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sceye-Explorer (PC)
A universal toolbox - the sceye-Explorer is scanning multipage documents and allows to manage these documents in the filesystem. Beside this a lot of additional features are available.
sceye Explorer Overview
The sceye Explorer is a compact document management system based on files and is controlled easily and intuitively through a ribbon bar similar to the that of MS Office applications.
The most important function sections of sceye-Explorer are explained in an overview below:
1) Main Menu
As well-known from the Windows Explorer and other Windows applications, all essential functions of a program can be accessed with the main menu. If you click on one of the three tabs, the Toolbar below changes and allows access to the respective function-section.
2) Ribbon bar
The ribbon bar offers the function sections of the three main menu entries - Start, Profiles and Options with their respective sub-sections.
3) Folder List
With the folder list and the document list you specify the place where files are saved resp. where files are loaded. The folder list displays the folder structure of your workplace as you know it from the Windows Explorer. If you click on the plus in front of a folder, the folder content is displayed. If you click on a minus, the folder content is hidden. If you click on a folder symbol, the files in it are displayed in the document list below.
4) Document List
This is a list of all documents and/or files (depending on the display settings) in the current selected folder. When the mouse pointer is moved over the documents, a preview image of the first page of the respective document is displayed (this is however, only possible with TIFF files), so that it isn't necessary to open files for a quick overview. A double click on a document opens it in the preview window.
5) Preview Window
In the preview window you can view documents and edit them in various ways. A new scanning procedure can also be started from within the preview window.
6) sceye Panel
The sceye panel is the centerpiece of the sceye Explorer. All important parameters for scanning a page are set here. A small preview of the page to be scanned makes it possible to position the page correctly and to assess the exposure situation in the scan area. The exposure is usually adjusted by an automatic exposure correction. You may also set the parameters via the menu or with the plus/minus keys manually.
Scanned pages are first displayed in miniature view in the preview window and can be moved, deleted or edited there. Documents that have already been saved and are opened out of the document list will also be displayed in miniature view.
At first take care that you have selected a profile suitable for your intended purpose resp. that you have set the required parameters in the sceye panel manually. (see below)
To scan a page that should be appened to the current document, click on "Append page" in the preview window (shortcut: Spacebar). The progress of the scan procedure can be followed with the green light-bar at the lower edge of the sceye panel.
If the page has been scanned correctly, it is displayed in miniature view in the preview window, sorted behind the last scanned page, or as the first page if the document has been empty so far.
Tip: To speed up scanning, note the laser projection. For scanning, the laser is switched off briefly and switched on again after one second. You may now turn the page. The scan itself is now complete, even if the computer has to perform some image optimation tasks.
Scan profiles
Profiles are predefined document camera settings for various purposes. Depending on the profile several settings are adjusted at the same time so that you can select the correct scan settings fast and easily.
To select a profile, click on the tab "Profiles" in the main menu. The following button bar is displayed:
The following profile categories and profiles are available:
Document Profiles: These profiles are used to archive documents in the best quality possible, while large file sizes are accepted. You can choose whether pages shall be scanned in colour, greyscale or black and white.
Email Profiles: Use these profiles if you want to send documents via Email. For this purpose the file sizes are kept as small as possible and certain compromises regarding the document quality are accepted. You can also choose here if pages shall be scanned in colour, greyscale or black and white.
Picture Profile: Use this profile if you want to scan pictures. For this purpose other filter settings are used, than those which scan pages with text.
Auto-crop: Cuts documents automatically to the document edges detected during the scan procedure.
sceye panel
In the sceye panel, various parameters can be set that specify how and in what quality a page is scanned:
Colour: In the menu "Image" you can specify whether you want to scan a page in colour, greyscale or black and white.
Please note: For optimal colour scans a white calibration should be performed beforehand (see below).
Resolution: In the menu "Image" you can set the resolution in four levels between 100 and 400 dpi. The higher the resolution, the higher the scan quality. Documents in higher resolution however, require more disk space. For most purposes a resolution of 300 dpi should suffice.
Brightness: In the menu "Options" you can specify if the brightness should be adjusted automatically. If not, you can manually increase or decrease the brightness stepwise.
Contrast: The contrast can be set with the slider at the lower edge of the sceye panel.
Filter: In the menu "Options" you can choose between a text filter or a smooth filter. The text filter improves the scan results for text pages, while the smooth filter is used to scan graphics and photos. If you don't want to use a filter, choose "No filter".
In the menu "Extras" you can switch the camera's own light and the positioning laser on and off. You can also specify here if the scanned page should automatically be cut to the document edges detected during the scan procedure.(Auto-crop)
White Calibration: For optimal colour scans you should perform a white calibration beforehand. This is done by scanning a white page that is used to adjust the required color calibrations. Put a white page below the camera and select "White calibration" in the menu "Extras" of the sceye panel. The colour calibration is done automatically.
Page rotator
To magnify a page, double-click on the respective miniature display and use the scroll wheel for fine adjustment. The mouse pointer turns into a magnifier symbol. Keep the left mouse key pressed and move the symbol across the page to enlarge a part of the page as with a magnifier glass and to check the scan result in detail.
If you click on the tool symbol in the lower left-hand corner of the preview window you can set various parameters to specify how your documents are displayed in the preview window. Use the menu "Zoom" to specify the magnification factor exactly. The magnification parameter always refers to the page that is currently in the foreground of the miniature view. The following settings are available:
Overview: If a page has been magnified, use this to return to the miniature view.
