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No. 06-1321
In the Supreme Court of the United States
v. JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER GENERAL
Solicitor General
Counsel of Record
Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
(202) 514-2217
Whether the federal sector prohibition against dis crimination based on age in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. 633a (Supp. IV 2004), creates a cause of action that permits an employee to sue a federal employer for alleged retaliation.
In the Supreme Court of the United States
No. 06-1321
The opinion of the court of appeals (Pet. App. 1a-10a) is reported at 476 F.3d 54. The opinion and order of the district court (Pet. App. 11a-32a) are unreported.
The judgment of the court of appeals was entered on February 9, 2007. A petition for rehearing was denied on March 20, 2007 (Pet. App. 33a). The petition for a writ of certiorari was filed on March 30, 2007. The juris diction of this Court is invoked under 28 U.S.C. 1254(1).
1. a. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq., provides that "[a]ll personnel actions affecting employees or applicants for employment who are at least 40 years of age" in specified federal departments and agencies, including the United States Postal Service, "shall be made free from any discrimination based on age." 29 U.S.C. 633a(a) (Supp. IV 2004). Any person aggrieved by such discrim ination "may bring a civil action in any Federal district court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equita ble relief as will effectuate the purposes of this chapter." 29 U.S.C. 633a(c). With one exception not relevant here, personnel actions taken by federal departments and agencies covered by the ADEA are not "subject to" any other provision of the ADEA. 29 U.S.C. 633a(f).
b. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA), 5 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., provides that it is unlawful to
take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, any personnel action against any employee or appli cant for employment because of-
(A) the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or grievance right granted by any law, rule, or regulation;
(B) testifying for or otherwise lawfully assist ing any individual in the exercise of any right referred to in subparagraph (A).
5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(9).
Many employees of the United States Postal Service (USPS) are excepted from the CSRA and are instead covered by collective bargaining agreements or a per sonnel system developed by the USPS. See 39 U.S.C. 410(a), 1001, 1206(b) (authorizing collective bargaining), 1209(a). In authorizing those alternative personnel sys tems, Congress required the USPS to "assure its offi cers and employees * * * full protection of their employment rights by guaranteeing them an opportunity for a fair hearing on adverse actions." 39 U.S.C. 1001(b).
The USPS personnel system prohibits "any action, event, or course of conduct that * * * subjects any person to reprisal for prior involvement in EEO activ ity." USPS, Employee and Labor Relations Manual § 665.23, at 688 (Feb. 15, 2007) (ELM) <http://www. usps.com/cpim/manuals/elm/elm.htm>. All collective bargaining agreements incorporate that prohibition against retaliation. They also prohibit discipline that is "punitive" and not "for just cause."1
2. Petitioner was a window distribution clerk for the USPS. Pet. App. 1a. In November 2002, petitioner re quested a transfer from a position at the Moca, Puerto Rico Post Office to a position at the Dorado, Puerto Rico Post Office. Id. at 2a. Petitioner's supervisor denied that request. Ibid. Petitioner filed an equal employ ment opportunity complaint with the USPS, alleging that she had been discriminated against on the basis of age. Ibid. Petitioner alleges that, after she filed that complaint, she was subjected to various forms of retalia tion. Ibid.
In November 2003, petitioner filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, against the USPS, alleging, inter alia, that she had been subjected to retaliation for filing an age discrimination complaint and that this retaliation constitutes a violation of the ADEA. Pet. App. 3a. The district court granted summary judgment to the government on petitioner's retaliation claim, holding that the United States had not waived its immunity from suit for retaliation claims. Id. at 21a-32a. The court reasoned that waivers of immu nity must be express, and that the federal sector age discrimination prohibition does not contain an express waiver of immunity for retaliation claims. Id. at 29a- 31a.
3. The court of appeals affirmed. Pet. App. 1a-10a. The court held that sovereign immunity does not pre clude an ADEA suit against the USPS because the Postal Reorganization Act, 39 U.S.C. 101 et seq., waived the USPS's sovereign immunity. Pet. App. at 4a. The court further held that the ADEA does not "allow a plaintiff to bring a cause of action against the federal government for retaliation." Ibid. The Court reasoned that the "text of § 633a clearly prohibits discrimination against federal employees (over forty years old) based on age, but says nothing that indicates that Congress meant for this provision to provide a cause of action for retaliation for filing an age-discrimination related com plaint." Id. at 5a.
The court noted that this Court in Burlington North ern & Santa Fe Railway v. White, 126 S. Ct. 2405, 2412 (2006), had explained that the substantive prohibition against discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., seeks to prohibit injury to individuals based on their status, whereas Title VII's anti-retaliation provision seeks to prevent harm to individuals based on their conduct. Pet. App. 5a. The court concluded that this "clear difference between a cause of action for discrimination and a cause of action for retaliation leads to the conclusion that if Congress had meant to provide for both causes of action, it would have said so explicitly." Ibid.
The court of appeals rejected on several grounds peti tioner's reliance on the holding in Jackson v. Birming ham Board of Education, 544 U.S. 167 (2005), that the implied right of action in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., for discrim ination based on sex encompasses protection against retaliation. Pet. App. 6a-7a. First, the court noted that Jackson was "interpreting a judicially-created cause of action," giving the Court authority to define "the con tours of that right of action." Id. at 6a (citation omitted). Second, the court observed that the Jackson Court had premised its holding in part on its conclusion that a re taliation remedy was necessary to further the statute's objectives because coaches and teachers, although not themselves the targets of sex discrimination, were often in the best position to identify such discrimination against students. Id. at 6a-7a. Third, the court noted that Title IX was enacted against the backdrop of Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc., 396 U.S. 229 (1969), which had held that a statute barring discrimina tion based on race gave rise to a implied right of action to sue for retaliation. Pet. App. 7a. The court concluded that none of those rationales applies in the present con text. Id. at 6a-7a.
