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|1 (1993)
The Society shall be called the Astronomical Society of Australia Incorporated.
The objects of the Society shall be promotion and extension of knowledge of Astronomy and related branches of science.
|3 (1993)
The members of the Society shall be those who joined the Society before the twenty-ninth day of November 1967 and those elected by the Council as hereinafter provided, unless membership has ceased under any of the provisions of this Constitution and By-laws or through death.
|4 (1995)
Membership of the Society shall be at a professional level.
(i) Ph.D. graduates in astronomy or other persons who have contributed to the advancement of astronomy or a closely related branch of science through research or services to education, winners of the Society's Berenice Page Medal or other persons invited by the Council may be elected as Full Members and shall then be entitled to use the initials MASA after their names until they cease to be Full Members.
(ii) Persons with an established record in astronomical research as adjudicated by the Council may be elected as Fellows and shall then be entitled to use the initials FASA after their names until they cease to be Fellows. Admission to the grade of Fellowship would normally require the person to have published a substantial number of well regarded research papers in refereed professional astronomical journals. Full Members may apply for and be admitted to Fellowship.
(iii) Undergraduate or graduate students reading for a degree in astronomy or a closely related subject maybe elected as Student Members, and may remain as such only while they are students. A student may apply for and be admitted to Full Membership.
(iv) Educators or other persons invited by the Council who have shown a dedication to the advancement of the discipline of astronomy may be elected as Associate Members.
|5 (1998)
Any person wishing to join the Society or change their grade of membership must make application and must be recommended by two Full Members or Fellows. Application for Fellowship must be recommended by two Fellows or by the Council. The application and recommendation shall be made on a form provided by a Secretary of the Society. The Council may elect as a Fellow, Full Member, Student Member or Associate Member of the Society any qualified person who has made the prescribed application.
|6 (1995)
A person distinguished for promotion or extension of knowledge of astronomy may be elected by the Council as an Honorary Fellow of the Society. An Honorary Fellow shall have all the privileges of a Fellow but shall not be obliged to pay a subscription. The Council may in any calendar year elect not more than one Honorary Fellow. All persons previously Honorary Members of the Society shall become Honorary Fellows.
|7 (1998)
Membership of the Society by other organizations.
(i) Any registered company, institution, association or other organization may be admitted by the Council as a Corporate Member of the Society.
(ii) Any society that has shown a dedication to the advancement of the discipline of astronomy may be admitted by the Council as an Associate Society Member of the Society.
|8 (1995)
In this Constitution, the word 'members' includes Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Full Members, Student Members, Associate Members, Associate Society Members and Corporate Members.
Every member not an Honorary Fellow shall on the first day of January of every year be liable to pay an annual subscription, the amount of each category of membership being fixed by a special postal ballot or by a General Meeting of the Society for which notice of at least 28 days has been given.
|10 (1995)
The Council may, at its discretion, reduce the amount of the annual subscription in the case of Full Members and Fellows who are in retirement.
|11 (1998)
The privileges of membership shall include the right to take part in meetings or other activities organized by the Society. All members except Associate Members shall receive one copy of each publication authorized by the Council for distribution among members.
A member may resign by giving written notice to a Secretary. A member whose subscription is more than a year in arrears may at the discretion of the Council and after due notice be deemed to have resigned.
|13 (1993)
If the Council deem it necessary to expel a member it is empowered to do so only after the member has been given due opportunity to reply to a written statement of the Council's intention and reasons, and then only with the concurrence of at least four-fifths of all Councillors. There is no appeal against a decision of Council to expel a member.
|14 (1995)
The business of the Society shall be managed subject only to such limitations as may be expressed in this Constitution by a Council consisting of the President, the Immediate Past President, a Vice-President, two Secretaries, the Treasurer and five Ordinary Councillors. The Council may co-opt at most two further Councillors who shall hold office until the succeeding Council takes office. An Editor appointed by the Council, if not already a Councillor, shall be ex officio one of the co-opted Councillors. All Councillors shall be Full Members or Fellows of the Society.
|15 (1993)
If the President is absent, the Vice-President, the Immediate Past President, or another Councillor duly appointed by the Council (in that order) shall act as deputy.
A vacancy in the office of a member of Council occurs if the member:
(i) dies;
(ii) ceases to be a member of the Society;
(iii) resigns his or her office by writing under his or her hand addressed to the Council;
(iv) becomes an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporation Law;
(v) becomes of unsound mind; or
(vi) is disqualified from office under subsection 63 (1) of the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 of the Australian Capital Territory.
In the event of the position of a Councillor falling vacant, the vacancy may be filled by invitation by the Council. In the event of the position of Immediate Past President falling vacant the Council may appoint a second Vice-President.
|17 (1993)
A meeting of the Council shall be convened at such times as the President, or deputy, deems it necessary, or upon request by three or more Councillors. The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be four Councillors including the President, or deputy, and a Secretary or the Treasurer.
|18 (1993)
A Council decision may be made by facsimile or postal ballot. A council decision may also be made by telephone or electronic-mail ballot, but, in this case, Councillors must confirm such votes by post or facsimile or at a meeting of the Council within fourteen days of the ballot.
The Council may appoint an Executive Committee to conduct between Council meetings normal business of the Society including the election of members and such other business as it directs.
Subject to such limitations as are expressed in this Constitution the Council may make or alter By-Laws and Guiding Principles for the management of the Society and fix the dates on which they become effective. Within six months of their introduction such By-Laws or Guiding Principles or their alteration shall be notified to all members who in the event of objection may act in accord with the provision of Article 31.
The Secretaries shall keep the minutes of the business meetings of the Society, the Council and the Executive Committee, and shall act as custodians of all documents of the Society which do not relate to funds and securities belonging to or held in trust for the Society.
|22 (1993)
The Treasurer shall collect and receive all funds on account of the Society and shall deposit the sums in banking accounts established in the name of the Society. Payments from these banking accounts shall be made by cheque signed by two out of three Councillors; the latter shall be the Treasurer and two other Councillors appointed by the Council for that purpose. The Treasurer shall be custodian of funds and securities of the Society and of all documents of the Society which relate to funds and securities belonging to or held in trust for the Society and shall keep accounts of money received and expended by the Society and for all matters in respect of which such receipt and expenditure take place. Each year the Treasurer shall prepare a balance sheet for the year ending on the 31st day of March of that year. The Treasurer's accounts and balance sheet shall be examined annually by Auditors elected by an Annual General Meeting.
The disbursement of funds and the management of the property of the Society shall be vested in the Council.
|24 (1995)
No funds or property of the Society shall be paid to or distributed among members. This provision shall not prevent reimbursement for expenditure actually incurred with the approval of the Council, or the award by the Society of medals, prizes or grants, or payments in respect of normal business transactions.
|25 (1993)
A general meeting for the purpose of holding elections and receiving reports and called the Annual General Meeting shall be held once in each calendar year.
|26 (1993)
The Council shall determine the time and place of each Annual General Meeting of the Society, and send notification of the meeting to all members at least 35 days prior to the meeting date.
|27 (1993)
The business of each Annual General Meeting shall include:
(i) the report of the Council of the Society;
(ii) the reports of the Treasurer and Auditors;
(iii) the election of Council for the period until the next Annual General Meeting;
(iv) the election of Auditors, not being members of the Society or the Public Officer.