Zoom on page hight: The page is magnified so that the page hight is the same as the hight of the preview window.
Zoom on page width: The page is magnified so that the page width is the same as the width of the preview window.
100%: The page is displayed in maximum magnification.
Zoom in/zoom out: Use this to enlarge or to shrink the page stepwise.
Even better: Use the scroll wheel of your mouse to zoom in and zoom out of your document fast and comfortably.
Editing single pages in the preview window
Click on the miniature view or a magnified page with the right mouse button to access the following editing functions:
Delete Page: The current selected page is deleted from the document.
Move Page: Click here and a window opens to specify to which place in the document the currently selected page will be moved to.
Rotate Page Left: The page is rotated 45° to the left.
Rotate Page Right: The page is rotated 45° to the right.
Rotate page by arbitrary angle: Click here and a window opens to enter the rotation angel manually or to increase/decrease the angel stepwise with the two arrow keys. In a miniature view the result of a rotation is displayed before execution.
Cut Selection: Keep the Ctrl key pressed and the mouse pointer turns into crosshairs. By keeping the left mouse button pressed you can now select a rectangular section of the current page. With the function "Cut selection" this section is removed from the page and replaced with a white area.
Copy page to clipboard: The whole page is copied to the Windows clipboard e.g. to insert it into another document.
Crop to Selection: Keep the Ctrl key pressed and the mouse pointer turns into crosshairs. By keeping the left mouse button pressed you can now select a rectangular section of the current page. With the function "Crop to selection" the current page is cut to this section and the rest of the page is removed.
Print Page(s): Click here and a standard Windows dialogue window opens to specify which pages in how many copies should be printed
To access further editing functions for a whole page, click on the tab "Start" in the main menu. The following functions are available in the section "Pages" of the ribbon bar:
Cut: The current page is copied to the Windows clipboard and deleted from the document.
Copy: The current page is copied to the Windows clipboard without being deleted from the document.
Insert: If there is a page in the Windows clipboard, use this function to insert it into document behind the current page.
Save and Load Documents
Click on the "Start" tab in the main menu, and in the section "Document" on the ribbon bar to access the following functions for saving a document:
Save as: Click here and a window opens in which you can enter a name for the document.
Automatic Save: Click here and the sceye Explorer specifies a name for the document automatically. The file name gives the time when the document has first been saved in the format year-months-day-hour-minute-second.
Close: Click here to close the document that is currently displayed in the preview window.
Save: Click on this button to save a document that has already been given a file name. If no name has been given, the same dialogue window opens as when you click on "Save as".
To load a document, select in the folder list the folder where the document is saved and double-click on the file name in the document list.
Export Documents
In the section "Export" the following functions to export a document are available:
PDF: Export into the PDF file format. If you click on this button a dialogue window opens to specify the name of the PFD document.
JPG: JPG is a format for digital image files that allows high compression rates and therefore small file sizes, depending on the compression factor, however, at the expense of quality and accuracy. If you click on this button a dialogue window opens to specify the name of the JPG file.
Please note: Since only one page can be saved in a JPG file, multi-page documents are saved in several (consecutively numbered) single files.
Email: Click on this button to send a scanned document via email. Your standard Email application will be started with the document as attachment of a new message.
Print: Click here to open a standard Windows dialogue box and specify which pages should be printed in how many copies.
Options and Settings
To access several settings that affect the operation of sceye-Explorer, click on the "Options" tab in the main menu. The following list is displayed:
Archive Folder
The archive folder is the default folder that is displayed after sceye-Explorer has been started. To set another folder as the archive folder:
Select the desired folder in the folder list.
Click on "Set archive folder" and select by left clicking on your mouse.
If another folder is selected in the folder list and/or the document list, simply click on "Go to archive folder" to return to the archive folder.
Software Settings
To change the basic settings of sceye-Explorer, click on "Software Settings". The following settings are available:
Select Language: If you want to change the language that is used for the menu and help texts of sceye Explorer, select a new language from this list.
By clicking on "Update language", sceye-Explorer will check if a more up-to-date language package is available. This will be automatically updated if so.
Default Archive Folder: Here you can specify the default archive folder that sceye-Explorer will use when started.
Save Document Behaviour: You can choose here whether the document currently being edited will be closed after it has been saved or after it has been exported as a PDF.
Frequency of Power Supply: You can set the frequency of power supply here for your current location. In Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia it is usually 50 Hz, in North America, however, it is 60 Hz.
Please note: sceye takes the frequency into account when calculating the appropriate exposure time. This prevents a triation caused by the frequencies, say for example, of a fluorescent tube.
TIFF File Format (for greyscale and b/w images): The sceye software saves documents by default in TIFF file format. Here you can select the used compression method. The Jpg compression allows for smaller file sizes. Lzw compression is supported by more applications and system platforms and ensures higher compatibility.
All changes are activated when you click on "OK" and then close the settings window. If you want to cancel the changes, click on "Cancel".
Compact Mode
To save space on the Windows desktop, you can hide the menu of the sceye Explorer with a click on "Compact Mode". The Toolbar is only displayed if you click on a tab of the main menu and only until you have clicked on one of the buttons.
To leave the compact mode, click again on the tab "Options" and then "Compact mode" which is coloured yellow when the compact mode is active.
