Al-Monitor Posted February 17, 2012
The media world mourns the loss of Anthony Shadid, the courageous and gifted Pulitzer-Prize winning Lebanese-American journalist who devoted his professional life to telling the stories of the Middle East. Mr. Shadid spoke in Houston at Rice University late last year about his eyewitness reporting on the Arab revolutions that have swept across the Middle East last year. This was part of the Arab American Educational Foundation sponsored lecture series on "The Arab World: History, Politics and Culture." Watch Mr. Shadid's remarks below.
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Last year was a watershed for the lesbian twins Tegan & Sara. After years with a cult following, they released a new album, Heartthrob, with a decidedly pop bent. Suddenly, they became as hip as Justin Beiber became … not. (Hey, we can only handle so many Canadian pop stars at a time.)
The duo just began their North American Let's Make Things Physical Tour which will run nonstop throughout most of 2014, often in conjunction with Katy Perry's Prismatic Tour (after all, each of them has kissed a girl and liked it). One of the final stops will be opening for Perry at American Airlines Center — not a bad venue to prove you're bona fides. The show hits Dallas Oct. 2 and 3.


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West Sydney's 82-80 overtime win over defending NBL champions Sydney last night was not pretty, but it will rank among the Razorbacks' greatest. In basketball's equivalent of a bare-knuckled fight, the Pigs delivered the knockout punch at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
They lead the grand final series 2-1 and are just one win away from securing their maiden championship.
The Razorbacks, who began the best-of-five series as rank underdogs, can wrap up the title on their home court, the NSW State Sports Centre, in game four on Sunday. They have a perfect 8-0 finals record at home.
Not that the Razorbacks had it all their own way last night.
After West Sydney forward Simon Dwight's lay-up went in and out of the basket, Kings guard CJ Bruton had a chance to win the match in the final seconds of regular time.
But his shot missed - to the dismay of the majority of the 8073-strong crowd - and the scores were locked at 66-66.
In overtime, the Pigs looked to have the match when Bruton missed his potential match-tying shot, but West Sydney swingman Sam Mackinnon lost the ball to and fouled - Kings reserve Brad Sheridan.
However, Sheridan missed both foul shots that would have sent the game into double overtime, saving the Pigs' bacon.
It was another all-round team effort from the Pigs, Boomers guard John Rillie grabbing 18 points, Dwight - who had to pass a fitness test for his injured knee yesterday morning - grabbing 17 points and Aaron Trahair 15.
For Sydney, inspirational skipper Matthew Nielsen had 28 points and 19 boards and Ebi Ere 22 points.
Dwight passed the fitness test in an amazing comeback after injuring knee ligaments in game two which the Pigs won 87-72 last Friday, turning around a 20-point game-one loss a week ago.
It was hardly a happy 200th NBL match for game-one hero Bruton, who made just seven points in 3-18 shooting despite coming into the showdown averaging 24 for the series.
The Razorbacks led 19-16 at the first break, increasing that to only four points at half-time. But after a seven-point start to the third term the Kings took a two-point lead into the final term before the Pigs stood their ground.
Razorbacks coach Gordie McLeod tried to keep a level head. "Now we've got to enjoy this moment, then regroup," he said. "This is special but we've got to get ready for Sunday."
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has taunted the opposition on national security saying the issue is an area of "strength" for the Coalition and added that Labor has "strapped itself" to the government on the issue.
Ms Bishop told the Coalition party room that the government takes national security seriously and unlike Labor, does not send bodyguards to sit on the National Security Committee in place of ministers.
Ms Bishop said Labor has "strapped itself" to the government on national security but the opposition's left faction is "gritting their teeth".
She said the government had been elected to ensure "a strong and prosperous economy for a safe and secure Australia" and both issues were related and were Coalition strengths.
The government has sought to make foreign policy and national security a dominant theme of the its agenda over the current parliamentary sitting fortnight.
In question time government MPs have continually asked ministers about the crisis in Russia and Australia's role in delivering humanitarian aid and military equipment to those resisting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq.
The tactic angered some within Labor who accused the government of trying to distract from its budget by focusing on national security, which is traditionally a bipartisan issue.
The government called on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to reprimand senator Sue Lines who said Prime Minister Tony Abbott's "Team Australia" rhetoric was dangerous because it intimated that some people were either "in or out" of the team.
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Cape Town - Security has been "beefed-up" in and around Parliament for this year's official opening and state-of-the-nation address.
Shortly before 3pm on Thursday, four hours before President Jacob Zuma is set to deliver his speech in the National Assembly, scores of police officers were present both inside the parliamentary precinct and in the streets around it.
"They weren't happy with last year's security, and they've beefed it up for this one," a well-placed source, who declined to be named, told Sapa.
The source said SA Police Service top management had raised concerns about security at last year's (2012) opening, prompting increased levels of vigilance at this one.