There shall be no entitlement to vote by proxy at a General Meeting.
In furtherance of the aims of the Society activities such as meetings, conferences, symposia, vacation schools or teaching seminars may be organized by or with the approval of the Council either in the name of the Society alone or in co- operation with other bodies.
Whenever deemed necessary the Council may hold a special postal ballot of all members entitled to vote. In such cases the closing date for receipt of votes shall not be earlier than 21 days after the posting of voting papers to members.
|30 (1995)
Unless otherwise specified in this Constitution, Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Full Members, and Corporate Members shall be entitled to vote at meetings and in ballots and elections of the Society.
|31 (1993)
Society members may bring any issue concerning the Society to the attention of Council at anytime. Council shall hold a special ballot on a specified question within three months of receiving a written request from at least eight voting members.
The Council shall act in accordance with a direction, consistent with this Constitution, arising from a majority vote of a postal ballot of members entitled to vote under clause 30 except in relation to amendments of the Constitution in which case Article 37 applies.
Before each Annual General Meeting the Council shall prepare a list of nominations for all positions in the succeeding Council except that of Immediate Past President. The list shall contain at least the number of names as the number of positions to be filled according to Article 14. The President and Vice-President shall be eligible for re-election for the same office only once during an unbroken period on the Council. Ordinary Councillors shall be eligible for re-election as such twice only during an unbroken period on the Council.
The Council shall have the responsibility of enabling voting members to make additional nominations for any position on the Council and to provide for voting by post on the full list of candidates.
|35 (1993)
The election shall be determined by the direct count of the number of votes. Where necessary the President or the President's deputy, shall have a casting vote.
The newly elected Council shall take office immediately following the announcement of its election at the Annual General Meeting.
|37 (1993)
Any alteration to this Constitution shall require a majority of three-quarters of the votes cast in a special postal ballot.
|38 (1995)
A decision to disband the Society may be made only in a ballot of all Fellows, Honorary Fellows and Full Members.
Rescinded 1993.
|40 (1995)
In the event of the Society being disbanded any property or funds remaining after satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall be given or transferred to some other institution or institutions having objects similar to those of the Society to be determined by a postal ballot of all Fellows, Honorary Fellows and Full Members of the Society at or before its dissolution.
|41 (1993)
The liability of a member of the Society to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Society or the cost, charges and expenses of the winding up of the Society is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid by the member in respect of membership of the Society as required by Article 9 of the Constitution.
|42 (1993)
The Council shall, within fourteen days after the incorporation of the Society, appoint a member of the Society resident in the Australian Capital Territory to be the Public Officer of the Society and, if the office becomes vacant, shall within fourteen days after it becomes vacant, appoint a member resident in the Territory to fill the vacancy. The office of Public Officer becomes vacant if the person holding that office:
(i) is removed from office by resolution of the Council;
(ii) dies;
(iii) resigns his or her office by writing under his or her hand addressed to the Council;
(iv) becomes an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporation Law;
(v) suffers from mental or physical incapacity;
(vi) ceases to reside in the Australian Capital Territory;
(vii) ceases to be a member of the Society; or
(viii) is disqualified from office under subsection 63 (1) of the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 of the Australian Capital Territory.
|43 (1993)
The Seal of the Society shall be in the form of a rubber stamp inscribed with the name of the Society encircling the word 'Seal'. The Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by authority of a resolution of the Council and in the presence of at least two members of Council or of one member of Council and of the Public Officer of the Society or such other person as Council may appoint to that purpose and that attestation is sufficient for all purposes that the Seal was affixed by authority of the Council. The Seal shall remain in the custody of a member of the Council specified for that purpose by Council.
|44 (1993)
The records, books and other documents of the Society shall be open to inspection, free of charge, by a member of the Society. Inspection shall be made by arrangement with the Council officer who has custody of the item in question under Articles 21 and 22 of this Constitution.
A. Membership
Rescinded 1976.
The annual subscription shall be $110 for a Fellow, $90 for a Full Member, $80 for an Associate Society Member, $40 for a Student Member or Associate Member, and $300 for a Corporate Member, or such other amounts as shall be determined from time to time in accord with Article 9 of the Constitution.
Fellows, Full Members, Student Members and Associate Members shall in the year of their election pay half the prescribed annual subscription if elected after 1st July.
Corporate Members of the Society shall have the right to advertise such membership and may, as approved by the Council, display exhibits, literature, instruments or techniques during meeting periods. The Corporate Members shall be listed in the Society journal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, and such other Society publications as shall be determined from time to time by the Council.
A reminder that the annual subscription has become due on the first day of January shall be sent by the Treasurer to each member, not an Honorary Fellow, in January of each year. A second reminder shall be sent in June to those members, not Honorary Fellows, whose subscription has not yet been received.
Rescinded 1993.
Any member previously having qualified as a life member shall be deemed to satisfy the remainder of his or her annual subscription obligations for life. Any Full Member or Fellow who has retired and is aged 60 or more may continue membership at an annual subscription rate equal to that for Student Members.
B. The Council of the Society
Notice of each meeting of the Council shall be sent by a Secretary to the usual address of every Councillor.
Draft minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be sent to each Councillor as soon as practicable after the meeting.
The Executive Committee shall comprise the President, Immediate Past President, Vice-President, two Secretaries and the Treasurer, and, if Council has appointed any other Councillor or Councillors to the Executive Committee in accord with Article 19 of the Constitution, that Councillor or those Councillors. A meeting of the Executive Committee shall be constituted only if attended by three of its members including one among the President the Vice-President and the Immediate Past President, and one among the Secretaries and the Treasurer.
An instruction by the Council to the Executive Committee to carry out any business implies authorization to make the necessary payments. All accounts above $250, or such other limit as shall be determined by Council from time to time, shall require specific approval by the Council or the Executive before payment.
The Executive Committee shall keep minutes of its activities which shall be circulated to all Councillors.
The Council shall be deemed to have notified a member of any business if a Secretary has either handed the notice to the member personally or sent it by post to the address supplied by the member to the Society.
C. Scientific and General Meetings
The organization of each Scientific Meeting shall be the responsibility of an Organizing Committee appointed by and acting under the general instruction of the Council.
Unless otherwise instructed the Organizing Committee shall be responsible for selecting contributions to be delivered at the Scientific Meeting.
Before a Scientific Meeting the Organising Committee, the Chair of the Editorial Advisory Committee and the Council shall agree on the type and form of material which members shall be invited to submit for delivery at the Meeting and thence for publication in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia.
Rescinded 1994.
Rescinded 1998.
The quorum for an Annual General Meeting shall be fifteen voting members defined under Clause 30 of this constitution.