In concluding that the ADEA federal sector prohibi tion does not encompass retaliation, the court of appeals also relied on the structure of the ADEA. In particular, the court noted that the ADEA provision governing pri vate employers expressly provides a cause of action for retaliation, making the absence of such a parallel provi sion in the federal sector significant. Pet. App. 7a-8a. Moreover, the court noted, the federal sector ADEA provision specifies that federal employers shall not be subject to the provisions that govern private employers. Id. at 9a (citing 29 U.S.C. 633a(f)).
The court of appeals noted that the D.C. Circuit had held in Forman v. Small, 271 F.3d 285 (2001), cert. de nied, 536 U.S. 958 (2002), that the ADEA federal sector provision creates a cause of action for retaliation. Pet. App. 8a-9a. For the reasons discussed above, however, the court disagreed with the D.C. Circuit's conclusion. Id. at 8a-10a.
The court of appeals correctly held that the ADEA provision applicable to federal employers does not cre ate a retaliation remedy, and that holding does not con flict with any decision of this Court. The decision below conflicts with the D.C. Circuit's decision in Foreman. Because those are the only two circuits that have ad dressed the issue, however, further ventilation of the issue may be appropriate and could eliminate the need for the Court's intervention to resolve the issue. More over, review is particularly unwarranted in the context of this case because, regardless of the scope of the ADEA, most USPS employees, including petitioner, are protected against retaliation under the terms of collec tive bargaining agreements. The petition for a writ of certiorari should therefore be denied.
1. The federal sector ADEA provision prohibits "discrimination based on age." 29 U.S.C. 633a(a) (Supp. IV 2004) (emphasis added). When viewed in the context of the ADEA as a whole, the term "based on age" limits the reach of the federal sector ADEA prohibition to dis crimination based on the individual victim's age; it does not cover retaliation against a person who has filed an age discrimination complaint.
A comparison between the ADEA's provisions gov erning private employers and the provision governing federal employers is particularly revealing. The provi sions governing private employers separately prohibit both discrimination because of an individual's age, 29 U.S.C. 623(a)(1), and discrimination because an individ ual has filed an age discrimination complaint, 29 U.S.C. 623(d), while the ADEA provision governing federal employers prohibits only discrimination based on age. 29 U.S.C. 633a(a) (Supp. IV 2004). Equally important, the provision applicable to federal employers specifies that none of the provisions governing private employers shall apply to federal employers. 29 U.S.C. 633a(f). The overwhelming implication from that series of provisions is that while the ADEA's private sector provisions pro hibit both discrimination based on a victim's age and retaliation based on a person's conduct in filing an age discrimination complaint, the federal sector provision reaches only discrimination based on the individual victim's age. See Pet. App. 9a-10a.
It is also significant that the federal sector provision constitutes a waiver of the United States' immunity from suit. It is an accepted principle of statutory construction that waivers of the United States' immunity from suit "must be construed strictly in favor of the sovereign." United States v. Nordic Vill., Inc., 503 U.S. 30, 34 (1992) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). That principle of strict construction leads to the conclusion that the federal sector ADEA provision prohibits only discrimination based on the individual victim's age, not retaliation against a person for filing an age discrimina tion complaint.2
That understanding of the ADEA's federal sector prohibition is also consistent with the Court decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway v. White, 126 S. Ct. 2405 (2006). In that case, the Court held that the provision in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., barring discrimination by private employers because of, inter alia, race or sex is "not co terminous" with a Title VII provision barring discrimi nation by private employers because a person has filed a Title VII complaint. Burlington, 126 S. Ct. at 2414. The Court explained that "[t]he substantive provision seeks to prevent injury to individuals based on who they are, i.e., their status. The anti-retaliation provision seeks to prevent harm to individuals based on what they do, i.e., their conduct." Id. at 2412.
That analysis is equally applicable here. The federal sector prohibition against discrimination "based on age" seeks to prevent injury to individuals based on their status as persons who are more than 40 years of age; it does not seek to prevent harm to individuals based on their conduct in filing an age discrimination complaint.
That reading of the federal sector prohibition against discrimination based on age does not leave persons who complain of age discrimination without protection against retaliation. The CSRA makes it a prohibited personnel practice to "take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, any personnel action" because an employee has "exercise[d] * * * any appeal, complaint or grievance right granted by any law, rule, or regula tion" or "testif[ied] for or otherwise lawfully assist[ed] any individual in the exercise of any [such] right." 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(9). A federal employee claiming retali ation that results in removal, suspension of more than 14 days, or reduction in grade or pay may seek relief from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) with re view by the Federal Circuit. 5 U.S.C. 7512, 7701-7703. An employee complaining of retaliation of a less serious nature may bring a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel, which is authorized to seek corrective action on the employee's behalf before the MSPB. 5 U.S.C. 1212.
The CSRA excludes many USPS employees from its protections. But those employees are protected against retaliation by USPS regulations and collective bargain ing agreements. The Postal Service ELM prohibits "any action, event, or course of conduct that * * * subjects any person to reprisal for prior involvement in EEO ac tivity." ELM § 665.23, at 688. That prohibition applies to employees who work under a collective bargaining agreement as well as those who do not. See, e.g., Agree ment Between the USPS and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union art. 19 (2000) (Mail Handlers Agree ment) <http://www.npmhu.org/Resource/Agreement/ USPSNPMHU2000NationalAgreement.pdf>; Harrell v. USPS, 445 F.3d 913, 922-923 (7th Cir), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 845 (2006). Employees who work under a col lective bargaining agreement also are protected from discipline that is not "for just cause," and retaliation for filing an ADEA claim would not constitute just cause. See Mail Handlers Agreement art. 16; USPS & American Postal Workers Union, National Collec- tive Bargaining Agreement art. XVI (July 20, 1971) <http://www.apwu.org/dept/ind-rel/sc/oldcbas/ APWU%20Contract%201971-1973.pdf>.