One result is an increase in the number of metal detectors positioned at all entrances, creating long queues as visitors are asked to empty their pockets before being granted entry.
Last Friday, Zuma informed MPs he had authorised the "employment" of 168 SA National Defence Force personnel for Thursday's opening.
They would be "employed at Parliament, in Cape Town, in co-operation with the SAPS to prevent and combat crime, and 1/8assist in 3/8 maintaining and preserving the law during the opening of Parliament", he said in a letter sent to National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu, published in parliamentary papers last Friday.
The deployment was from Tuesday to Thursday, and was expected to cost R221 459, Zuma said.
The theme for this year's state-of-the-nation address is "socio-economic development through oversight and public participation".
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Limiting the Tax Exclusion for Employmentbased Health Insurance: Are Improved Equity and Efficiency Enough?
Removal or limitation of the current exclusion of employment-related health benefit payments from taxable income would improve economic efficiency and equity, but is this sufficient to make such a policy change likely? This paper uses some concepts from public choice theory, based on earlier work by Buchanan and Pauly on the incidence of tax deductibility, to suggest that such a change is more likely in the current context of broader tax reform involving a desire to reform the functioning of the health insurance market and to increase the tax share of upper middle income households.
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China launches first 'routine service mission' into space
The mainland's ambitious space programme has finished its experimental phase and begins regular service missions, authorities say
The "first routine service flight in China's manned space programme" has entered its final countdown, with three astronauts, one of them a woman, preparing for lift-off today .
Wu Ping, deputy director of the programme's administrative office, said the nine previous Shenzhou space flights had been experimental and burdened with untested technology or equipment, such as life support and manual docking systems.
But the Shenzhou X mission, scheduled to blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Inner Mongolia at 5.38pm, would transport cargo and astronauts to the Tiangong 1 space module and bring them back within 15 days, similar to routine flights to the International Space Station (ISS), Wu said.
The end of experimental phase and the start of service flights meant China had acquired nearly all the essential technology and equipment to start construction of its space laboratory and space station next year .
A highlight of the Shenzhou X mission will be a lesson for primary and high school pupils taught by female astronaut Major Wang Yaping .
Wang, who will travel into space with Major General Nie Haisheng and Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaoguang , will be China's second female astronaut and its first teacher in space.
With live video and audio feeds, Zhang will conduct experiments to demonstrate principles of physics such as Newton's laws of motion .
Pupils will be allowed to ask questions and Wang, who has received a crash course on teaching primary students, will try her best to answer them.
"I will demonstrate to the pupils some magical physical phenomena in microgravity," she said yesterday. "In the vast expanse of space I will be a student as well."
China's space programme has long been criticised for its lack of transparency and the stern face it presents to ordinary people. But space authorities hope the space classes will kindle public interest and support for the national space endeavours.
The Shenzhou X astronauts will also play another unprecedented role - that of repairmen. During previous flights, some features of the orbiting Tiangong I module were found to be inconvenient for everyday working and living.
For instance the interior cladding was too soft and the hand grips awkwardly designed, posing some acrobatic challenges for crew as they sought to remain in one place or move to another. They will be replaced.
Some rubber seals ensuring air-tightness between the Tiangong I's capsules face a higher risk of leakage after nearly two years in operation and need replacement and some wires that also hindered astronauts will be replaced.
However, the maintenance work on Tiangong I will be of little lasting benefit. After the Shenzhou X crew leave, the space module will have completed its historic two-year mission and eventually plummet back to earth as discarded space junk, with half likely burn up in the atmosphere and rest likely to plunge into the ocean.
China' ambitious manned space programme includes building a twin-module space lab next year and a full-scale space station by 2020, the year the ISS retires. That would make China the only nation to run a human outpost in space.
But Chinese space authorities admit that they still lag far behind the United States and Russia.
Last month, Russia's Soyuz conducted a short rendezvous mission that took only six hours to reach the ISS, while Shenzhou X's approach to Tiangong I will take about two days.
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text: Hi everyone, This forum has a wealth of useful advice and is a great resource. I thought to contribute a solution to a problem I've had, that wasn't clearly dealt with anywhere else. I have the 3G iPhone locked to AT&T. When recently visiting home, abroad, I unlocked it to use with with my home carrier. On return stateside, everything seemed fine for about a week, until I had problems connecting to the network. So I tapped General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. This broke cellular web-browsing altogether. After much grief, it turned out that my APN was reset to the carrier abroad. Installing the "APN Editing" application in Cydia helped me reset this, restoring cellular web-browsing. Whenver I tried using Visual Voicemail, however, I always received error: Voicemail Unavailable Unable to initiate connection Almost two hours were lost on the phone speaking to tech-support at AT&T, thinking there was a problem with their service. It turns out that the iPhone has two APNs for use with AT&T: EDGE/GPRS Visual Voicemail The "APN Editing" application only enables/unlocks changes to the first; not the second, that is the connection used for visual voicemail. I guess AT&T didn't know this; since cellular web-browsing worked, they didn't think to check the APN settings. The correct value for these APN settings are stored on the iPhone itself, in the file: Code: /System/Library/Carrier Bundles/ATT_US.bundle/carrier.plist There's a great post on hackint0sh.org that shows you how to send yourself an e-mail with new APN settings in an XML file. My solution was to create an XML file with both APNs and load into the iPhone. In this case, it was an "apns" array list with the following: Code: <array> <dict> <key>apn</key> <string>wap.cingular</string> <key>password</key> <string></string> <key>username</key> <string></string> </dict> <dict> <key>apn</key> <string>acds.voicemail</string> <key>password</key> <string></string> <key>username</key> <string></string> </dict> </array> Problem solved!