The proceedings of Scientific Meetings, other than vacation schools, that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the Society shall, subject to acceptance through normal refereeing, be published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia unless Council decides otherwise.
D. Ballots and Elections
Nominations of the Council for the offices in the next Council shall take into account regional representation, which may also be taken into account in appointing co-opted Councillors. The list of Council nominations shall be circulated to all voting members of the Society, as defined under Clause 30 of this constitution,not less than 49 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.
After receiving the list of Council's nominations any two Fellows or Full Members may nominate any other Fellow or Full Members for any offices of the Council. Each such nomination must be countersigned by the nominee and received by a Secretary not less than 35 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting at which the election is to take place.
In the event of an election being necessary a Secretary shall, not later than 21 days before the Annual General Meeting, post to each voting member, as defined under Clause 30 of this constitution, a complete list of the nominations in the form of a ballot paper.
A voting member, as defined under Clause 30 of this constitution, shall vote by leaving unmarked on the ballot paper the exact number of names of candidates for each office which is subject to ballot and striking out the others. The duly completed ballot paper should preferably be sent to a Secretary so that it is received not later than two days before the Annual General Meeting. Alternatively the ballot paper may be handed to a Secretary at the venue of and not later than one hour before the start of the Annual General Meeting. For a vote to be valid, it must comply with all instructions issued to members with the ballot paper.
Before the start of the Annual General Meeting a Secretary shall hand all ballot papers to two scrutineers appointed by the Council. The scrutineers shall be Fellows, Honorary Fellows or Full Members not nominated for election to the Council.
E. Miscellaneous
The statement of each Article of the Constitution, By-law or Guiding Principle shall be accompanied by an indication of the date on which it was adopted or last amended except in the case of those approved by the Annual General Meeting in 1967.
F. The Berenice Page Medal
There shall be a medal, called The Berenice Page Medal, which shall be awarded by the Society for excellence in amateur astronomy in Australia and its Territories. This award shall be made by the Council at appropriate intervals.
G. The Harley Wood Lecture and School of Astronomy
There shall be a Public Lecture called the Harley Wood Lecture given by a person of some distinction in astronomy or a related field during or near the time of the Annual General Meeting.
From time to time the Society shall hold a series of lectures, seminars or workshops for the benefit of students of astronomy and called the Harley Wood School of Astronomy.
Both the Harley Wood Lecture and the Harley Wood School of Astronomy shall be organised in association with the Macquarie University Foundation for Astronomy (or its successor) and shall be supported from funds allocated for the purpose by that foundation.
H. The Robert Ellery Lectureship and the Gascoigne Fund
The Society may recognize outstanding contributions in astronomy or a related field by the award of Robert Ellery Lectureships.
It shall be the duty of the Council to consider annually the propriety of such an award and, if it thinks fit, to decide upon the award. In determining each award, Council may give particular attention to contributions in, or of relevance to, the field of Southern Hemisphere astronomy. Nevertheless, the award may be made for contributions in any branch of astronomy or a related field.
Each recipient of the Robert Ellery Lectureship shall be invited to present a keynote lecture at or near the time of an Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society, and/or to deliver a lecture on some other appropriate occasion as determined by Council.
The Society shall maintain a fund, known as the Gascoigne Fund. The Fund shall be applied principally to the support of Robert Ellery Lectureships, but it may also be applied to any other purpose decided upon by Council. The Fund shall consist of monies donated by Professor S. C. B. Gascoigne, FAA, for the establishment of the Lectureship, and of other donations or bequests made specifically in support of its purposes. It may also be augmented, from time to time, by the transfer of other monies as determined by Council.
I. Foreign Astronomers Aid Fund
A Fund shall be established to be known as the Foreign Astronomers Aid Fund, the purpose of which shall be generally to assist colleagues in astronomy in other countries. The Fund shall be administered by five Trustees; two shall be the President and Treasurer of the Society, and three others shall be appointed by Council from among the Fellows, Honorary Fellows and Full Members of the Society. The Fund may be wound up by agreement of four Trustees who shall also determine the disposal of any remaining monies.
J. Editorial Advisory Committee
The Council of the Society shall appoint an Editorial Advisory Committee that shall be responsible for the publication of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia.
The Council of the Society shall appoint the Chair of the Editorial Advisory Committee who shall be the person referred to as the Editor in Article 14 of the constitution and who shall report in writing to each meeting of the Council and to the Annual General Meeting.
Council appointments of Chair or Member of the Editorial Advisory Committee shall be for 3 years or such shorter term as the Council may deem necessary. Consecutive appointments totalling up to 6 years shall be allowed.
In making appointments to the Editorial Advisory Committee, the Council shall take into account fields of expertise encompassed by the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia and shall stagger the appointments to ensure continuity of expertise and familiarity with editorial policy.
The Editorial Advisory Committee shall be responsible for the peer review of papers and the maintenance of acceptable standards in articles published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia.
The Editorial Advisory Committee shall be responsible for the development of policy on publication by the Society and shall recommend policy changes to the Council.
The Chair of the Editorial Advisory Committee shall be responsible for all communications with the publishers and printers and shall ensure their adherence to the requirements of the Council.
K. Bok Prize
There shall be a prize, called the Bok prize, awarded at the discretion of the Council annually for a report or essay on an astronomical topic by an undergraduate or honours student of at least two years standing (or equivalent) who is studying in Australia.
Each entry must be accompanied by a statement from the candidate's lecturer or supervisor indicating the relationship of the submission to the student's course requirements and a confidential statement on the originality of the submission.
The prize shall consist of a medal plus a cash award of a value to be determined by the Council from time to time.
L. David Allen Prize
There shall be a prize, called the David Allen Prize, awarded, at the discretion of the Council, annually. It shall be for the best contribution, or series of contributions, published in the previous calendar year in any form of media that is widely accessible to Australians, which portrays an astronomical theme in an exciting and educative manner and which informs the general public in understandable language, while retaining the integrity of the science.
Eligibility for the prize shall be restricted to Australian residents.
The prize shall consist of a plaque plus a cash award of a value to be determined by the Council from time to time.
An assessment panel for the award shall be appointed by the Council with wide representation, and may include science communicators, professional and amateur astronomers and the general public. The assessment panel shall make its award recommendation to the Council no less than three months before the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
The Society shall maintain a fund, known as the David Allen Prize Fund. The Fund shall be applied principally to the support of David Allen Prize, but it may also be applied to any other purpose decided upon by Council. The Fund shall consist of donations or bequests made specifically in support of its purposes. It may also be augmented, from time to time, by the transfer of other monies as determined by Council.