The Book Mode offers the comfortable capturing of books and is only useable in connection with the sceyeX A3 camera. This can be selected in the camera alignment menu, which is located in the right-hand corner above the preview area. (See Abb. 1)
The basic function of the Book Mode is to seperate both book halves from the middle of the book and to remove thumbs in the border area whilst pressing the book flat.
Firstly, it must be assured that the A3 document is properly aligned to the camera. (See abb. 2) You then need to adjust the book being scanned by referring to the middle line in the preview screen. The aim is to make the line congruent with the book seam.
In the next step, you need to set the outer trimming frame. (1) This should be preferably drawn close to the book edge. To change the frame, position the mouse over the line to be shifted. The cursor will change it's appearance and the line can be pulled in the desired direction. The inner frame is then shifted towards the inside (2), so that the line stands close to the text. (See Abb. 3)
To offset the curvature of the book, the book is pulled flat and both sides of the book are pressed down with the thumbs. To then capture the scan, you use the self releaser (time scanning), as you also know from photo cameras. (See Abb. 4)
The time lapse until capture of a scan (between one second and 60 minutes) can be selected in Options->Software-Settings. After activating the button, the countdown is automatically started. The remaining time can be viewed under the preview area. Thumbs must be located between the inner and outer frame during a scan, where they will be automatically removed. The self releaser starts again after each scan. The time between the caturing of two scans should be selected, allowing you enough time to turn the page and hold the book flat again. With a little practise it is possible to scan many book pages in a relatively short period of time.


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Here's a quick update you on what's been going on in my world over the last few months. I have been traveling as usual telling my story and people are really listening to what I have to say.
Last month, I dropped in on the Pod Save the People podcast Hosted By: DeRay Mckesson, Clint Smith , Brittany Packnett, Samuel Sinyangwe to share my story. Listen to the recording here.
My next speaking engagement is at Rice University on Oct. 7. Registration will be open soon but the event is free so please come out and spread the word. Expect to be challenged to mobilize for reforms to our justice system.
I'll be in New York a few days later on Oct. 10 with the ACLU to discuss the death penalty at the same moment the federal government is reinstating it. You can get tickets for free at this link. New York friends, I hope I see you there.
If you follow me on social media, you have heard about my Smart Justice Speakers Bureau Advocacy Training program that will be launching later in the year. The course will be available in schools but also online so that anyone who wants to learn to tell their story can do so. It was important that this course be accessible to all because our stories can change the system. I've seen it happen with just telling my story so imagine the impact if we all start speaking about what happened to us because of the unjust criminal justice system. Join the wait list now. We want to hear from mothers, children, prison employees, and those who have had direct contact with the system. The more voices we can uplift the bigger our movement will grow.
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The Federal Death Penalty
This December, for the first time in 16 years, the federal government is expected to reinstate the death penalty and directly kill human beings. And for what – to make the country great again?
You can't make progress by going backwards. Whether it's death by lethal injection or death by incarceration, you're still coming home in a pine box. But at least if you have death by incarceration, you know you won't wrongfully execute someone.
I talked about this recently with a news station in Houston. You can watch my interview here. But first, a few facts so we can all be on the same page:
I don't agree with the United States deciding to use the death penalty to kill again. Just two years ago, before he left office, President Barack Obama commuted the death sentences of two people. It was disappointing – we wanted to see more – but at least it was a step in the right direction.
President Obama decided to remove one of the men from federal death row due to new assessments regarding the person's mental capacity. That's good. But there's reason to believe others currently on death row have the same, if not worse, conditions. With the formal return of the federal death penalty, now that person could be scheduled to be killed.
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The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has scheduled statewide Habitat Stamp Citizens Advisory Committee meetings for 2012. Citizen advisors will prioritize habitat projects for 2013 and 2014 and make their recommendations to the State Game Commission. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend meetings:
- Northwest: 10 a.m. April 21, U.S. Forest Service office, 664 East Broadway, Bloomfield.
- Southwest: 9 a.m. April 25, Gila National Forest office, 3005 E. Camino Del Bosque, Silver City.
- Southwest: 9 a.m. April 26, Las Cruces BLM office, 1800 Marquess St., Las Cruces.
- Southeast: 10 a.m. April 28, Roswell BLM office, 2909 W. Second St., Roswell.
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Since its inception, citizens have been involved in every aspect of the program, advising which habitats are most in need of improvement. Appointed by the State Game Commission, citizens representing sporting, environmental, and public-land permittee interests meet each spring to prioritize local habitat projects.
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Michael Chandler (14-3) truly has Dave Rickels' (16-4) number. The Missouri native managed to finish "The Caveman" for the second time in as many tries on the main card of "Bellator 145: With a Vengeance."
"I've had so many people pour into my life for decades, I am thankful to all of them," Chandler said. "I just listen to my coaches and luckily tonight I got the finish," Chandler said. "I want that title so bad I can taste it. Scott Coker, give me the winner of Marcin and Held or else I'll be forced to keep knocking out every lightweight on the roster until you do."
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The opening fight of the main card at "Bellator 145: With a Vengeance" featured a competitive bout between two young, up-and-coming featherweights. In the end, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) took home a split decision over Justin Lawrence (7-3) with scores of (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
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- Fazlo Mulabitinovic defeats Scott Ettling via submission (armbar) at 1:52 of round one
- Kain Royer defeats Clay Mitchell via submission (kneebar) at 3:41 of round one
- Rashard Lovelace (2-0) defeats Brandon Lowe (0-1) via TKO (strikes) at 2:07 of round one
- Augusto Sakai (9-0) defeats Alex Huddleston (6-2) via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Adam Meredith (4-1) defeats Jordan Dowdy (2-1) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 of round one
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Moon phase on 11 December 2027 Saturday is Waxing Gibbous, 12 days young Moon is in Taurus.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Waxing Gibbous is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 94% and growing larger. The 12 days young Moon is in ♉ Taurus.