2. Petitioner errs in contending (Pet. 7-8) that the decision of the court below conflicts with this Court's decision in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, 544 U.S. 167 (2005). In Jackson, the Court addressed the scope of the implied right of action in Title IX, which provides that "[n]o person * * * shall, on the basis of sex, * * * be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal finan cial assistance." 20 U.S.C. 1681(a). The Court in Jack son held that retaliation against a person because that person has complained of sex discrimination gives rise to a private right of action under that provision. 544 U.S. at 173-174.
Petitioner seeks to extrapolate from Jackson the rule that any prohibition against discrimination based on a particular characteristic necessarily carries with it a prohibition against retaliation against a person who complains of that form of discrimination, regardless of the statutory scheme at issue. Pet. 8. Jackson, how ever, established no such sweeping principle. To the contrary, Jackson noted that Title VII's prohibition against discrimination by private employers based on race and sex does not encompass protection against re taliation, 544 U.S. at 175, a point this Court reaffirmed in Burlington. See 126 S. Ct. at 2412, 2414.
Moreover, rather than relying on statutory language in isolation, the Court in Jackson rested its decision on several key contextual factors, including that (1) Title IX, in contrast to Title VII, creates an implied rather than an express cause of action, 544 U.S. at 175, (2) Title IX was enacted against the backdrop of the Court's holding in Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc., 396 U.S. 229 (1969), that a similar statute created an implied right of action for retaliation, Jackson, 544 U.S. at 176, and (3) Title IX's statutory purposes cannot be achieved without protection against retaliation. Id. at 180.
None of those factors is present here. First, the ADEA creates an express cause of action, not an implied right of action. Second, because Sullivan, like Jackson, interpreted the scope of an implied right of action, it cannot be presumed that Congress was seeking to incor porate Sullivan's holding when it enacted the ADEA's express cause of action five years later. And third, be cause the CSRA, federal regulations, and collective bar gaining agreements furnish protection against retalia tion, an ADEA retaliation remedy is not needed to accomplish the ADEA's purposes.
Even more important, the provision at issue here is informed by at least two contextual factors that were not present in Jackson. As discussed above, the structure of the ADEA as a whole (especially its different treat ment of private and federal employers) and the principle that waivers of sovereign immunity must be strictly con strued lead to the conclusion that the provision at issue here does not afford protection against retaliation. Be cause the context of the provision at issue here differs so fundamentally from the context of the provision at issue in Jackson, petitioner's reliance on that decision is misplaced.
3. As petitioner notes (Pet. 7), the decision below conflicts with the D.C. Circuit's decision in Forman v. Small, 271 F.3d 285 (2001), cert. denied, 536 U.S. 958 (2002). Review of that conflict is not warranted at this time.
At present, there is only a one-to-one circuit split on the question presented, and that issue may benefit from further ventilation in the circuits. There will be ample opportunity for such ventilation in the near future be cause cases raising the issue are pending in at least two additional circuits. See Whitman v. Mineta, No. 05- 36231 (9th Cir. filed Dec. 30, 2005); Kuzdrowski v. Nicholson, No. 06-4894 (3d Cir. Nov. 29, 2006); Stremple v. Secretary Dep't of Veterans Affairs, No. 06-3807 (3d Cir. filed Aug. 23, 2006).
Moreover, should those circuits agree with the court below, the conflict may ultimately resolve itself without the need for the Court's intervention. If three circuits should agree with the government's position in this case, the D.C. Circuit may well be willing to revisit its deci sion in Forman. That is particularly true because the D.C. Circuit decided Forman without the benefit of briefing on "whether § 633a prohibits retaliation." 271 F.3d at 295.
Furthermore, the Forman decision is premised in part on the court's view that, if there were no ADEA retaliation remedy, a federal employer could fire an em ployee who complained of age discrimination. 271 F.3d at 297. In the court's view, failing to recognize a retalia tion remedy would therefore "produce absurd results." Ibid. As discussed above, however, independent of the ADEA, federal law prohibits federal employers from engaging in such retaliation. The D.C. Circuit's error on that component of its analysis provides yet another reason to conclude that the D.C. Circuit might be willing to revisit its decision in Foreman.
Finally, Forman was decided before this Court's de cision in Burlington, a case on which the court below heavily relied. See Pet. App. 5a. It was also decided before this Court's decision in Jackson, a case on which petitioner primarily relies. Review of the question presented should await a conflict in circuit court decisions that take those two decisions into account.
The petition for a writ of certiorari should be denied.
Respectfully submitted.
Solicitor General
Assistant Attorney General
1 Agreement Between the USPS and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union arts. 16, 19 (2000) < http://www.npmhu.org/Resource/Agreement/USPSNPMHU2000NationalAgreement.pdf>; see USPS & American Postal Workers Union, National Collective Bargaining Agreement arts. II, XVI (July 20, 1971) <http://www.apwu.org/dept/ ind-rel/sc/oldcbas/APWU%20Contract%201971-1973.pdf> (termination only "for just cause").
2 As the court of appeals noted (Pet. App. 4a), the Postal Reorganiza tion Act generally waives the USPS's immunity from suit. For most federal employers, however, the ADEA constitutes the sole waiver of immunity from ADEA claims. Because the ADEA cannot be inter preted one way for federal agencies and departments for which it con stitutes the only waiver, and a different way for agencies for which Con gress has generally waived immunity from suit, the principle that waivers of sovereign immunity must be strictly construed is applicable here. Cf. Clark v. Martinez, 543 U.S. 371, 380 (2005).