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As we move into 2014, we know our region's employers will want to be aware of new legislation that has passed or could soon pass that may affect them. The following is what has become our annual Atlantic Canada Labour and Employment Legislative Update after a generally very busy 2013 in Atlantic Canada. In snapshot form, amendments were introduced in New Brunswick that will see changes come into effect on June 1, 2014 to the Workers' Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the thrust was on protecting offshore oil workers with new legislation and regulations and similar to spring legislation introduced in Nova Scotia, the New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador governments amended their employment standards legislation to protect families of critically ill children with new forms of workplace leaves. A newly elected government in Nova Scotia has revisited and made changes to first contract arbitration provisions introduced in 2010 under the Trade Union Act and also introduced an amendment to the Labour Standards Code that will see a new holiday in Nova Scotia in February 2015. Prince Edward Island made changes to its Occupational Health and Safety Act and has included new grounds for protection under its Human Rights Act. The following is a province-by-province roundup of changes we know employers will be interested in knowing about.
Overview New Brunswick introduced several amendments during both the spring and fall sittings of the legislature which could impact employers. Several amendments involve the Employment Standards Act and include provisions that:
Amendments to the Workers' Compensation Act will come into effect on June 1, 2014, and impact time limits for making a claim and reporting requirements in the event of a workplace injury. Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act will also come into effect on June 1, 2014. These amendments are significant and include requirements for written safety policies and time limits for reporting a workplace incident. Other new legislation introduced this fall includes the repeal of the Public Service Superannuation Act. Meanwhile, the provincial government has initiated a three-year, multi-stage review of workers' compensation legislation. This will impact the Workers' Compensation Act as well as the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act. The last such review was undertaken over twenty years ago. The current review's objective is to ensure the workers' compensation system addresses the needs and realities of current and future workplaces and balances employees' compensation needs with employers' financial interests. The first stage of the review will focus on the calculation of benefits under section 38.11 (9) of the Workers' Compensation Act, whether to introduce a dispute resolution mechanism relating to processes and procedures, and the governance structure and mandate related to the Appeals Tribunal. (a) Amendments and New Legislation:Employment Standards Act New Brunswick introduced several amendments during the spring sitting of the legislature. In summary, amendments to the Employment Standards Act received Royal Assent on June 21, 2013. These amendments will bring the following changes on a future date by proclamation:
In the fall sitting, the legislature introduced two additional bills amending the Employment Standards Act. Bill No. 21, An Act to Amend An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, would amend the not yet proclaimed An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, SNB 2013, c. 13 clarifies the circumstances in which a director would be held liable for unpaid wages and vacation pay. If Bill 21 is passed:
Bill No. 22, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, introduces protections for foreign workers and new unpaid leaves for parents and guardians to care for critically ill or injured children or to cope with a situation where their child dies or disappears as a result of a suspected crime. If passed, the following summarized changes would take effect on proclamation:
Workers' Compensation Act, RSNB 1973, c. W-13 – Effective June 1, 2014 An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, SNB 2013 c. 14, received Royal Assent on June 21, 2013 and will come into force on June 1, 2014. The Act will be changed to include the following:
Occupational Health and Safety Act, SNB 1983, c. O-0.2 – Effective June 1, 2014 An Act to Amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act, SNB 2013 c. 15, received Royal Assent on June 21, 2013 and will come into force on June 1, 2014. The Act will change to include the following:
An Act Respecting Pensions under the Public Service Superannuation Act – Effective January 1, 2014 Bill No. 11, An Act Respecting Pensions under the Public Service Superannuation Act repeals the Public Service Superannuation Act, RSNB 1973, c. P-26, and converts the pension plan under the PSSA into a shared risk plan for public sector employees and public sector retirees.
Overview The Newfoundland and Labrador legislature has amended the Labour Standards Act to include two new leaves of absence (1) for an employee whose child has disappeared or died as a result of a crime; and (2) for an employee whose child is critically ill. The legislature also amended the Human Rights Act to provide "gender identity" and "gender expression" protections. The province has also developed a new occupational health and safety regime applicable to the offshore. Regulations were introduced that provide insurance coverage for volunteer search and rescue members and new regulations were made under the Labour Relations Act to establish certain work as a "Special Project" for the purpose of collective bargaining. In addition, some regulations were amended dealing with pension plans and investments. More detailed information follows. (a) Amendments and New Legislation:Labour Standards Act , RSNL 1990 cL-2 – Effective December 10, 2013 The Labour Standards Act sets out the employment standards applicable in Newfoundland and Labrador. There were two amendments made to the legislation this fall, both of which came into effect on December 10, 2013. They establish new categories of unpaid leave from employment: first, for an employee whose child has disappeared or died as a result of a crime; and second, for an employee whose child is critically ill.
These new forms of employee leave are in addition to previously existing compassionate care leave, which provides for up to eight weeks of unpaid leave where a family member is terminally ill and has a significant risk of death in the short term. The death of an employee's child will likely also entitle that person to bereavement leave, in accordance with the other relevant provisions of the Act. For a Q&A on these new leaves, please visit our blog on New Forms of unpaid leave for parents and guardians of children in crisis. Human Rights Act , 2010, SNL 2010, c. H-13.1 – Effective December 10, 2013 The Human Rights Act, 2010 was amended on December 10, 2013 to add "gender identity" and "gender expression" to the list of protected grounds of discrimination. This amendment brings the Newfoundland and Labrador legislation in line with the protections offered in many other Canadian jurisdictions. We do not believe, however, that this is a substantial change to the content of the law, given that "sexual orientation" and "sex" already appear in the Act, and would likely have provided some protection against discrimination based on gender identity or expression. Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act, (amendments) SNL 2013, c 3 (not yet in force) These amendments will establish a new occupational health and safety regime in the offshore areas. While the amendments are not yet in force, those engaged in the industry are encouraged to take proactive measures to ensure compliance when it does take effect. Some highlights include:
Employers involved in offshore petroleum activities are encouraged to review Part III.1 - Occupational Health and Safety to become familiar with the new occupational health and safety regime prior to its coming into effect at some point in the future, as yet unannounced. (b) Regulations:Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Regulations, NLR 2/13 The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Regulations now provide insurance coverage for volunteer search and rescue members and auxiliary constables while they are carrying out duties and responsibilities tasked by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The recognized volunteer search and rescue organizations are the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association Inc. Members of these organizations are provided with this coverage:
Lower Churchill Special Project Orders, NL Regs. 67/13, 68/13, and 69/13 These regulations under the Labour Relations Act relating to the Muskrat Falls development in Labrador establish particular work as a "Special Project", capable of supporting a collective agreement which is different from the Provincial Collective Agreement which is applicable in the construction industry generally. The affected projects are:
Each Special Project Order establishes an employers' organization for the purposes of engaging in collective bargaining. Clients who are, or who wish to become, engaged in the Muskrat Falls development project should make themselves aware of the implications of the existence of these Special Project Orders. Pension Benefits Act Regulations, NLR 2/13 This amendment to the Pension Benefits Act Regulations extends the period that Memorial University of Newfoundland is exempt from making payments to maintain the solvency of the Memorial University Pension Plan to December 31, 2015. The regulations were amended as of January 4, 2013 and are deemed in effect retroactively to January 1, 2011. This is in line with similar amendments in 2004 (NLR 122/04) and 2006 (NLR 40/06). This exemption was first introduced by NLR 135/03 on December 9, 2003. Pension Benefits Act Regulations NLR 29/13 The Pension Benefits Act Regulations were amended to adopt Schedule III of the Pension Standards Regulations, 1985 (Canada). Schedule III outlines permitted pension investments and replaces the previous investment rules contained in the Pension Benefits Act.