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Previous main lunar phase is the First Quarter before 5 days on 6 December 2027 at 05:22.
Moon rises in the afternoon and sets after midnight to early morning. It is visible to the southeast in early evening and it is up for most of the night.
Moon is passing about ∠21° of ♉ Taurus tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 4% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1872" and ∠1949".
Next Full Moon is the Cold Moon of December 2027 after 2 days on 13 December 2027 at 16:09.
There is medium ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at very acute angle, so their combined tidal force is moderate.
The Moon is 12 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the first to the middle part of current synodic month. This is lunation 345 of Meeus index or 1298 from Brown series.
Length of current 345 lunation is 29 days, 16 hours and 48 minutes. It is 2 hours and 12 minutes shorter than next lunation 346 length.
Length of current synodic month is 4 hours and 4 minutes longer than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 2 hours and 59 minutes shorter, compared to 21st century longest.
This New Moon true anomaly is ∠96°. At beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠132.4°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep increasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of apogee (∠180°).
7 days after point of apogee on 4 December 2027 at 08:42 in ♒ Aquarius. The lunar orbit is getting closer, while the Moon is moving inward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 4 days, until it get to the point of next perigee on 16 December 2027 at 02:21 in ♋ Cancer.
Moon is 382 860 km (237 898 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves closer next 4 days until perigee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 364 026 km (226 195 mi).
8 days after its ascending node on 2 December 2027 at 19:38 in ♑ Capricorn, the Moon is following the northern part of its orbit for the next 5 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from North to South in descending node on 16 December 2027 at 12:21 in ♌ Leo.
8 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♑ Capricorn, the Moon is moving from the beginning to the first part of it.
12 days after previous South standstill on 29 November 2027 at 09:10 in ♐ Sagittarius, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-26.574°. Next 2 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠26.569° in the next northern standstill on 13 December 2027 at 16:06 in ♊ Gemini.
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The recent spike in e-book sales, both in the United States and abroad, has led some to speculate that e-books will one day replace print. Headlines espousing the death of traditionally printed books are abundant.
At the same time, the sluggish response of e-book sales compared to the overall sales of printed texts has led others to proclaim the rise in popularity of e-readers to be nothing more than a fad.
New data that released on e-book sales in the UK actually speaks to both truths. 2010 saw a 400% increase in the sales of e-book and audio downloads of novels and general texts, while digitally published textbook still far overshadowed the sales of general titles.
The point of interest is that this massive increase of e-book sales in the UK came after the August 2010 launch of the Amazon.co.uk Kindle store, despite the 2009 release of the Kindle 2 International version. With only months left in the year, sales still increased to that degree, despite Amazon being only one source for e-books in Europe.
Prior to the launch of the UK Kindle store, Amazon customers were still able to purchase Kindles and e-books, but had to do so through the original Amazon.com website and the sales were based in U.S. currency. With the birth of the Amazon.co.uk Kindle store, e-book purchasing became more streamlined and English-language titles that were making headlines throughout Europe but had not yet gained popularity in the US were now available for e-readers, leading to an increase in interest in e-reader ownership.
While the UK has quite obviously demonstrated a love for digital publishing, the total e-book sales for 2010 was £16 million (roughly $25.7 million), a mere fraction of the £3.1 billion spent on all book sales in the UK that year.
It would be safe to assume that international readers are quite interested in the titles available for e-readers, but that print versions aren't going anywhere in the near future.
Mercy Pilkington is a Senior Editor for Good e-Reader. She is also the CEO and founder of a hybrid publishing and consulting company.


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There is a government requirement for the cleanliness of feathers and down used in comforters. Comforters must satisfy this cleanliness requirement in order to be thought about hypoallergenic. Down Comforter fills could be washed as numerous as fifteen times to get rid of raw material, dirt, dust and foreign objects to satisfy this requirement.
Although no actual tog rating exists in the UK requirements, you can still determine the quality of silk duvet. You can do this by understanding the grams of silk consisted of in per square meter of duvet fabric. A 2.4 tog rating indicates 250 grams of silk; a 7.9 tog rating indicates 400 grams of silk; and 10 to 13 tog rating indicates 600 grams of silk.


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More than 60 asylum seekers and refugees from around the world gathered in Bradford city centre on 31st August to say 'thank you' to Bradford for the support they have received since arriving in the city.
After speeches from the organiser, Pastor Ben Ayesu from the Global Ministry of Champions – Assemblies of God church in Park Lane, as well as David Ward MP, the Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Roger L'Amie and others, asylum seekers and refugees spent the next 2 hours collecting litter in the city centre and then up Manchester Road, as far as the Mayfield Centre on Broadway Avenue. At the Centre 'Simba', after a celebratory meal, a group of Zimbabwean drummers and dancers, put on a fabulous performance.
It was very moving to be picking up litter on the streets of Bradford alongside refugees from Syria where the streets are strewn with bodies, not beer cans and crisp packets…..
See local news report at: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11442939.Refugees_say___39_th…
Further 'Thank U Bradford' events are planned – watch this space!