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Stress-Free Thanksgiving: Cook the Turkey Overnight!
When cooking a large turkey (we're talking 20 to 22 pounds) or planning for a Thanksgiving meal early in the day, making sure the turkey will be cooked in time is enough to lose sleep over. Andrea Watman, head of catering for New York City's famous Zabar's market, reveals her secret to a leisurely turkey day: cooking the bird overnight.
She plans to have the turkey in the oven by 11 p.m, be in bed by midnight, and wake up to take the bird out of the oven to cool at 7 a.m. How does she avoid a totally overcooked, dry bird? Watman adds water to her roasting pan, enough to reach the roasting rack without touching the turkey itself. She's adamant this results in a fall-off-the-bone tender turkey.
Have you tried cooking your turkey overnight?
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The singer who performed 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at the Saturday boxing match tweets, 'if there is no forgiveness, there is no change... im humbled by everything.'
Following his live performance at World Championship Boxing Match, Chris Brown received harsh criticism from people who claimed he promoted violent game during his probation after assaulting his ex-grilfriend Rihanna. In response to that matter, the R&B performer took it to his Twitter to share his insight.
"thx for all the support from my fans...," he began his post. "Im human. how many of u r perfect???????? if there is no forgiveness, there is no change... im humbled by everything..." In another message, he stated that despite all the backlashes against him, he won't give up. He wrote, "if i wasnt somewhat sane and loved my fans and music so damn much i would give up.. but thats not why i was put on this earth... youll see!"
Chris Brown ended his post with a pray, "lord, let me find the strength to get out of my own way so that ur work can be done."


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Church matriarchs to be honored
Published: May 02, 2013
Three women who are considered to be matriarchs of the church and who have dedicated their lives over the years to the service of God through the ministry of Calvary Deliverance Church will be honored at a special service on Sunday, May 5 at the church located at East Street south.
Pastor Dorothy Moss, a founding member of the church who once served as senior associate pastor; Minister Brenetha Whyms who is also a founding member of the church and who served as a mentor to younger women in the ministry and Minister Leanna Brown who is known as the great motivator is a former president of the women's ministry at the church. Together they have given over 88 years of service to the ministry where the senior pastor is James Newry.
The service will bring together friends and family members of the honorees who will pay tribute and celebrate their lives and ministry. Bishop V.G. Clarke, senior pastor emeritus of Calvary Deliverance Church will speak at the service.
Worship services are held at the church at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sundays with Bible study sessions at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.


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Jagr sues former accountant
Jaromir Jagr considers his former accountant the Six Million Dollar Man.
The former Penguins star sued Richland accountant Gary Schick on Tuesday, demanding he turn over a tax form that was supposed to be filed with the IRS in 2003. The lawsuit, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, claims that if Jagr does not get the form, it will cost him $6 million.
"Whatever I had, I turned over to his attorney or his new accountant," said Schick, of Harmony, Butler County. "I don't know what I can fight here. I turned it all over."
Jagr's attorney, James A. Marchewka, of Canonsburg, Washington County, insisted that Schick has refused for two years to turn over the paperwork, which concerns the hockey player's stock trading.
"This was a last resort, since Mr. Schick has not returned our calls or responded to written correspondence," said Marchewka, who said Schick once claimed that the form was "lost in a flood."
Jagr has had previous tax problems. According to court records, the Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens against Jagr totalling more than $35,000 in 2002, $3.2 million in 2003 and $1.4 million in 2004. All of the liens have been satisfied, court records state.
Marchewka said Jagr, who left the Penguins in 2001 and now plays for the New York Rangers, would not comment.
Jagr, who maintains a home in Upper St. Clair, is appealing his 2003 tax return to the IRS, according to the lawsuit. Schick said he prepared that tax return.
The lawsuit states Jagr needs a copy of a tax form titled "Election to be traded as an occupational trader" for his appeal.
Schick said he filed the form, which he said declared Jagr as an "occupational trader" and allowed him to deduct all of his stock losses, instead of the normal $3,000 maximum for taxpayers.