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The Arsenal is a citadel protecting the main harbor of Braavos. It is located at the entrance to the lagoon, just beyond the Titan of Braavos. It sits upon a knob of rock, fortified with stone battlements and bristling with scorpions, trebuchets, and spitfires. [1]
The Arsenal is also a dock with room for dozens of galleys beneath it. Along it's shores are innumerable quays, docks, and wooden sheds holding many more ships. It houses the defense fleet of the city and is the center of shipbuilding in Braavos. It is said that a war galley can be built in a day there.[1]
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April 11, 2001
Michael G. Mutarelli, associate instructor of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration technology at Lehigh Carbon Community College, has been elected vice president of the Council of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Educators. CARE, a national organization designed to improve the quality of HVACR instruction, works to form a curriculum based on national skill standards and entry level certifications in three aspects of the industry: residential heating and air conditioning, light commercial heating and air conditioning, and commercial refrigeration.
Air-conditioning Units Getting Noise Barriers At Whitehall Square
The Morning Call
September 8, 1987
In answer to noise complaints from Whitehall Township residents, the developers of the Whitehall Square Shopping Center have begun putting noise barriers around air-conditioning units on top of its stores. Residents say the developers, Rosenshein Associates, began placing 10-foot high walls around four air-conditioning units on top of the mall stores. In May, residents measured the noise from the air-conditioning units and complained to the township that it exceeded federal noise standards.
Pennridge Board Debates Putting Air Conditioning In New Elementary
by JILL WENDLING, The Morning Call
February 7, 1989
The Pennridge School Board last night discussed having a $300,000 air conditioning system in the proposed West Rockhill Elementary School. Board member David Hersh, chairman of the Building, Property and Energy Committee, said the engineer needs to know whether to add air conditioning to the plans. The board will consider the matter at its Feb. 20 meeting. Hersh explained that even having the air conditioning as an alternative would mean paying the engineer $10,800 for his work.
Better teeth, air conditioning don't ease fear of terror
By Eli Schwartz Special to The Morning Call - Freelance
February 16, 2004
Statistics and data are very good, but one can learn much by simple observation. I very much enjoyed being at the University of Manchester in England on detached service in the fall of 1945. But one thing appalled me. It seemed that almost every third Englishman had bad teeth; missing teeth and gaps showed whenever they opened their mouths. In 1966, I came with my family to England again. Not so much had changed, but I did notice that the teeth were fixed. The ubiquitous misses and gaps were gone.
Air conditioning systems play larger role in selling homes
August 9, 2013
The sweltering summer in parts of the country has pushed efficient, quiet central air-conditioning systems to the top of many buyers' wish lists, according to real estate experts across the nation. "I'd put it among today's top essentials," says James Lowenstern, president of Castles Unlimited, a real estate firm in Newton, Mass. Sellers must decide whether installing central air is a worthwhile investment compared to noisier, less-efficient window units. Central air systems are usually much pricier, depending on a home's size, condition, whether it has a furnace and ductwork and the size and quality of the system.
Two places to cool off in Easton
July 16, 2013
It's that time of year again. No, it's not Christmas in July - quite the opposite. Temperatures are predicted to crest at 94 degrees this afternoon, and relief from the scorching heat may not reach the Lehigh Valley until Sunday. In response to what can be lethal for folks without air conditioning at home, Easton will open a pair of cooling stations to give residents some respite. According to the city, the following cooling stations will be available: Salvation Army at 1110 Northampton St., from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Southern Lehigh ponders what to do with aging elementary schools
By Margie Peterson, Special to The Morning Call
July 14, 2013
When the 43-year-old water pipes at Hopewell Elementary School spring a leak, maintenance crews have their work cut out for them. "The plumbing in that building runs underneath the slab floor and in the cinder block walls," explained Todd Bergey, director of student services for the Southern Lehigh School District. "To get to the plumbing we have to jackhammer the concrete floor or knock out a cinderblock wall. " The heating and air conditioning is so old the manufacturer no longer carries parts for repairs, which means Bergey's staff has to either fashion their own or do an extensive hunt for a spare part.
Increase Your Green Time
April 8, 2013
Naturally, the spring and summer months is a time of increased activity. In fact, many find it easier to stick to workout programs in the spring and summer than in the winter. And while any exercise is good, clearly the benefits of indoor and outdoor workouts are vastly different. Indoor workouts, like pounding the treadmill, simply cannot provide fresh air, majestic scenery, and naturally derived vitamin D from the sun's rays. In fact, the benefits of outdoor exercise are so magnificent they have evoked experts to add a new name to the list of exercise jargon-- "green workouts."Green workouts are especially revered for the mental health benefits that nature provides; so much so, they are even being prescribed for individuals with depression and other mental illnesses.
Woman who left kids in car while she gambled at Sands pleads guilty
By Riley Yates, Of The Morning Call
April 5, 2013
An Allentown woman who left her five kids alone in the car while she gambled at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of endangering the welfare of children. But whether 34-year-old Yulissa Troncoso will be sent to prison is a question that remains unanswered, with guidelines calling for anything from probation to nine months in jail at minimum when Northampton County Judge Michael Koury Jr. sentences her on the misdemeanor in June. The children, whose ages ranged from 10 months to 12 years, were left in Troncoso's SUV for over an hour on July 26, a hot summer day in which temperatures reached 91 degrees.
Utilities not offering air conditioning program this summer
Paul Muschick and The Watchdog
December 26, 2012
I bet you didn't think once about your air conditioner while you spent the holiday break huddled around your fireplace or napping beneath your electric blanket. But electric companies always are thinking ahead. And as of now, their plans for the coming summer don't include voluntary conservation programs that were used last summer to pay customers for permission to remotely throttle back their air conditioners on the hottest afternoons. The programs run by PPL and Met-Ed didn't get off to hot starts last summer, prompting several thousand complaints.
Amazon workers cool after company took heat for hot warehouse
By Spencer Soper, Of The Morning Call
June 3, 2012
This time last year, online retailer Amazon.com had ambulances parked outside its Breinigsville warehouse complex on hot days, with emergency medical personnel ready to take workers suffering from heat injuries to nearby hospitals. Today, Amazon warehouse workers say the facility is refreshingly cool when it's hot and muggy outside. The company recently installed 40 roof-top air conditioners in its 615,000-square-foot warehouse, part of a $52 million investment in cooling its warehouses around the country.