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If you decide to support Jeb Bush, you'll get an awkward chest bump
WASHINGTON — It may not make for a bump in the polls, but Jeb Bush got a different kind of bump in Iowa on Wednesday as he was campaigning.
Bush, who has been trying to regain his footing in the Republican presidential primary, was reportedly approached by a man who said he had previously supported Ted Cruz.
The man, identified by CNN as Waukee city councilman Shane Blanchard, told Bush that he had shifted support to Bush.
Then this chest bump happened:
Cruz supporter tells Bush he's now backing him instead. Bush gives him a chest bump. pic.twitter.com/S201SJEabh
— Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) November 12, 2015
"I do that for every convert," Bush said, according to The New York Times, which reported that Bush had "bumped pectoral regions" with Blanchard.
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University staff are alarmed by claims that the University of the NHS will be the largest university in the world, with more than 1 million students, a network of campuses and e-learning facilities.
The claims appear in the University of the NHS prospectus, published by the Department of Health and sent to applicants for the post of chief executive of the university, which was advertised last week. The prospectus also says that the university will "quality assure and accredit existing training".
A spokesperson for the Council of Deans of Nursing said: "Establishing a separate chartered university with its own campuses across the country is an enormous diversion of resources that will duplicate existing provision." The spokesperson said that the NHS and universities have been working to develop a partnership in recent years. "The NHS University, as outlined in its prospectus, seems to run counter to the spirit of partnership that was being achieved."
The DoH has said that some new money will be made available. The NHS already spends £2 billion a year on education and training.
Michael Powell, executive secretary of the Council of Heads of Medical Schools, said: "We have serious concerns. This will be very costly to set up. Is the money coming out of existing budgets? We have been assured that initial professional education will not be touched, but what is to stop the University of the NHS, once it has degree-awarding powers, from running medical degrees?" The prospectus, signed by health secretary Alan Milburn, makes no mention of the Department for Education and Skills.
The DoH has already made it clear that there will be no formal consultation.
A spokesperson said: "We are taking a very inclusive approach to the design and development of the NHS University, and once a chief executive designate is appointed, we will have further discussions with internal and external stakeholders."
Both the DFES and the DoH made it clear last week that the working title for the NHS University, while it seeks university status, is NHSU. But the prospectus refers to the NHS University.
Sir Martin Harris, chair of Universities UK's health committee, said: "The use of the university title for the NHS lifelong learning organisation risks confusing students, staff and patients because individual universities already work closely with the NHS to prepare health professionals, to undertake research and to deliver patient care. The title 'university' is reserved for institutions that offer recognised programmes that meet the DFES's criteria. The NHSU's early proposals suggest that it would not fulfil those criteria."
The prospectus says that the NHS University will be "the best of a bricks and clicks approach". There will be a central hub supported by local resource centres, or faculties, based in the new NHS Workforce Development Confederations.
On quality, it says: "Over the next year we will begin quality-checking existing courses and linking them into early NHS University programmes."
Health courses at degree level have to comply with the requirements of regulatory bodies as well as those of the Quality Assurance Agency. Others are subject to regulation by bodies such as City and Guilds. It is not clear how the university can assess its own courses.
* The Open University is to launch a nursing diploma that could see 1,000 healthcare assistants a year upgrading their skills.
The work-based scheme was set up in partnership with NHS trusts and the South East London Workforce Development Confederation. It has won validation from the English National Board for Nursing.
It is just the sort of course that the NHS University is seeking to encourage. The OU has been in close discussions with the Department of Health about the NHSU. It already has 12,000 students taking undergraduate courses in its School of Health and Social Welfare, and several thousand more studying non-assessed learning materials.
Jan Walmsley, the dean of the school, said: "The pre-registration certificate will open access to nursing to healthcare professionals who have historically been low paid, with little chance of professional advancement."
She said that practice placements would form the core of the course and that students would be able to access learning resources at home, at work and in local venues for face-to-face teaching. Each student would have a tutor to provide supervision and support.
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Samsung heir apparent, Lee Jae-yong walked free from jail on Monday after a court in Seoul cut his sentence for bribery and embezzlement.
Lee had served a year in prison when the court halved his prescribed sentence from five years to two and a half. The court suspended the rest of his prison time, but expanded his probation to four years. Guilty findings on other charges, mean that he cannot leave South Korea without court approval.
The cases against Lee stem from the political and financial scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-hye. Lee was alleged to have made contributions to Park's mysterious friend Choi Soon-sil and in return received permission to go ahead with various corporate maneuvers that strengthened his control over global powerhouse Samsung Electronics.
Lee denied the charges. The prosecution previously sought a 12 year prison term and is expected to challenge Monday's ruling in a higher court.


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Prime Minister Robert Fico declared on June 5 that there are no legal obstacles to parliament voting to elect a new general prosecutor as early as at the next regular parliamentary session scheduled on June 18, despite an ongoing case before the Constitutional Court dealing with this very subject. The prime minister's statement came after the Constitutional Court earlier in the day suspended an amendment to the Act on the Organisation of the Constitutional Court passed by Fico's Smer party on April 30, pending an assessment of its compliance with the constitution.