Although Schick said he filed the form with the IRS, he said he did not deduct all of the stock losses on Jagr's tax return that year.
"As far as I was concerned, he was a hockey player," Schick said. "In my opinion, he's not an occupational trader, but I guess his new accountant feels he is."
The IRS does not have a copy of the form, the lawsuit states.
Schick said he remembers Jagr losing some money on stock trading that year, "but not $6 million."
Marchewka declined to discuss Jagr's tax appeal or how his client could lose that much money.


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Oracle Picks Up SelectMinds
Redwood Shores-based Oracle said Monday that it has acquired SelectMinds, a developer of cloud-based social recruiting software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. SelectMinds was based in New York, and was headed and founded by Anne Berkowitch. SelectMinds' software helps recruiters and hiring managers tap into social connections to find employees and source referrals, and were already integrated with Oracle's suite of recruiting, performance management, and human capital management products.


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Tavern Books received a 2013 Oregon Literary Fellowship for publishers. Judge Wendy Lesser, editor of the Threepenny Review said, "Tavern Books is a press that is performing an important function in American letters, and its commitment to international writers in translation as well as undervalued American writers makes it especially remarkable in comparison to the world of commercial publishing."
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A Jimmy Kimmel And Sarah Silverman Sex Tape? Say It Ain't So.
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A TRAVEL and leisure group run by former Airtours chief executive Duncan Wilson yesterday raised more than £200,000 by placing shares with an unnamed institutional investor.
Aim-quoted Minoan Group, which is moving its head office to Glasgow from Croydon following a £500,000 grant from Scottish Enterprise, issued four million shares to raise a total of £221,705 before expenses.
The firm said that the fresh cash would be used as additional working capital.
Minoan was set up to develop land on Crete but, after Wilson joined the company in 2006, it diversified by buying up small travel agencies to lead consolidation within the sector.
That strategy kicked off last year with Minoan acquiring Bishopbriggs-based John Semple Travel and Ayr-based King World Travel and taking a stake in Ayrshire-based Stewart Travel.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to be the Stephen Hawking of social relations
What makes humans social? Facebook's CEO wants to know.
Which songs stumped Shakira? Shazam will now show you
An updated version of the app will show artists' searches to users.
Uber grabs mapping tech, employees from Microsoft
Going forward, Microsoft's Bing Maps will no longer collect its own imagery, relying instead on outside partners
PayPal tweaks terms in wake of 'robocall' controversy
Express consent from customers will be needed for marketing related calls, PayPal said.
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Companies are voicing support for the U.S. Supreme Court ruling across social media. Facebook has even released a filter for overlaying a rainbow on profile pictures.
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Yahoo spruces up mobile search with related content
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How to relocate the Rational Test Control Panel workspace
Technote (FAQ)
How do you move the IBM Rational Test Control Panel (RTCP) workspace area?
- You have installed Rational Test Control Panel on a server.
- You wish to know where the workspace is stored, where the deployed projects are located.
- You need to relocate the workspace files to a new location where there is more free storage.
- Installation Manager modifying Rational Test Control Panel updates an incorrect security.config file.
1. Stop Installation Manager, if running.
2. The locations that Installation Manager updates are saved in the following files:
On Windows:
drive\Program Data\IBM\Installation Manager\installRegistry.xml
drive\Program Data\IBM\Installation Manager\installed.xml
On non-Windows:
var/ibm/Installation Manager/installRegistry.xml
var/ibm/Installation Manager/installed.xml
Ensure that you have a backup of these files.
3. Find and replace all the occurrences of the workspace location and save the files.
4. Stop the Rational Test Control Panel process or service.
On all Windows systems, stop the service IBM Rational Test Control Panel.
On non-Windows systems, run
bin/shutdown.sh or consult your system administrator.
5. Locate the container.server.properties file in the classes folder under the Rational Test Control Panel installation directory.
For versions 184.108.40.206 and newer
On Windows systems, the file is typically found at:
C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalTestControlPanel\usr\servers\RTCPServer\apps\RTCP.war\WEB-INF\classes
On non-Windows systems, the file is typically found at:
For versions before 220.127.116.11
On Windows systems, the file is typically found at:
C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalTestControlPanel\webapps\RTCP\WEB-INF\classes
On non-Windows systems, the file is typically found at:
6. Edit container.server.properties and modify the value of
workingDirectory as required.
For example, on Windows systems:
For example, on non-Windows systems:
7. Move the workspace files to the new location.
8. Restart the Rational Test Control Panel process or service.
On non-Windows systems, run
bin/startup.sh or consult your system administrator.
On Windows systems, start the service IBM Rational Test Control Panel.
9. Restart Installation Manager.
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The first phase of the temple is expected to be completed in 12 to 14 months. In the first phase, the 7,600 square feet main temple, towers (Raja Gopuram and Vimana structures), sanctum sanctorum (Garbagrahas), parking spaces and roadways will be completed.