Too much air conditioning wastes energy
August 28, 2012
Yes, it has been hot this summer and it would be great if we could save some of this heat for winter. On the other hand, we could save a lot of energy if air conditioner levels were not set on "frostbite. " We traveled to Missouri for several weeks where the temperature hovered around 100 degrees daily. Both there and here in the Lehigh Valley we encountered restaurants, theaters, doctor offices and even hospitals where the atmosphere was so cold we wanted jackets. I find no need for businesses to set their thermostats so low. A little cooling is fine, but excessive cooling is a waste of energy.
Met-Ed resumes EasyGreen air conditioning restrictions
Paul Muschick and The Watchdog
July 18, 2012
When power companies cranked up new programs last month that restrict air conditioners to conserve energy on super hot days, thousands of people were left cranky in their steamy homes. PPL immediately changed its E-Power Peak Saver program so air conditioners wouldn't be off as long. Met-Ed suspended its EasyGreen program until it could revise it, and rolled out the new version during this week's heat wave. The changes seemed to cool the complaints, as EasyGreen and Peak Saver ran Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday without widespread issues, company spokesmen said.
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Diane Armstrong was born Danuta Baldinger in July 1939 in Kraków, less than two months before the outbreak of World War II. Her father wanted to call her Diana, but the registration clerk did not let him. Children of Polish citizens usually must have names considered Polish at the time of registration. Exceptions are made when one parent is a foreigner. Today, the name "Diana" would not be a problem, but back in 1939 it was not considered a Polish name. A side note: I am actually assuming here that the author was born Danuta. In the family tree and throughout the book she uses the name Danusia, but I haven't heard about anyone who would have the diminutive form as the official name.
"At home [in Australia] my parents spoke Polish to each other, but soon I was replying in English. Changing your language in childhood is not just a linguistic loss. Apart from losing a world of subtleties, nuances and connotations of the words themselves, you also lose part of yourself. Language and culture influence the way you form thoughts and express feelings. English is more concise, blunt and matter-of-fact; it has a larger vocabulary but a smaller range of emotional expression than Polish, which is the language of affection. Nowhere is this contrast more obvious than in people's first names. While in English we truncate them into impersonal monosyllables devoid of tenderness, in Polish names are lengthened by endings which in themselves are endearments. Danuta, for instance, became affectionately softened to Danutka, Danusia, Danushka and Daneczka."Mosaic is a story of the author's family. Starting in Kraków in 1890 and ending in 1990s in Australia. The story is mostly chronological, but it is freely jumping through time, and between people and places. Without an index and only with numbered chapters it is hard to navigate its almost 600 pages.
Danusia's personal experiences and stories told or passed in letters or memoirs by members of the extended family are augmented by well researched historical facts. Sometimes, I wished for a bit more background, but it's ok, this is not strictly a history book. For example, a quota system for Jewish students in pre-war Poland is mentioned a few times, but we don't learn much about it. Here is the starting point, if you are interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerus_clausus#Numerus_clausus_in_Poland
We see communities that no longer exist, and homes that often still do, but with different occupants. It is a moving journey, often heartbreaking, but also uplifting. There are bad and cruel characters there, but there are also friendly ones.
"Centuries of Jewish blood runs silently and secretly through millions of Polish veins [...]"Diane's immediate family miraculously survived the war in Poland posing as Catholic Poles. Diane's father got a false identity document in March 1942 and since then he was known as Henryk Bogusławski.
"It was hard for a Jew to find a hiding place in Poland in 1942 as for a deer to hide from a pack of wolves on a treeless plain. Our only hope of survival was to pose as Catholics, [...]"Diane's parents told her that she was Jewish only when she was 7 years old. They migrated to Australia in 1948.
Diane's father left this grave warning shortly before his death:
"Jews should never become complacent, even in a tolerant society like Australia. All Jewish children should know that anti-Semitism can occur anywhere at any time so that they're prepared."Official website: http://dianearmstrong.com/mosaic.htm


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Eating disorders are the serious psychological disorders characterised by unusual eating habits, which have bad repercussions on your health. Usually teenagers, females, models and artists are affected. The most common eating disorders are Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa.
Bulimia is a condition where you eat more quantity of food and later try to vomit/purge/do excessive exercise to burn the calories.
Anorexia Nervosa is characterised by an abnormally low body weight, being anxious about gaining weight.
Causes of Eating Disorders
- Heredity.
- Emotional disturbance.
- Influence of media.
- Stress.
- People suffering with mental disorders like depression, OCD, etc.
Symptoms of Eating Disorders
- Skipping meals and keeps fasting.
- Self inducing vomiting or purgation.
- Excessive weight loss.
- Lean physique.
- Feeling tired/fatigue.
- Feeling dizzy.
- Hair fall and irregular menstrual cycle.
- Disturbed sleep.
- Osteoporosis.
- Emotionally disturbed, fear, anxiety, depression and socially withdrawn.
- Suicidal tendency.
- Life threatening conditions like severe anaemia, electrolyte imbalance and bone fractures may occur in extreme condition.
Management of Eating Disorders
- Cultivate healthy eating habits and avoid dieting on your own. Talk to your nutritionist about your diet plans.
- Avoid skipping meals or fasting.
- Don't stay alone. Be socially active and mingle with your family and friends.
- Exercise with proper guidance of an expert.
- Avoid measuring your weight repeatedly.
- Follow the guidance of your doctor promptly and attend counselling classes as a part of therapy.
- Reduce your stress by regularly practising yoga and meditation.
In Ayurveda, Panchakarma therapies, deepana and pachana drugs are beneficial.