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Pavol Paška announced that MPs are free to submit their nominations for a new general prosecutor by 16:00 on June 13, the TASR newswire wrote. The amendment, approved by the Smer-dominated parliament via fast-tracked proceedings, was aimed at resolving the deadlock at the court vis-a-vis a legal dispute between Jozef Čentéš, who was elected by MPs in June 2011 to be general prosecutor, and President Ivan Gašparovič, who has refused to formally appoint Čentéš to the job. Commenting on that case, Fico earlier said that a general prosecutor might not be elected and appointed until June 2014, when Gašparovič steps down. The prime minister referred to statements made by Gašparovič in which the latter said that that he would not appoint Čentéš under any circumstances. Fico stated that "even the Constitutional Court cannot force the president to change his mind". In a ruling last year the Constitutional Court ruled that the president could refuse to appoint parliament's choice of general prosecutor, but that to do so he must provide a valid justification, something which Čentéš – and the opposition – alleges he has not done.
Fico refused to disclose any of Smer's potential candidates for the post, stating that an announcement would made as soon as a new date for the vote was known.
Fico announced the new development after Wednesday's cabinet meeting, during which he was notified about the Constitutional Court's decision to suspend the new law, the SITA newswire wrote. Fico claimed that he "never comments" on decisions by the Constitutional Court and that he did not plan to start now, but then stated "But this is really too much".
The Sme daily wrote that Fico would not confirm whether Smer would propose Jaroslav Čižnár, who is the head of the Bratislava Regional Prosecutor' Office and the prime minister's former schoolmate, for the job.
The opposition has protested against the planned vote, Sme wrote, quoting Christian-Democratic Movement (KDH) leader Ján Figeľ as saying that a new election before the Constitutional Court decides would be a flagrant violation of the constitution.
Sources: TASR, SITA, Sme
Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
The Slovak Spectator cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information presented in its Flash News postings.
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Where did the $$ go? Caller disappointed in Gov't for past 4 years
It was on May 6, 2019 during the show NDP Radio aired on ZBVI 780 AM that a caller let the party know his disappointment.
According to the male caller, for the past four years the Government of the Virgin Islands had budgets averaging over $300M, which would have totaled over $1B over the 4-year period.
Where the money gone?
According to the caller, with that kind of money there should have been much more money in the Consolidated Fund and there should have been much more projects executed.
"How come we don't have a resource centre in the BVI? How come we don't have a proper airport? Why we don't have better ports? Why we don't have better roads?"
The caller went on to say he understood that in the last three years before the general elections on February 25, 2019 there was not enough money to support education and particularly for granting scholarship to H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.
"We didn't have any money for scholarships… Something just didn't add up."
According to the caller the Virgin Islands, despite its small population, presents one of the largest budgets among the Caribbean islands but yet there is not much to show for it.
Manage recurrent expenditure better- Hon Marlon A. Penn
Responding to the caller, Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) noted it is a frustration many share.
He added that one of the challenges is the cost of doing business in the Virgin Islands. This he said means the recurrent expenditure leaves little left for development.
In 2018 the then NDP administration announced a budget of $299.5M with a recurrent expenditure of $352.8M, a shortfall of over $50M.
According to Honourable Penn, the cost for running Government is too high.
Sending persons home not the 'answer'
"We have to find a way to better manage the recurrent expenditure of the country. And the answer can't just be sending persons home. We have to find a way to make the Government more efficient and we have done the work to make that happen."
One of the ways Hon Penn believes the recurrent expenditure can be better managed is through E-Government.
"One of the ways we have looked at is through E-Government, through online services. We have developed the policies and the framework. This is why the Government was recently talking about the consolidation that is happening at Immigration and Labour. That is going to create more productivity in the labour market as persons now don't have to come to Labour [Department] and lose a whole day of productivity."
Hon Penn reiterated that a lot of the recurrent expenditure is through "inefficient operation and inefficient processes."
On April 2, 2019 the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government announced a national budget of $427,657.383, which includes $331,742,666 on recurrent expenditures.
Meanwhile, the other persons on the NDP Radio show were Sixth District Representative Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines, host and NDP member Aaron F. Parillon and former President of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Youth Movement Mr Devin George.
14 Responses to "Where did the $$ go? Caller disappointed in Gov't for past 4 years"
Yo (07/05/2019, 10:38) Like (19) Dislike (13) ReplyThese guys have the heart to be host a radio show, Ndp its over, whicj part u all dont undestand, bye bye!
@Yo (07/05/2019, 11:53) Like (12) Dislike (3) ReplyWhy should they this is a democratic society. Did the VIP go into hiding after they lost two elections? Personally I think they need to speak up and give the people answers, secondly they need to rebut on a lot of allegations that where highlighted on the campaign trail. Not saying we will ever put them back in but they want to speak let.
ccc (07/05/2019, 10:55) Like (22) Dislike (13) ReplyIt went in some of there pockets
BS (07/05/2019, 10:57) Like (11) Dislike (0) ReplyPeople see govt and decided they will charge anything because it will be paid.
enough (07/05/2019, 11:18) Like (18) Dislike (2) Replystop complaining about what is gone. Lets move on. This new site needs to move forward as well. You cannot advance in reverse.
@ enough (07/05/2019, 12:05) Like (3) Dislike (8) Reply
we will never for get the pass so yo stay there with that sh*t!!!
@ enough (07/05/2019, 11:56) Like (9) Dislike (6) ReplyExactly. Focus on what the current government is doing. Really a few things that have been done in essence is no different from what the NDP allegedly did.