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A complaint about former federal treasurer Peter Costello lodged with Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission highlights potential conflicts of interest between his job overseeing the future of the state's finances and his ownership of a lobby group representing companies that could benefit from state asset sales.
Epstein Costello Gazard (ECG) Advisory Solutions - the private lobby group owned by Mr Costello and two of his former parliamentary staffers - made a declaration last month that clients it lobbies for include SP AusNet, Primary Health Care, ASG Group and Serco Asia Pacific. All could benefit from the recommendations of Queensland's ''independent audit'' of the state's finances, which has been chaired by Mr Costello (left).
That Commission of Audit last week handed down recommendations to sell or outsource many of the state's assets and services, including electricity and healthcare.
The complaint to the Crime and Misconduct Commission - made by a business figure and past donor to the Liberal Party - draws attention to Mr Costello's role as a co-owner and chairman of ECG.
Mr Costello helped raise funds for the Liberal-National Party before the Queensland election last year. He was subsequently appointed chairman of an ''independent audit'' of the state's finances.
The complaint states that in 2011 Mr Costello hosted an event for the LNP in Melbourne attended by Queensland's Treasurer Tim Nicholls - then shadow treasurer. It alleges that Mr Nicholls highlighted the importance of Mr Costello's advisory role to him.
On Wednesday night, Mr Costello's office said he did not host a Melbourne fund-raiser with Mr Nicholls but ''attended a business briefing for no charge and at which no funds were raised''. It stated he had ''no role in raising funds for the 2012 LNP state election''.
An invitation for the ''QForum Business Breakfast'', obtained by Fairfax Media, states the host is ''the hon Peter Costello AC''. To attend the forum, participants had to join QForum (the fund-raising arm of the LNP), at a cost of $1500.
Mr Costello denied a conflict of interest, saying ECG had not lobbied for SP Ausnet in Queensland and had not represented the company since November. He said he had never represented SP Ausnet.
The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) has not begun a formal investigation into Mr Costello since receiving the complaint on January 24. A principal lawyer from CMC Integrity Services has contacted the person who lodged the complaint and requested more information.
The CMC declined to comment to Fairfax Media.
ECG Advisory Solutions is a lobby group formed by Mr Costello with two of his former parliamentary staff members, David Gazard and Jonathan Epstein, in August 2011.
Mr Costello is chairman of ECG's advisory board and owns one-third of the company. He works from an office at the Melbourne headquarters of the company.
A review of the government lobbyist register on April 26, 2012, one month after Mr Costello was named as the head of the audit commission, shows that ECG was the lobbyist for 12 companies, predominantly those with mining and exploration interests.
A review of ECG's latest register, updated on February 1 this year, shows changes to its client list, chief among them the addition of SP Ausnet, a member of the Singapore Power Group that manages electricity and gas networks in Australia.
One of the key recommendations of Mr Costello's audit is a privatisation of Queensland's power assets. Queensland and Tasmania remain the only states that still own their power generation assets.
A second recommendation of the Costello audit is the privatising of many healthcare services in Queensland, following the lead of Victoria.
ASX-listed Primary Health Care - which employs ECG to lobby on its behalf and was entered as a client on the Queensland lobbyist register in July 2012 - on Wednesday confirmed it was interested in expansion into Queensland's healthcare market.
The Queensland government has also flagged plans to outsource services such as IT. Clients of ECG include ASG Group, which "specialises in professional information technology solutions", and Serco Asia Pacific, a firm which specialises in public services. ASG was listed as a client of ECG in June 2012 on the Queensland lobbyist register.
Serco Asia Pacific and SP Ausnet are not listed on the Queensland lobbyist register but are on the client list that ECG supplied to the federal government.
The Commission of Audit executive summary makes no disclosures regarding Mr Costello's business interests with ECG Advisory Services, or its clients.
It is not known if the disclosures are contained in the full 1000-word report, which is in the hands of of the Queensland Treasurer and the premier's office.
The business figure who has lodged the complaint states: ''I was invited to the 15th December 2011 LNP fund-raiser with Tim Nicholls hosted by Peter Costello. I was invited by ECG director Jonathan Epstein. At that fund-raiser, Tim Nicholls explicitly advised that Peter Costello would be an ''important adviser to him in government.''
The event was held three months before the LNP was swept to power at the Queensland election.
On March 26, 2012, Tim Nicholls was sworn in as Queensland Treasurer. Three days later, on March 29, Mr Nicholls announced that Mr Costello would head the Commission of Audit for the new government. Mr Costello was in attendance at the news conference. His role with ECG was mentioned in his bio released that day.
The commission was charged with reviewing and reporting on Queensland's financial position and finding ways to improve it, including "policy settings and strategies to address any structural factors affecting the state's finances, and to restore its AAA credit rating".