Overview In the spring session, amendments were made to the Labour Standards Code that provide for unpaid leaves of absence in the case of critically ill or abducted children. These amendments received Royal Assent and came into force on July 9, 2013. Amendments to the Pension Benefits Act provide a broader definition of "spouse". This amendment received Royal Assent and is now in effect. Workers' Compensation Act amendments allow for reinstatement of benefits to spouses who lost those benefits on remarriage. In addition, the legislature passed Bill 61, the Cyber-safety Act. Although aimed at preventing events in light of a recent teen suicide in Nova Scotia, Bill 61 goes further by creating the tort that, through the common law principle of vicarious liability, may result in workplace litigation. More can be read on the Act by visiting our blog and reading The business case against workplace bullies just got stronger! Parts of the Cyber-safety Act came into effect on August 7, 2013. The province also created more regulations under the Labour Standards Code General Regulations dealing with foreign workers in the province that came into effect on February 1, 2013, May 1, 2013 and September 2013. New Occupational Health and Safety Act regulations came into effect on June 12, 2013 that combine previous regulations and provide new definitions and new standards, including adopting visibility standards for clothing. The fall session saw a new Liberal government amend the Trade Union Act to make changes to sections dealing with first contract arbitration, amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act that deal with appeals, and introduce new legislation providing for a February holiday in the province in 2015. (a) Amendments and New Legislation:Labour Standards Code, RSNS 1989, c. 246 – in effect July 9, 2013 Bill No. 3, Support for Parents of Critically Ill or Abducted Children Act amends the Labour Standards Code to provide for unpaid leave from employment for parents (including spouses and other caregivers) on three occurrences:
Eligibility is based on the parent or caregiver having been employed with the employer for a minimum of three months. Pension Benefits Act, RSNS 1989, c 340 – in effect May 10, 2013 Bill No. 42 amends the Pension Benefits Act to recognize spousal relationships outside of traditional marriage. The amendment clarifies the definition of "spouse" and provides that cohabitation is required for a continuous period of time. In addition, the legislation is amended to be more inclusive of unmarried spouses changing the heading at Section 74 from "Marriage Breakdown" to "Breakdown of Spousal Relationship" and changing the law in Section 74 to include pension entitlement for former spouses. Workers' Compensation Act, SNS 1994-95, c 10 – in effect May 10, 2013 Bill No. 45, the Widows' Pension Act, amends the Workers' Compensation Act to extend the time frame in which a dependent spouse of a deceased pensioner is entitled to reinstatement of survivor benefits. The legislation reinstates benefits that were discontinued on remarriage by the surviving spouse before April 17, 1985. Application for such benefits must be made on or before June 1, 2014. The legislation provides discretion to the Board to extend that deadline. Trade Union Act, RSNS 1989, c. 475 – in effect December 12, 2013 Bill No. 19, allows the Labour Board to impose a first agreement, but only after the Labour Board finds that one of the bargaining parties is not using best efforts to reach a collective agreement. Automatic access to first contract arbitration that existed under the previous legislation was removed. The amendments allow the parties more time to negotiate before access to the first contract arbitration process can be triggered. This was accomplished by removing provisions setting time limits on how soon a conciliation officer may notify the Board that the parties have reached an impasse and in the Board's ability to return the parties to conciliation after an application is made. With the new amendments, a conciliator must determine that the parties have reached an impasse before the matter can be placed before the Labour Board. The Board will now be required to decide whether there has been conduct that has led to unsuccessful bargaining and only if such improper conduct is found will there be first contract arbitration. The Labour Board will essentially only be involved in situations where it determines that one of the bargaining parties is impeding the bargaining process. In order to move to first contract arbitration (without agreement) under the new rules, one of the parties will be required to show that:
If the Labour Board finds that the parties are not using best efforts to bargain, it has the authority to direct that they return to conciliation or appoint an arbitrator. If the parties do not wish to have an arbitrator appointed, they can request that the Board settle the matter. Such requests must be made within seven days of the direction of the Board. While this avoids the expense of going to arbitration (an expense shared equally by the parties), it still leaves employers in the position of having an outside party determine terms and conditions of employment. If one of the parties requests the Board determine the matter, the hearing must commence within 21 days of the request. The Board must release a decision within 45 days of commencement of the hearing. If the Board orders that the parties return to conciliation, they will have an additional 30 days within which to reach an agreement. If they are not able to reach an agreement within this 30 day period, the Board will direct settlement by arbitration and an arbitrator will be appointed. There can be no strike or lockout after a party applies to the Board or the Board has provided direction to return to conciliation. Occupational Health and Safety Act, SNS 1996, c. 7 – effective on a future date by proclamation The amendment deals with Occupational Health and Safety Appeals from Administrative Orders as follows: Any order, notice or other document required under the Act or regulations:
The amendment removes an intermediate stage of appeal to the Executive Director and replaces it with authority for the Executive Director, subject to the regulations, on the Executive Director's own motion, to review an order or decision of an officer, vary, revoke or suspend the order or decision or to make any order or decision that the officer could have made. The amendment clarifies that the Executive Director's standing as a party is limited to cases appealed to the Board pursuant to the Act. The Chair of the Labour Board, under the amendment, has the power to determine whether the Board hears an appeal as a one or three person panel. The amendments allows for consolidation of appeals that a person might have before the Board. The amendments include a transition period for appeals initiated before the amendment is proclaimed, namely; that if an appeal is already initiated, or within an appeal period not expired before the amendment is proclaimed, it must be determined under the Act as it read immediately before the new amendment comes into force. Bill No. 15 - February Holiday Act – in effect January 1, 2015 This legislation amends the Interpretation Act, the Labour Standards Code, the Retail Business Uniform Closing Day Act and the Retail Business Designated Day Closing Act to provide for a holiday falling on the third Monday in February commencing January 1, 2015. (b) Regulations:Labour Standards Code Regulations, NS Reg 29/2013 and NS Reg 30/2013 Amendments to the General Labour Standards Code Regulations can be broken down into Schedule "A", which came into effect on February 1, 2013, and Schedule "B", which came into effect on May 1, 2013. The focus of the amendments is largely on foreign labour policy, in particular, the inclusion of the definition of "family member" for the purpose of exemption from licensing, and new regulations surrounding the qualifications and application for foreign worker recruitment licenses. More details on these regulations is available on our blog at New Rules for Foreign Worker Recruitment in Nova Scotia come into effect on May 1, 2013. In September, 2013, the government put into place new regulations changing licensing requirements under the Code saying that recruiters do not require a license to engage in certain types of foreign worker recruitment activities. More on these changes can be found in our blog Nova Scotia's Foreign Worker Rules Amended: Licensing and Registration Requirements. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, N.S. Reg. 52/2013, N.S. Reg. 53/2013 – in effect June 12, 2013 Several amendments to the regulations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act were recently introduced. The changes include the following:
Overview Prince Edward Island amended its Occupational Health and Safety Act to extend the prosecution timeline to two years. (a) Amendments:Occupational Health and Safety Act, RSPEI 1988, c O-1.01 – in effect May 8, 2013 The Act was amended by Bill 29, An Act to Amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act, adding a new provision extending the period in which a prosecution may be commenced to two years (whichever is later):
The intention of the amendment is to allow a longer period of time to investigate complex occupational health and safety matters. Human Rights Act, RSPEI 1988, c H-12 – in effect The Act was amended by Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Human Rights Act, with changes that include adding "gender expression" and "gender identity" as new protected grounds of discrimination. This change sends a clear message that transgender, transsexual, intersex persons, cross-dressers, and others who in other ways express gender different than their birth sex are afforded protection under the Act. Royal assent was granted on December 6, 2013.Workers Compensation Act , RSPEI 1988, c W-7.1 – in effect January 1, 2014 The Act was amended by Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Workers Compensation Act, adding and changing several provisions. Prior to this Bill, no dependent, other than a spouse or a child of a deceased worker, was entitled to compensation unless no compensation was payable under the provision to the spouse or a child. This limitation was removed by this amendment. There has been an addition to the Act dealing with wage loss benefits that are payable to a worker who is injured in an accident occurring on or after January 1, 2014, that results in a loss of earning capacity. This addition increases the amount payable to a worker in respect of such an accident for the first 39 weeks from 80 per cent to 85 per cent of the worker's loss of earning capacity. The wage loss benefits, however, shall not exceed 85 per cent of the net maximum annual earnings. This Bill established the date and amount of the annual adjustments for: wage loss benefits payable as extended earnings loss; compensation for workers receiving extended wage loss benefits; compensation for workers who were advised of entitlement to compensation on a long-term wage loss benefit basis; and workers receiving partial or total disability pensions. All beginning on July 1, 2014, the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") will increase from 75 per cent to 80 per cent so that benefits will be adjusted by 80 per cent of the CPI or 4 per cent whichever is lesser. Another addition to the Act is a provision permitting the Board to provide funding assistance, subject to any terms and conditions it considers appropriate, to employer associations for the purpose of promotion of education and training in accident prevention. Royal Assent was granted on December 6, 2013 and the Bill comes into effect on January 1, 2014 with the exception of the changes allowing for funding to employers organizations that come into force on a date to be set by proclamation. Civil Service Superannuation Act, RSPEI 1988, c W-7.1 – in effect January 1, 2014 The Act was amended by Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Civil Service Superannuation Act, adding and changing several provisions. The changes to this Act mean that Civil Service Superannuation Fund ("CSSF") retirees, who currently receive an increase in their pension every year based on the CPI, will only receive this CPI increase in years when the fund has the ability to pay it. In practice, this would be when the fund is at least 110 per cent funded. The Government estimates this would allow for indexing every four out of five years. This amendment also aims to reduce the amount of pension people are eligible for when they retire. Prior to this change, the pension of a CSSF retiree was based on an average of the employee's best three salary years. Now, this has been changed to reflect a career average, which would start at the beginning of a person's career, when they were earning less. The purpose of this is to lower the employee's average salary. Royal Assent was granted on December 6, 2013.
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1st National Conference in Hungary
"Your mercy is better than life" Ps.62
took place last April 09 in Budapest
9,00 Morning prayer by the Eucharist – András and Gellért GÁVEL /they serve with music during the whole day
9,30 Laudes led by the SSS
Greeting words by the parish priest Ákos ElÅ'd BRÜCKNER O.Cist.
Greeting words by Mgr. István KATONA bishop
10,00 Mgr. János SZÉKELY bishop : Mercy in the Bible"
10,45 Patrice CHOCHOLSKI "Mercy in the life and service of the Servant of God John Paul II."
11,30 Witnessing by Fr. Placid OLOFSSON OSB.
12,00 Angelus
Lunch possibility of a simple meal in the neighbour Highschool for 700,- forints
13,30 Praising by the EUCHARIST
13,50 Witnessing by Péter JANIG hospital priest
14,15 Mgr. Miklós BEER bishop : "Reconciliation and trust"
15,00 Meeting with JESUS in the Eucharist
The prayer is led by Fr. Gábor KEMENES
Hour of the Mercy
Possibility of confessing with the help of priests
17,00 Breack
17,40 Preparation for mass
18.00 Holy mass, celebrated by the apostolic nonce Mgr. Juliusz JANUSZ archbishop
After mass possiblity of personal prayer for the healing of the hearts,
intercession by the Comm. EMMANUEL
Principal patron : Mgr. Péter ERDÅ cardinal
Patron : Mgr. Csaba TERNYÁK archbishop
For further information, please contact : irgalmasjezus chez gmail.com
web site : ->www.irgalmasjezus.hu
or on the phone by István DÁNYI : 00/36/63-482288 or 36/70/3344777
Coordinators appointed by Mgr. István KATONA : Péter and Éva CSILLAG


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The Pololu 3pi robot is a complete, high-performance mobile platform featuring two micro metal gearmotors, five reflectance sensors, an 8×2 character LCD, a buzzer, and three user pushbuttons, all connected to a C-programmable ATmega328 microcontroller. Capable of speeds exceeding 3 feet per second, 3pi is a great first robot for ambitious beginners and a perfect second robot for those looking to move up from non-programmable or slower beginner robots. Its my dream, but can be shorted, of course.
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Side B is the 3rd mixtape from up and coming raper/singer/song writer T-Shawn from Dallas Texas. This tape focuses on being true to yourself, coming of age, and finding what makes you happy. If you love true hip hop, with some dope beats, catchy hooks, and creative word play. This tape and artist is the one for you
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TAB 4.0 comprises environments and performances by Beau Rhee and Kate Mohanty. Melodious silks. Colorful cocktails. The voice of a saxophone rising from stormy basement. The audience will explore the ways perception is made up of both what and how. Please, come be a part.
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As a homeowner, there is a good chance you are wondering what can be done to make your home look a little better. Even though you may already be living in the perfect home, there is always room for improvement. It is fun to think about landscaping the yard. This is something that is becoming very popular. Of course, it is also something that requires a great deal of efforts. If this is a concern, don't hesitate to contact a landscaping professional today.
Many homeowners prefer to use Landscaping Water Features as a way to put the finishing touches on their homes. There are a number of water features that would be perfect for any style of home. Visit the website Jasonottingerlandscaping.com to learn more about the different options. It doesn't matter whether you are looking for a small waterfall to put in a corner or if you are interested in having a fish pond built. Either way, this is the home where the family is going to live forever, and it should be nothing less than perfect.