- Panchakarma therapies like Abhyanga, Shiro dhara, Shastika shali pinda sveda helps to nourish the body.
- Brahmi, Ashwagandha, Yashtimadhu, Amalaki, etc. are beneficial.
- Do regular body massage with Ksheerabala taila or Balaswagandhadi tailam.
- Drink ginger tea to improve your appetite.
- Include at least 1 tsp of ghee, glass of milk and buttermilk in your diet daily.
- To correct your appetite, you can take Hingvastaka churna, Talisapatradi churna, etc.
- To recover from low body weight, you can take Amalaki rasayana, Kushmanda rasayana, Drakshadi lehyam, etc once your appetite is corrected.
- Bonton granules can be taken daily with milk to improve bone health.
- Manage anaemia with Xerfer capsules.
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How to Modify Your Diet Without Negative Effects
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Mr. Speaker, the member should probably be doing his job a little bit more carefully rather than reading the newspapers in the morning. He knows full well that last September we announced a key step in the restructuring process and that we would be taking proposals from investors.
We said at the time that we were open to arrange investment options up to and including 100%. He knows that and he knows that we are moving ahead.
He also knows, from testimony that we heard at committee, that AECL needs this new investment to be able to compete around the world.


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New York Apple - Frost
One of the very first colors I bought from MAC. It is a frost which I'm not too big a fan of, but NYA isn't so much of a 'in your face'-frost. I personally like to wear this color more in the colder months.
Syrup - Lustre
This is the first nude I bought from MAC. I will never be the biggest fan of nudes. I don't see the point in spending money on a lipstick when you can hardly see it on your lips, but I felt like I needed at least one in my collection. Syrup was the lucky one. And it turns out I'm the lucky one too, because I've started to love this color on me. It's a light pink with subtle blue and purple undertones to it.
Fanfare - Cremesheen
The next 'nude' I bought from MAC. Or at least I thought it would be a nude, but on me it looks more like a coral pink. I go through phases with this one. I think this looks good on me in the summer when I have a bit of a tan, but when I'm at my lightest it just doesn't mesh well with my skin tone.


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Centre Eyes is an independently owned and operated optometrist in Sydney's Neutral Bay. Our high standards for eye care extend to prescription glasses, various types of contact lens and Orthokeratology for neutral bay residents.
Glasses Neutral Bay
Centre vision supplies glasses for neutral bay residents. Minor vision issues can often be satisfactorily treated with suitable glasses. Prescriptions must be accurate, but many find glasses are no real inconvenience. Some even find the right frames complement their appearance.
In addition to the many styles of frames available glasses can also perform many different functions. Some of these variations are for different eye conditions; others are a matter of an individual's preference. Sunglasses, transition lenses that vary with bright light and anti-reflective lenses have always been popular choices. Modern customers can also use tri focal glasses, with a middle focal distance designed for computer screens.
Contact lenses Neutral Bay
Some individuals with vision problems prefer the less noticeable aid of contact lenses. Contacts are a medical appliance and require correct fitting and accurate prescriptions. Technology for this type of vision correction has progressed considerably, and many different options are available. There are lens that can be worn and disposed of on a daily or monthly basis, lens that can be left in overnight, and lens more traditional hard lens. We also offer orthokeratology night contact lenses; neutral bay residents can use corrective lenses overnight that allow clear vision during the day.
Orthokeratology Neutral Bay
Clients who want unaided vision during the day can use orthokeratology contact lenses at night. This is a non-surgical method using rigid lenses to correct the physical shape of the eye while the patient is asleep. They must be designed specifically for each patient, and require similar adjustment to regular contacts, but their ability to correct vision is impressive. Centre eyes prescribes lens for and supports orthokeratology; neutral bay residents have several options for vision correction.
Ortho K Neutral Bay
This is another term for Orthokeratology, where lens worn at night correct daytime vision. Because lenses are only worn at night, for 7 – 8 hours while the eyes remain shut, many clients find this preferable to wearing glasses or contacts for the duration of the day.
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Myopia is short sightedness. There are many options for myopia control, neutral bay Centre Vision offers various options for contacts and glasses, as well as overnight Orthokeratology treatment.
Macular Degeneration Neutral Bay
Macular degeneration is a medical condition that sees gradual loss of central vision. It does not cause complete blindness, but loss of central vision makes many daily tasks extremely difficult if not impossible. Macular degeneration tends to occur in older age, though it may develop for many years before being noticed. A healthy lifestyle free of smoking seem to have some benefit for preventing the problem. Those already suffering macular degeneration can receive treatment to slow down the progression of the symptoms. For those suffering macular degeneration Neutral Bay based Centre Vision can provide appropriate treatment. People suspecting a problem should have an eye exam as soon as possible.


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I've been suffering a lack of motivation recently relating to running. Perhaps I've been a bit tired, perhaps I'm thinking about work too much, perhaps cycling to work and back every day is enough exercise, perhaps the DIY is presenting sufficient load in the evenings... suffice to say I'm not pounding the paths around my house as frequently as I have been.
I'm still psyched for the long runs and walks leading up to the Fellsman, it's just the short ones I''ve not been keeping up. Having had a lazy weekend with the kids I decided to use the evening's rain and the change in clocks to my advantage and try and reconnect with more day to day running.
The hardest bit about running is putting your shoes on and taking that first step out of the door. I managed and was soon squelching through some mud along a back path and heading up Bury Lane where this little chap was lurking by the fence. Lambs are a great reminder of the yearly arrival of life after the winter of hibernation.
Big ears!
I was't taking it quickly, just running at a steady pace up and down the hills, feeling a bit sluggish. After mile 2 my right piriformis was starting to pull tight. I had been to the see the physio about my left hip last week and it felt a lot looser after Candice had given my buttocks a good elbowing. Should have asked her to loosen up the right one as well.