Short term memory (07/05/2019, 12:51) Like (11) Dislike (0) ReplyHappy that Hon. Penn did not respond using the floods and catastrophic hurricanes of 2017 in his response cause he may have bee crucified by folk with short term memory for doing so. However I would imagine that 2017 -2018 plans by the then government would have been grossly affected by the noted weather occurrences. I think they did a superb job with the recovery efforts and it would have taken unbudgeted monies to do so much of which remains in the pockets of those complaining. At the current rate of spending we will see how far we get in 2023 + - adverse weather. Hold on!
Eyes Rolling (07/05/2019, 13:00) Like (4) Dislike (3) ReplyMy goodness can we move on!!!!! This is crazy are we stuck in reverse.....................
wize up (07/05/2019, 15:42) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply@ Eyes Rolling: all the people of the territory wants to know where is the tax money: we speaking about millions and millions of dollars( as a matter of fact the issue is so serious the royal virgin islands police department is investigating likewise the auditor general have questionable government transactions: you sound upset
Hmmmm (08/05/2019, 06:29) Like (0) Dislike (0) ReplyHon. Penn, The purpose of the Central Administration Building was to be a one stop shop for everything. One issue I saw was Departments were moved out to rental spaces and the Floors at the Central Admin Building was redone with Marble etc.. for just the Minister and his direct staff etc... . So the High cost of renting, Second Water & Sewerage spends around 27 to 30 million a year on buying water and sending it into a broken distribution system and collecting about 2 to 3 million. Maybe a e-Water System can be put in place ( lol ) . Fix the distribution system, BiWater Contract coming to an end and What is being done with regards to a transition over to Government? People should be in there now working alongside the BiWater Staff now so in a few years they will take over. Unless you will sign an e-Contract. Baughers Bay Plant belong to the Government. It need to open back up and operate alongside BiWater. Turn Water & Sewerage into a Private Government Corporation not sell it, so it can collect its own money and move on to cut central Government Cost. Let Government Officers start contributing to the Pension Scheme instead of Government paying the full 100%. Lots of way's Hon. Penn . Summary, What Government need is a Business Manager.
E.Leonard (08/05/2019, 16:25) Like (3) Dislike (0) ReplyGovernment should be producing a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), a set of financial statements, that should be audited by an independent agency and be available to the public. A CAFR shows where actual expenditures occurred. The budget is a financial plan and road map; whereas, the CAFR is an end of fiscal year execution report. Due to its small/tiny size, government is by necessity is a major direct and indirect employer. The territory's small population and limited revenue streams means the cost share of spreading/disbursing the operating cost among each resident will be higher than in locales with larger populations and more revenue streams. Nonetheless, every effort should be exerted to eliminate waste, avoid duplication of services, improve efficiencies and effectiveness, enhance productivity, consolidate services, leverage technology, determine the true cost of doing business, provide effective oversight, conduct audits, improve acquiring /procuring goods and services procedures and standards, pay fair and reasonable prices for goods and services.....etc.
Quiet Warrior (10/05/2019, 07:11) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply"Nonetheless, every effort should be exerted to eliminate waste, avoid duplication of services, improve efficiencies and effectiveness, enhance productivity, consolidate services, leverage technology, determine the true cost of doing business, provide effective oversight, conduct audits, improve acquiring /procuring goods and services procedures and standards, pay fair and reasonable prices for goods and services.....etc." No brainer! Let's do this ting.
RealPol (09/05/2019, 10:15) Like (1) Dislike (0) ReplyReal talk and real deal. Government should commission a study on reducing government's operating cost. Trimming the bloated civil service should be the outcome of such a study. 20th Century needs employed in the 21st Century. With the availability of technology, no need for as many paper shufflers. Retrain folks on 21st Century needs and get rid of the dinosaur processes.


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Appeals Court: Police Can Be Disciplined for Racist Texts
(CN) – A California appellate court ruled Wednesday that the San Francisco Police Commission can bring disciplinary charges against nine police officers who sent homophobic and racist text messages discovered during a federal police misconduct investigation.
The First Appellate District overturned a state judge's ruling that said San Francisco's police department had filed for the hearings after the one-year statute of limitations had run out.
The texts were discovered as part of a joint police misconduct investigation in 2012 that led to the arrest of former police Sgt. Ian Furminger and other officers who were later convicted of pocketing money found at the houses of drug dealers.
Former police Chief Greg Suhr did not file disciplinary charges until Furminger's trial was over in December 2014.
Officer Rain Daugherty sued San Francisco, claiming that the charges came too late. Former San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith ruled in Daugherty's favor in December 2015.
California's Peace Officer's Bill of Rights, a 1976 law that guards the privacy of police officers and guarantees them certain rights, allows police agencies up to a year to file disciplinary charges after misconduct is discovered.
Justice Martin Jenkins, who penned the 38-page opinion, wrote that the statute of limitations was stayed during the corruption trial.
"[San Francisco Police] cooperated with federal authorities by adhering to the [U.S. Attorney Office's] confidentiality restriction and a federal protective order during the pendency of a wide-ranging criminal investigation aimed at uncovering the full scope of a conspiracy within the department's ranks," Jenkins wrote.
Jenkins, along with justices Stuart Pollak and William McGuiness, noted that the nature of the investigation and involvement of federal authorities added to the difficulty of determining when to bring up charges against other officers.
"Practically speaking, the ebb and flow of activity in a criminal case, particularly an investigation involving a broad conspiracy, precludes a definitive standard," Jenkins wrote.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera released a statement saying his office was pleased that "police officials do not have to compromise a criminal investigation in order to pursue discipline against officers accused of abhorrent behavior."
"Forcing public officials to choose between the two would have made a mockery of justice," Herrera said.