Of course, a landscaping contractor is happy to come to the home to evaluate the work that needs to be done. They will offer suggestions which can be very helpful mainly because they have so much experience doing this type of work. A contractor is fully aware of the work that is required. He is going to talk with the homeowner in advance to let them know what to expect. He is also available to answer any questions. If it is decided that would like to use his services, he will go ahead and get started whenever you are ready.
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Ty'n y Fynw farm wild flowers
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Project descriptionWe supply plants that originate from seed or cuttings collected from the local area for those wishing to reintroduce or grow native wildflowers. Stock is collected by hand from our small upland mixed organic farm and adjacent areas which lies between 800 and 1100 feet above sea level. We stock approximately 20 species ready for sale, grown from seed harvested last autumn. Some species can be grown to order, please ask.


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FORT HOOD, TX --Fort Hood officials plan to demolish the medical readiness building where an Army psychiatrist massacred soldiers, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.
Four years after the 2009 rampage, officials at the Central Texas Army post said they would raze Building 42003 and move to reopen other parts of the Soldier Readiness Processing Center complex.
The area has been fenced off as a crime scene ever since Nov. 5, 2009, when Army Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire, leaving dying soldiers and pools of blood on the floor.
Hasan was convicted in August and sentenced to death. Post spokesman Chris Haug says Army investigators turned over the building shortly after the sentence.
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A man is in serious condition at Lutheran Hospital after a woman struck him on his bicycle at Ridge Boulevard and 73rd Street in Bay Ridge on May 10.
The cyclist was riding on Ridge Boulevard towards 72nd Street just after 9:45 am when the woman hit him with her car at the intersection, as she was driving down 73rd Street towards Colonial Road, according to police. Emergency medical personnel found the cyclist unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to his body before they transported him to the hospital.
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Viresolve® Standard Modules
Self-contained, single-use disposable modules designed to remove viruses from protein solutions.
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|Application Note - Ensuring Compliance: Regulatory guidance for virus clearance validation
Data Sheet
|Viresolve® 180 Modules with CorrTest Integrity Test Kits
|Reference overview
|Validation of Virus Filtration
Carter, Jeff and Herb Lutz
BioProcess International January 2003: 52-62 2003
|An overview of viral filtration in biopharmaceutical manufacturing
Jeffrey Carter and Herbert Lutz, Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA, USA; European Journal of Parenteral Sciences 2002; 7(3): 72–78 © 2002 Parenteral Society
European Journal of Parenteral Sciences 2002; 7(3): 72–78 © 2002 Parenteral Society 2002
|Filtration and the Removal of Viruses from Biopharmaceuticals
Levy, Richard V., Michael W. Phillips, and Herbert Lutz
Chapter 20 in Filtration in the Biopharmaceutical Industry. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998. 1998
|A Validatible Porosimetric Technique for Verifying the Integrity of Virus-Retentive Membranes
Michael W. Phillips and Anthony J. DiLeo Advanced Separations Research Department, Millipore Corporation, 80 Ashby Road, Bedford MA 0 1 730, U.S.A.
Biologicals. 1996 Sep;24(3):243-53. 1996
|High Resolution Removal of Virus From Protein Solutions Using A Membrane of Unique Structure
DiLeo, Anthony J., Anthony E. Allegrezza, and Stuart E. Builder
Bio/Technology (February 1992): 182-188; RP002 1992
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Viresolve® standard modules are self-contained, single-use disposable modules designed to remove viruses from protein solutions. Viresolve® modules are fabricated from a single material of construction, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). The modules are thermally bonded and no solvents are used in fabricating the units.
Viresolve® modules achieve efficient virus removal while maximizing protein recoveries and minimizing hold-up volumes. The modules are used in a tangential flow filtration mode with two peristaltic pumps for superior transmembrane pressure control.
Each module is supplied with a medical-grade silicone tubing set and gaskets for easy connection to a variety of peristaltic pumps. The modules can be supplied in a number of configurations to meet a variety of process needs. For example, modules are available with accessories suitable for pressure monitoring or diafiltration processes.
Viresolve® modules are available with membranes for use with larger protein products (typically ≤ 180 kD). They offer excellent virus retentive capabilities, and are consistently capable of protein recoveries exceeding 90%.
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Typical Membrane Viral Retention (in Buffer)*
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|17.5 cm (6.9 in.)
|9.3 cm (3.7 in.)
|0.9 cm (0.35 in.)
|0.107 kg (0.236 lb.)
|0.1 m2 (1 ft2)
|17.5 cm (6.9 in.)
|9.3 cm (3.7 in.)
|2.5 cm (0.98 in.)
|0.405 kg (0.893 lb.)
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150 cm2 (0.16 ft2)
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0.1 m2 (1 ft2)
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|Viresolve® 180
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Medical-grade silicone gasket seal and platinum-cured silicone tube set with fractional sanitary connections
Tubing Set
A sterile, medical-grade silicone tube set is provided with each Viresolve® standard module. Each tube set consists of three segments: a feed, retentate, and permeate line. Each tube set has provisions for diafiltration.
Pump Specifications
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Dr Michalis Kontopodis welcomes potential PhD students interested in youth studies, critical psychology, global education and/or media research to contact him and discuss their ideas and research proposals. His approach to doctoral supervision is described below:
Traditionally, students pursuing PhDs in countries such as the UK were a homogenous group, largely consisting of white, middle-class young adults. The cultural, ethnic and socio-economic characteristics of HE students in the UK as well as worldwide have changed dramatically over the last few decades in response to social movements claiming access for all; to policies such as the 1997 Widening Participation Strategy by the New Labour government under Tony Blair; as well as to the broader needs of the knowledge economy (cf. Farrell & Fenwick, 2007). Also novel and reflected in the marketing terms used in the above-mentioned article by Fleischman et al. (2010) is an expectation that each individual student is seen as a 'customer [who] co-constructs the service experience to suit her context', ideally through dialogue, personalised experiences, joint problem definition and problem- solving (p. 16).
Treating students as individual customers is currently also an element of a broader 'audit' or 'performativity culture' – a culture that has been much criticised by sociological, anthropological and feminist scholars (Firtha & Martens, 2008; Strathern, 2000). However, integrating PhD students with diverse gender or socio-cultural backgrounds and biographical trajectories into the academic life in a personalised way need not only go together with an 'audit' or 'performativity culture' – it can also be seen as an important step towards building more inclusive and just universities (and therefore societies) on local and global levels.
In her book The right to higher education: Beyond widening participation (2012), Penny Jane Burke draws on an impressive array of resources, including feminist post-structuralism and critical pedagogy; national and institutional policy documents; interviews with social inclusion practitioners and students; as well as comparisons with the US and India. On these grounds, Burke explores ways of overcoming institutional politics of misrecognition and silencing, and of introducing new forms of literacy and writing so as to address the needs as well as the emotions, desires and experiences of male and female students from various cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Burke does not specifically refer to PhD students, yet her account is highly relevant to the broader discussion about the styles and approaches of doctoral supervision (cf. Deutchar, 2008). It can certainly form a basis for a politics of integration in contemporary academia.