Suffice to say I finished and was pleasantly surprised to have achieved a few Strava trophies for my troubles.
It strikes me that these shorter runs are just as important as the longer ones. These shorter runs keep the stabilising muscles and joints oiled and ticking over. Probably the reasons for my tight piriformis is the lack of rough terrain running that I incorporate into my regular training. In fact, I've got a real lack of regular running at all recently! This shall not do, so I'm making a promise to myself that I'm going to do three shortish runs a week between now and the Fellsman at the end of April just to keep things in shape. Let's see how this holds up.
On a side note, there have been some small incremental improvements to Strava. Firstly the app now has better access to segment leaderboards which means I don't have to fire up the PC version. Second the ability to attach photos to a ride is good without needing an Instagram account. Good work folks.
I'm pleasantly sleepy after tonight's trot, listening to Gong and doing the internet equivalent of pottering in the shed. Success.


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Saturday, February 5, 2011
Griffin is a pagan?! (Busy Golden Dawn News Weekend Pt 1)
Well, no one ever said that I was in my right mind, did they?
The first one is that David Griffin announced that he is an initiated member of Stergheria del Bosco Sacro of Benevento, a branch of Stregheria (Italian paganism) that claims to have intact the Inner Alchemy secret of the Great Rite (a form of sex magic).
I presume that this is the big announcement that he hinted about a few weeks ago.
And the only thing I have to say other than the obvious (I am a non-believer in unbroken traditions) is: David Griffin is a pagan?!
Ok, I did not see that one coming. In fact, when asked what religion Griffin was (such things do come up in conversation), I have always said that I presumed that he was Christian. Well, I called that one wrong, didn't I?
The announcement did make better sense of some of his recent actions. For instance, when he waded into the whole historical argument about whether Wicca was a recent invention or an actual survival from the past, the best explanation I could come up for his interest was that if Wicca was a survival, then his claims that his Order (Hermetic Golden Dawn/A&O) was blessed with information intact from ancient Egypt and Babylonia would be looked upon more favorably. Again, I called it wrong, didn't I? I will admit that Griffin kept his beliefs well in the broom closet.
I tend to be very loud about my religion: partially because most Golden Dawn groups are so Christian, and partially because I am not smart enourgh to keep my mouth shut. I also practice the "buffet style" of paganism---if it is a tasty bit of lore or ritual, I grab it. I am definitely not the same type of pagan as Griffin, and therefore I will definitely not benefit from his efforts to make paganism a cultural force. Well, at least I know my place in the world, don't I?
6 comments:
- Peregrin said...
Hi Morgan,
Thanks for this post – I look forward to part 2 (and 3? Since it has been a busy GD time).
I am not in any way being superior, but David Griffin has never struck me as a Christian. As with many GD folk, his writings show his use and embracing of Christian symbolism but not of the Christian religion. There is big difference. I have seen nothing of his that places him within the traditional Christian esoteric mould, where Christ and the Incarnation are seen as something different than myths of other deities. If we are to be bound by the limited binary Christian based definitions, his non-acceptance of this fact perforce makes him a 'pagan'.
Of course such definitions are all stuff and nonsense, as the term 'pagan' (like 'Christian') can apply to folk who agree on nothing else except they are 'pagans'.
I will admit the Stergheria connection took me by surprise; I was expecting the revealing of an unbroken lineage from ancient Alexandria or something. Either way though Mr Griffin and co are spreading the news big time. Not being in the US, I cannot judge if the visit of Dianus and Diana del Bosco Sacro is really a big event or just media hype. Any comments?
The Great Rite site is a hoot in and by itself and I see shades of AMORC in the claiming of the dead as high initiates. A particularly neat touch is the inclusion of Gerald Gardner within this stream of really-really hidden wisdom, (pagan Tantra) but only as a limited second degree initiate. Won't that attract the disaffected Gardnerians out there?
OK, too much cynicism for the weekend… thanks :)
- February 5, 2011 at 2:17 AM
- Frater GOIGrI said...
"Well, no one ever said that I was in my right mind, did they?"
No, I've never heard anyone say that.
- February 5, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- Alex Sumner said...
Of course it would be far to cynical to point out that the first thing he does when coming out as a Stregha is to sell something - so I won't. ;-)
- February 5, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- Peregrin said...
In the interest of fair play, I have to point out when confronted with the claims of Gardner's initiation the material was removed from the Great Rite site. David Griffin went on to say:
"Neither Stregheria del Bosco Sacro nor the Great Rite makes any claim whatsoever regarding any initiation of Gerald Gardner. Any statement made by any initiate contrary to this was clearly made in error."
Details, including the erogenous original statement can be found on VH Fr AIT's excellent 'Heavens within Earth' blog:
Thanks :)
- February 8, 2011 at 4:36 PM
- Morgan Drake Eckstein said...
Hmmm, that reminds of how many times errorous information has been removed from his other claims. Sometimes I think it would be easier if they quit making claims, rather than correcting the ones that they make in error.
Of course, you can't prove this...unless in the interest of fair paly, you compulsive save copies of every post and page that you read.
- February 8, 2011 at 10:59 PM
- Peregrin said...