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45,000 Years Ago: Human's Decimation of Australia's Large Mammals
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on September 9, 2013 (go to class or lectures)
Choose from these words to fill the blanks below:
wombats, ecology, crossing, cross, adapt, Diprotodon, thickets, ecosystem, smaller, breeding, kangaroos, Siberian, important, evolutionary
ways in which humans related to other animals and plants and became the most important factor in the of planet earth long before the agricultural revolution
until the rise of Homo sapiens, all other human species lived on the Afroasian land mass
no other human species has the ability to the open sea or large expanses
plants evolved in each of these places in each of the areas of the earth, thus planet earth was divided into separate ecosystems
Homo sapiens were the ones who began to form connections between these ecosystems shortly after the cognitive revolution
45,000 years ago in Australia
how did Homo sapiens cross over from Indonesia to Australia
some stretches of open sea of 100 or 150 kilometers wide
how did they manage to themselves to the conditions of Australia, since knowing the world or animals and plants is critical to survive
if you knew how to hunt elephants in Asia, you may not know how to hunt
theory: 45,000 years ago, humans in Indonesia built the first seafaring cultures and settled Australia
if true, this was an unprecedented in human history since just 30,000 years earlier pre-cognitive humans were living in Africa making simple tools
the journey of the first Homo sapiens from the Eurasia land mass to Australia is one of the most events in human history, at least as important as the journey of Christopher Columbus to America or the journey of the Apollo 11 expedition to the moon. The journey of the first sapiens to Australia was the first time that any human species managed to leave the Afro Asian ecological system and to settle a new ecological system. Of greater importance than the actual was what the human pioneers in Australia began to do when they arrived in this new world. The moment the first Homo sapiens set foot on the beach of Australia was the moment when humans climbed from the middle to the top rung of the food chain and became the deadliest species of animal in the annals of plant earth. Up until their landing in Australia, humans showed a remarkable ability to adapt themselves to different environments but their impact on the environment was negligible. They had migrated from deserts into fertile and coastal areas and into winter landscapes, but they had done so without really changing their habitat, they changed the way they behaved, but they did not change the environment. Humans who landed in Australia not only began to change their own behavior in order to adapt, but they began to change the Australian . Australia of 50,000 years ago was very different than the Australia that we know today, full of large and strange creatures, including the giant Kangaroo which reached heights of 10 feet tall, the genyornis, a flightless bird, the megalania, a large lizard, and the marsupial lion, the largest meat-eating mammal known to exist in Australia related not to the lion but to kangaroos and . Within a few thousands years of the arrival of the first humans in Australia around 50,000 years ago, almost all of these giant animals became extinct. 50,000 years ago there were 24 Australian animal species that weighed an average of more than 50 kilograms. Within 10,000 years, 23 of these 24 species became extinct. The only large animal in Australia that managed to survive the arrival of sapiens is the red kangaroo
a large number of species also disappeared
ecosystems were completely changed and rearranged
if you look at the annals of Australian history, you see continuity for millions of years, and then a big break, a catastrophe 45,000 years ago
how did this mass destruction and upheaval of animal species and ecosystems happen
theory #1: climate change
theory #2: humans caused these changes
how did a relatively small number of hunter-gatherers bring about the ecological disaster in Australia 45,000 years ago, by using only technology of the Stone Age, not with guns, rockets and tanks, but with spear points and other tools?
reason #1: slow
large animals, who were the primary victims, breed slowly
number of offspring is low
there are long breaks between pregnancies
contrast rabbits which breed frequently, e.g. litters of up to seven about 4 or 5 times a year
even if humans killed only one Diprotodon a month, it would be enough to outnumber the rate of birth and drive them to extinction
reason #2: the element of surprise
animals in Africa and Asia gradually evolved to be afraid of humans
in contrast, the animals in Australia had no time to develop a healthy fear of humans, and taken at sight value, humans don't come cross as particularly dangerous, they were smaller than most of these larger animals, were comparatively slow, and did not have big teeth or sharp nails, so the giant koalas would take a look at humans, see that they are different but not particularly dangerous looking, and go back to munching leaves
reason #3: fire agriculture
using fire to reshape the environment to fit your needs better
when they landed 50,000 years ago, they were already experts in using fire
they burned down vast areas of and dense forest in which they had difficult moving and hunting
open grasslands attracted more easily hunted game
up to 45,000 years go, eucalyptus tree were quite rare in Australia, but became more numerous as humans began to burn down forests
they are more resistant to fire than most other trees and tended to survive in larger numbers after forests lands were burned
absence of great rivers or mountain chains meant that there were no geographic barriers to check the spread of fires
reason #4: climate change
destabilized ecological system and made it particularly vulnerable
it could have recovered from these changes as it had many times previously
e.g. the existed in Australia for millions of years and during these millions of years there were numerous climate changes but it existed through them each time
the combination of the weak ecological system and human's new threat made it extremely difficult for many types of animals to find a way to survive
lacking further evidence, it's hard to decide which one of these factors was the most important
yet we have enough evidence to be quite convinced that if humans had never reached Australia, the climate change by itself would not have been enough to cause such a mass extinction event
the extinction of Australia's large animals was the first significant mark that our species Homo sapiens left on planet earth
"These wandering bands of story-telling sapiens turned out to be the most destructive force that the animal kingdom every produced."
"The extinction of Australia's large animals was the first significant mark that Homo sapiens left on planet earth."


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