Mr Costello was paid $3300 a day for the role, plus GST, which earned him at least $140,000. The Queensland government maintained that the audit was ''independent'' despite Mr Costello's history with the Liberal Party.
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As having experienced two premature births myself, two with severe IUGR and pre-eclampsia I have known the fear of CP with prematurity. Thank God my kids do not have it, however the article failed to mention the key precursor in getting CP which is IVH brain bleeds. They are usually associated with extreme premature babies of 22-28 wkrs. I know of many babies who were born within that range and if they have a grade 3 or 4, or PVL chances are they may have some range of CP. Grades 1/2 usually don't have any lasting effects. I'm surprised such a study does not mention this, since it is typically the #1 reason for CP. The brain bleeds occur from weak, immature blood vessels, erratic, uncontrolled blood pressures and the trauma that extreme preemies have to go thru..


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I love this stuffI'm not that experienced with home hair dye; I've really only had it professionally done at really nice salons because I was afraid. I like to take the brassy redness out of my dark brown hair in the fall, after I'm done being in the sun, and darken it one or two shades. This dye does that perfectly, removes much of the brass, and, if left on a bit longer than 10 minutes, will dye my hair a shade ...read moredarker while looking very natural. It leaves hair smelling good and feeling soft. The conditioner that comes with it makes hair so unbelievably soft, there must be lots of silicone in it or something. I love this stuff!! — 7 years, 10 months agoSc2501 | 55 reviews
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I LOVE IT!!!I used it last night Brass Free 9C was the color for blonde hair. I had root growth and then that baby chick yellow looking hair (ish)...I used Brass Free and I love how my hair turned out. The color is more of a dark blonde now, but looks natural and healthy. No yellow or orange at all. I will definitely use this again! It was turning purple as I put it in and I got kind of nervous that I'd g...read moreet that purple/gray looking muddy looking color, but NOPE...it all washed out and the color was amazing. I love it! — 7 years, 10 months agolbeankeyqa | 1 reviews
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Natural Gas and LPG Customers Urged to Compare Prices for a Better Deal
Auckland, 26 February 2014 – A new survey examining customer behaviour of New Zealand natural gas and LPG users shows they could learn a lot from electricity consumers.
The nationwide survey of 557 natural gas and LPG customers, conducted by Canstar Blue indicates that while three quarters of customers would change suppliers to save money, for many this hasn't translated into action.
Many customers could be paying more than they need to, says Derek Bonnar, Canstar New Zealand General Manager.
"Nearly 60% say they haven't gotten around to comparing prices, even though they know they should. Consumers are missing out on potential savings by not completing these simple comparisons."
In contrast, electricity consumers (surveyed by Canstar Blue in 2013) were far more price aware, with 56% using on online tool to compare plans and providers.
Bonnar says that consumers should be more proactive about trying to reduce their energy costs.
"Not only through price comparisons, but also through bundling utility services.
"No-one wants to pay more than they need to for natural gas or LPG, but to make savings consumers need to invest a little time to research the options. For some who hadn't shopped around the effort required to compare alternatives was the main reason they had stayed with their provider, while others cited by the complexity of information available," says Bonnar.
While nearly 60% of respondents bundled their gas and electricity requirements to save money, nearly one in five respondents were unaware that natural gas/LPG and electricity could come from the same supplier.
"Many providers offer additional incentives to win the dual fuel requirements of customers, providing the opportunity for additional savings."
Whakatane based NOVA Energy has won Canstar Blue's inaugural Residential Gas Customer Satisfaction Award ahead of Contact Energy, Mercury Energy and Genesis Energy.
Bonnar says that NOVA Energy achieved maximum scores in six of the seven categories surveyed.
"Congratulations to NOVA Energy, which has outperformed larger and older brands. NOVA's focus on customer service and saving customers money on their energy bills is a strategy which is paying off. Consumers appreciate suppliers that go the extra mile and look for the best outcome for their customers."
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Essence, Into the Dark, 2 coats
If only all nail polishes were like this one. The formula is great, nor runny nor thick and the application was a breeze. The brush is flat and just the right size - not too big or bushy (yeah, I'm looking at you Catrice!). I can't say much about the color, you can see it for yourself, but I can say the opacity of Into the Dark rocks. If you apply it with care, you can get away with only one slightly thicker coat. Win!
Although this polish is blue, it can look dark blue-ish grey because of the silver sparkles. I don't mind that one bit. It's mysterious and interesting. At least for me.
I think I still owe you comparison photos of the polishes from the Vampire's Love trend edition. I certainly don't own any polishes that would be comparable to Gold Old Buffy or The Dawn is Broken, so you won't be seeing those. I do have comparison photos for Into the Dark and Hunt Me If You Can for those who might be interested in it.
It's funny to see how some nail polish shades look very much alike in the bottle and completely different while applied onto the nails. BB Couture's Impact Driver is the shade that's closest to Essence Into the Dark. For a moment I thought they could be twins ...