Integrating PhD students into local community activities, as Fleischman et al.(2010) suggest, could further enhance such a politics of integration. Fleischman et al. develop a conceptual model for understanding how community engagement can be used as a marketing mechanism to co-create value in the international student experience – ultimately creating a competitive advantage. Even if one could take critical distance from the marketing discourse of the paper, this conceptual model (see Figure 1, adapted from Fleischman, et.al., 2010, p. 19) draws our attention on two dimensions that have been central in the relevant literature as revised in the paper:
- Rather than viewing community engagement and value co-creation as discrete constructs, the relevant literature proposes an understanding of community engagement as value co-creation (for all involved parts, i.e. for the students and university as well as for local communities).
- The model then differentiates between the expectations and the levels of community engagement and integration of both novice and longer-term students – thus exploring community engagement as something that changes over time.
Although the paper by Fleischman et al. is conceptual and does not present any empirical data, the proposed model can provide the basis for promoting the engagement of international PhD students in local community activities. This can have significant implications in terms of enriching the students' experiences as well as in terms of bridging the gap between the international rigour and local applicability of academic research.
Doctoral student involvement in academic and community life cannot, however, nowadays respond only to local necessities (referring to the locality of the university, the field of research and/or the student's region of origin). The current world is characterised by humanitarian and economic crises that spread quickly from one place to the other. Within this frame, PhD students need to re-imagine collectivity as well as develop best academic practices on the basis of cosmopolitan values such as those proposed by Beck and Levy (2013). 'Importing' PhD students from BRIC and developing countries simply for profit purposes, without addressing broader global issues, cannot in this context be seen as an ethical practice – however well integrated and respected the international students may be with regards to recognition and enhanced local community engagement as framed in the above-discussed approaches.
I therefore see an urgent need for the expansion and application of civic, intercultural, cosmopolitan and global citizenship educational approaches in the field of doctoral supervision, similar to those developed in the aftermath of the Second World War for the primary and secondary educational provision (cf. Peters, Britton & Blee, 2008; Wulf & Merkel, 2002; Wulf, Poulain, & Triki, 2009). International PhD students have the potential to become ambassadors in promoting values such as inclusion, civic engagement, tolerance, respect, human dignity and peace on a global scale through their research and academic practice, and this is much needed in the contemporary world. Of course a successful completion of the PhD is essential for this, and this can be achieved by balancing autonomy and control-oriented supervision, as well as intellectual and emotional development (cf. Deutchar, 2008; Firtha & Martens, 2008). However, achieving globally significant PhD research and engagement requires much more than autonomy, self-transformation and managerial tasks: it requires higher morality, societal vision and hope in the sense of Paulo Freire, whose pedagogy of hope seems to be more timely than ever before (cf. Freire & Freire, 1994).
I strongly hope to see more research on PhD learning, writing and supervision in this direction in the years to come.
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Burke, P. J. (2012). The right to higher education: Beyond widening participation. London: Routledge.
Deutchar, R. (2008). Facilitator, director or critical friend? Contradiction and congruence in doctoral supervision styles. Teaching in Higher Education, 13(4), 489-500.
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Firtha, A., & Martens, E. (2008). Transforming supervisors? A critique of post-liberal approaches to research supervision. Teaching in Higher Education, 13(3), 279-289.
Fleischman, D., Lawley, M., & Raciti, M. M. (2010). Enhancing the international student experience with community engagement: A Conceptual model. e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching, 4(2), 13-26.
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Wulf, C., & Merkel, C. (Eds.) (2002). Globalisierung als Herausforderung der Erziehung: Theorien, Grundlagen, Fallstudien. Münster: Waxmann.
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I'm very picky about my heroes. They have to be doing something I aspire to, even if it's only in my head. They have to be ordinary, because it's easy to be a hero if you're famous, or rich, or both. They have to have overcome adversity in a superhuman way and, above all, they have to be modest. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a show-off superhero big-head.
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Nicky came over to Leeds to tell her story at a small fund-raising event organised by a local running club. For a modest fee of £3 each, we heard her amazing story, how she ran for the love of it, ran well, ran hard and just kept on running into the record books.
Her account was remarkably humble, she talked about how she fitted her running around her very busy life as a farmer, even finding time to coach the juniors at her local club. When asked about her cancer, she said she'd stayed up-beat, even seeing the offer of reconstructive surgery as a positive, as to her that meant treatment was over and she was on the way to recovery. I wasn't surprised when she told us that the doctors liked treating her because she was so positive.
She showed us a film of her run. In it, she is so matter-of-fact, allowing the camera to see her at her highs and her lows, brushing off a deep cut on her hand with an almost Monty Pythonesque 'tis but a scratch'. A scratch? I'm sure I could see daylight through that gash.
She ate whatever she could keep down under such exertion, bringing some of it back, while still moving, and assessing what she had and hadn't digested so she could take on more food if needed. Cheered on by no more than a couple of dozen people, arriving back at the dead of night and touching that wall before sitting down in a damping chair to smile the satisfied smile of a record-breaker. A fantastic achievement.
I was totally inspired by this 48-year-old woman who'd worked and trained hard to achieve what she set out to do, quickly and quietly. I'm not sure if I could do what she has done, other than gashing my hand and being sick, but seeing her, listening to her, being in her presence, makes me at least want to head for the Lakeland Fells and run, run, RUN. Thank you, Nicky, you are my hero.


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In the tenth year of his prophethood, Prophet Muhammad with his companion Zaid bin Harisa visited the city of Ta'if near Makkah to invite people to Islam. The people of Ta'if were very happy with their lives; they had a beautiful valley to live in, enjoyed good food and passed their time in ease and comfort. They also were not willing to listen to this newcomer who was telling them to give up their worshipping of idols and to listen and bow to this One God who they couldn't even see.
The leaders of the Ta'if made it impossible for the two of them to preach Islam, and treated Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the worst possible manner. They made street boys run after them and throw stones at them. These boys were merciless and they pelted them with stones so much that their shoes filled with blood. They took refuge in a garden and laid down to rest.
Allah, the Exalted, the Mighty, was so displeased with the people of Ta'if for their treatment of His honorable Prophet that He sent down angel Gabreil to tell Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that if the Prophet so wished, Allah would crush the whole valley of Ta'if along with its non-believers under the mountains surrounding them.
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" Paula Deen accused of condoning sexual harassment, racist remarks "
The day after my family joined me in Texas, we ate a a local Jims restaurant. The waitress came up to us and in her biggest smile said, "Can I get you some coffee, sugar?"
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Has the aggrieved received a phone call from the First Lady?
You can't criticize Mother Michelle or be friendly to Sarah Palin:
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Paula Deen: Michelle Obama likes fried food too (and ate more than anyone else on her show)
IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2012 Program Announced (Paula Deen, Sarah Palin, Terry Bradshaw, others)
Yeah, it's not like Paula Deen ever made any sexual remarks on her television show (including about her son's private parts or her husband's 'sausage').
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