... but they're nothing alike when you apply them to the nails.
Index & ring finger: Essence, Into the Dark, 2 coats
Middle & pinkie finger: BB Couture, Impact Driver, 2 coats
As I mentioned in my first Vampire's Love post, there's a dupe in the collection. And it's a dupe of another Essence shade.
The color drops don't look like they're dupes, but they are. I found it very, very hard to spot any difference between the two mentioned polishes once I applied them. They're basically the same. I'd still say that I like Hunt Me If You Can more, because it's bigger (10 mL instead of 5mL) and it costs only 30 cents more.
Index & ring finger: Essence, Hunt Me If You Can, 2 coats
Middle & pinkie finger: Essence, Galactic Black, 2 coats
The next time I change my manicure, I'm gonna do a comparison for the True Love polish from Vampire's Love TE as well.
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I first met Steve Baker several years ago when he was working on his book The Numerati. This was after he had already co-authored an influential cover story on blogs for BusinessWeek that acted as a wakeup call to corporate America. The message: ignore blogs (and social media) at your peril.
His later cover story on math lead to a book contract for the Numerati, for which he took a sabbatical from his long-time weekly reporting job. Of course, he had to come back to BusinessWeek before setting off again, but this time the decision was made for him. Bloomberg had purchased the venerable publication from McGraw-Hill and changes there included massive layoffs.
Steve now blogs on his own site is writing a new book, which is due out in early 2011. During his interview with us via Skype, he talked about leaving BusinessWeek and starting a new phase of journalistic life. Among the interesting quotes from the interview:
"I didn't enjoy my time back [at BusinessWeek after the first book-leave] as much, in part because the magazine was failing and it's no fun to be part of sinking ship."
"The money [at Bloomberg] comes from the data, journalism by itself couldn't create the kind of empire they have"
"The advertisers can tune into your own interest and your behaviors, learn about you and target you with advertising, so they get to know you much better than an advertiser in a print publication."
"I think you need to accompany book writing these days with blogging and keeping up with people on Twitter and other more social media platforms. And then once you do a book then perhaps you can get more revenue by doing things like speaking."
"The one positive that comes out of [the changes in journalism] is that there is more opportunity for people in their 20s because organizations are getting rid of people like me in their 40s and 50s."
"Even writing about IBM… I'm benefiting from IBM's own publicity and in a sense I'm part of it. That puts me in a different role and I just have to be clear with people about what my possible conflicts are… but it's something that we all deal with in one way or another because we have to find new revenue streams."
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Trying to dust a ceiling fan is about as much fun (and as easy) as cleaning out an A/C filter--hard to reach and more dust than you'd probably want to handle. Instead of dreading (or ignoring it) there's a very simple solution that won't leave you either teetering on a ladder or covered in dust.
1Position your step stool underneath the dirty ceiling fan. Unless the blades are somewhat within reach you will most likely need to use a low step stool for cleaning.
- Make sure stool is firmly planted on a hard, flat surface. Don't use a stool that may not be completely safe and/or may be positioned on top of an item (which could cause it to tip over).
2Slide pillowcase through the first blade. The pillowcase should be encasing the blade (almost like you are going to stuff the blade into the pillowcase).
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Mobile spam very discomforting for three in five Japanese
This recent survey from Point On Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into mobile spam found that almost half of all Japanese are getting multiple mobile spams per day.
On the 21st of June 2009 800 members of the Point On Research monitor panel completed a private mobile phone-based questionnaire. The sample was exactly 50:50 male and female, 20.0% in their teens, 20.0% in their twenties, 20.0% in their thirties, 20.0% in their forties, and 20.0% in their fiftise.
Note that in May a similar survey found a smaller percentage of people getting mobile spam email, but goo Research's panel is primarily PC internet-based, whereas this sample is for mobile users, who tend to be heavy users, thus more exposure to sites that might be inclined to spam.
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Our second to last live report for 2012! Seems like ages ago that it all started in Florida.
Anyway, tonight at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Radiohead play their penultimate gig of the year. Connan Mockasin is once again supporting with Radiohead due to take stage around 8:45.
Check back for live setlist updates and follow along on Twitter if you are so inclined.
01 Lotus Flower
02 Airbag
03 Bloom
04 Staircase
05 Myxomatosis
06 The Gloaming
07 Separator
08 Reckoner
09 Videotape
10 Climbing Up The Walls
11 Nude
12 Identikit
13 There There
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19 Morning Mr Magpie
20 Idioteque
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And that's it for Melbourne 1. Tomorrow night is the final show of the King Of Limbs tour. Maybe a surprise or two?


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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called Syrian President Bashar Assad a terrorist who is using state terror against his people. (AFP)
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Syria's President Bashar Assad on Monday, calling him a terrorist for having killed "110,000 of his own people."
"Assad is a terrorist who uses state terror," Erdogan told Turkish paper Hurriyet, after a meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in Ankara.
"I don't regard Bashar Assad as a politician anymore," Erdogan said. "A person who killed 110,000 of his own people is a terrorist."
The remarks came after Assad warned on Saturday that Turkey would "pay dearly" for supporting opposition fighting to "overthrow his regime," in an interview with Der Spiegel.
"In the near future, these terrorists will have an impact on Turkey. Turkey will pay very dearly for its contribution," Assad said in the interview.
During the interview, Assad expressed harsh criticism against Erdogan, saying he was a "liar" who "supports terrorists."
Referring to a comment by US Secretary of State John Kerry about the success of the start of a chemical weapons cleanup in Syria and Assad's compliance in the operation so far, Erdogan was skeptical about his congratulatory tone.
"You are a human being and me, too. How can we appreciate the behavior of a person who killed 110,000 people, I ask you. The result of either chemical or other types of weapons is death. Then how can we appreciate this? I cannot imagine a person who appreciates this. I don't think Mr. Kerry made such statement. If he made it, he would be contradicting himself," Erdogan was reported as saying.
Erdogan, along with French President Francois Hollande, was one of the most staunch supporters of US military intervention in Syria following the August 21 chemical attack that took place in a suburb of Damascus, leaving hundreds dead.
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Let's hope they cancel the entire silly LAS program.
so Beechcraft gonna sue?
Let's hope they cancel the entire silly LAS program.
If the program survives, I hope they do indeed go with the Tucano as I think it's a better, more proven aircraft for this requirement.
Just my two cents...
One thing I wish they could do would be to switch the wing mounted guns from the AN/M-3 12.7mm/.50cal to something more like the GIAT M621 20mm cannon. Obviously the 20mm would be a bit bigger, but it would be a very useful change - a fair bit more punch, and more standoff range for strafing runs. As it is, you can only carry the 20mm cannon on the centreline without the FLIR, or so I was told in a previous discussion of the ALX.
Ideally, I would love to see an optionally piloted version of the OV-10X Bronco, it would make a brilliant UCAV/COIN aircraft! The ability to carry either a 20mm M197 cannon or M230 30mm cannon on the centreline, which can be slewed to targets. Add to that the ability to carry a good warload, and proven ruggedness. Imagine having the ability to have a UAV/UCAV flying overhead, able to effectively do a strafing run, without having to carefully manoeuvre into position first. Add to this, the ability to airdrop small loads from the cargo space in the rear (or just carry extra fuel of course), enabling you to drop medical supplies or ammunition to units using something like the Copterbox...
The RMK-30 packs a massive punch, firing more powerful rounds than even the A-10's gun (obviously at a lower rate of fire), and yet would be a viable for aircraft mounting due to its recoilless nature. Add to this the ability to fire large airbursting 30mm rounds, and you have a sort of mini A-10, at a fraction of the cost!
Has this something to do with the Brazil fighter competition?
I hope they win and find out what political BS was working in the background.
My bet, the Big "O" was trying to buy favor in Brazil in order to get a better chance of teh F-18 winning its bid.
"The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese."
Anybody surprised? Anybody believed that the USAF generals were eager to get a fleet of slow moving prop aircraft as combat aircraft?
So can you imagine a better way to scrap the program, than having it end in a legal fight? Best way to end it without pissing off the army and SF guys.
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an unnamed Luftwaffe officer:"Typhoon is a warm weather plane. If you want to be operational at -20°C you have to deploy the F-4F."
As much as I love the idea of a new OV10, I'm afraid that boeing would make it as costly as a new build F16 in the end. I think US companies just can't make simple cheap products to save their lives.
I was under the impression that the tucano was the preferred buy anyway, the SEALS have had 2 in "evaluation" for a number of years.
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Its official, Embraer just released that the Super Tucano was choosed by the Usaf for the LAS programm
Sweet! Awsome little ******. And the guys over at Tank Net will go balistic in anger...
The US has promised 6 to 10 for Lebanon as well with 2013 deliveries. However, the "promise" is much dependent on politics in the region.
Congratulations for Embraer.
Can't say I'm surprised. While I agreed with the choice of aircraft, I suspected all along the whole thing would get canned...
I could be wrong but I think this is the end of the line for this program.
The longer I'm in, the more embarrassed I am by the inability of people at high levels to make procurement decisions in a timely manner. That combined with the immediate inclination for losing companies to immediately sue just makes me sick to my stomach when thinking about this stuff.
Lawyers and politics just destroy acquisition programs.
It's certainly not specific to the U.S. but right now we are leading the way in this area....
Actually corruption is ruining acquisition programs. Had the choice been transparent there would have been no cancellation...
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
You have to suspect a fox in the henhouse when the stories read like this. Why doesnt the HoL call an inquiry over these counterproductive decisions that pertain to national security?
Go Huskers!
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