@Morgan...er...not EVERY page, but after a few tricksy things I have learnt to screen shot and save with certain individuals, so can back up what I say if needed :) lol
- February 8, 2011 at 11:26 PM


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Friday, January 30, 2015
Two Ways to Wear a Durango Leather Jacket in the Winter
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- reneejessomeJanuary 30, 2015 at 5:42 AM
Gorgeous jacket!! Love the color of it!ReplyDelete
Cute jacket! Love the different ways. So versatileReplyDelete
Thanks Mel! I absolutely love its versatility!ReplyDelete
Thank you! I love the color too, it's so winter-y!ReplyDelete
Lovely jacket! Looks great against the red dress. Love the scarf too. Nice and bright for gloomy January! I think I would pair it with black jeans and stripy b&w top.ReplyDelete
- Bunmi AfuyeJanuary 30, 2015 at 7:27 AM
you look so adorable. i love your outfitsReplyDelete
So edgy I love it! What a versatile piece.ReplyDelete
I love looks and I personally would have gone with the second look myself. I could try wearing the first look but with a 9 months old, that probably wouldn't be practical. LOL! And how do you managed to stay so darn slim while eating all the delicious food?! Super envious here. Haha!ReplyDelete
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How cool! Perfect jacket Miss!ReplyDelete
- Shauna CJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:26 AM
That jacket really does have the perfect detailing. You look so cute!! :)ReplyDelete
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That leather jacket is amazing - I love the little stud detailing.ReplyDelete
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I love the stud detailing on this jacket. I would definitely wear it the way you did in a casual way!ReplyDelete
Lovely jacket! Love the first outfit and thank you, for braving the snow ;)ReplyDelete
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Thanks Sarah! That sounds like a great outfit too :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Emily! I know, just wish it would stop snowing so I can wear it out!ReplyDelete
Thanks Bunmi! I had fun with this shoot :)ReplyDelete
Aw hahah thanks Shireen! The second look is definitely more practical anyway :)ReplyDelete
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Aw thanks so much Shauna! It's amazing how a good jacket can transform your whole look :)ReplyDelete
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I love your formal look, you are rocking that jacket and you look absolutely gorgeous! (: I love leather jackets but I've never thought about getting one in this color. I might try it out though as it is a neutral. (: I prefer to pair my leather jackets with a hoodie underneath w/jeans and converse for a everyday college look, but they're not super fancy like this one, haha. I like the ones with the fabric sleeves and the leather body. Idk if that makes any sense....I'm gonna stop babbling now and just say once again how awesome you look! :DReplyDelete
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Transcript: Radio National with Fran Kelly
14 May 2015
Topic: Northern Australia, Tax deductions for farmers, East West Link, Paid Parental Leave
Fran Kelly: Northern Australia could be opened up to greater economic development following this week's Federal Budget. The Government will offer concessional loans to help build ports and pipe lines, electricity, and water infrastructure in the top half of the country which could be home to more than two million people by about 2030. That's part of a grand plan. The Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss is also the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Minister, welcome back to Breakfast.
Warren Truss: Good morning.
Fran Kelly: The Top End obviously offers a lot of untapped promise. Governments talk about it and talk about it. Now, you've got the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to offer loans at cheap interest rates to the northern states and private enterprise, but there's not a lot more detail than that to this proposal. Can you tell us one specific project this scheme could like—could help build, or you would like it to help build?
Warren Truss: Well, this is a significant part but by no means all of the Northern Australia package, which we'll be releasing over the next few weeks. Two announcements have been made so far. One is in relation to the beef roads. We've released the infrastructure audit for the north and now we're making and demonstrating a real commitment to provide the core infrastructure that will be necessary to support a larger population in the north through this concessional loans arrangement. Now, there are lots of projects that have been talked about in the north. As you know, the north has been a place of dreams and a lot of those dreams have not yet been delivered, but the potential clearly remains and as the tropical part of our continent, the climate zone shared by two-thirds of the world's population, it has enormous potential to provide global leadership in science and technology and in delivering food and fibre to that sector of the globe. Now, we're talking about railway line upgrades, pipelines, electricity stations, the big pieces of infrastructure that are going to be necessary to support a larger population.
Fran Kelly: Okay. I noticed that the Queensland Resources Council has welcomed it as great news for boosting the resources sector in Cape York and the North West. Do you expect the focus will be on the mining sector?
Warren Truss: Well, there's already a strong focus on the mining sector in the north, but…
Fran Kelly: But from this concessional loan scheme, do you think that's when most of it will get built in conjunction with mining rather than agriculture?
Warren Truss: Well, a number of the projects that have been talked about include things like the very necessary upgrade of the Townsville to Mount Isa railway line. It's been there for a long time and has incredibly slow speed limits on it at the present time. There's talk of new railway lines which will link the centres and some of that, of course, will be funded as a result of the mining wealth of the region, so I think mining will be one of the industries which will continue to grow in that area. But there's also huge potential for agriculture, tourism, and I think we should not overlook also the important role we expect the larger urban centres—your Townsvilles, your Cairns, Darwin, Karratha and the like. They have the potential to be hubs for learning, for science, tropical medicine, et cetera, to be global leaders in advances in this region. And so we want emphasis also on the infrastructure in those larger urban centres.
Fran Kelly: Warren Truss, let me speak to you now as head of the National Party because the Budget included tax deductions for farmers for when they invest in new water facilities or fencing in particular. The Treasurer was very excited about that. He said the deductions would be immediate but in fact, they're not going to kick in until after 2017. Now, last night, Barnaby Joyce, the Agriculture Minister, revealed he's asked the Prime Minister to bring this forward though even under his request the concessions wouldn't be available immediately as they have been made available for small businesses immediately. Are you happy with this, and why aren't these concessions available for farmers immediately?
Warren Truss: Well, it's always good to make benefits available as quickly as possible, but they have to be affordable as well. There…
Fran Kelly: Was this a budgeting measure? To save money?
Warren Truss: Well, it's clearly a budgeting measure that provides benefits to the community and we've got to phase those benefits in as they're affordable. However, it's also significant to note that a lot of these measures are about drought resilience. We've got areas severely in drought at the present time and tax deductions are not much use to those people because they're not making any money, but what we want to focus these sort of benefits towards are those people having a good season now so that they can prepare for the inevitable time when they will also have a drought. So obviously the sooner…the sooner we can do…
Fran Kelly: [Interrupts] Yes, but I'm just saying—I'm just saying are you, as the head of the National Party, did you argue for the farmers to get those immediate concessions in the same way that small business operators and private contractors got in immediately once the Treasurer got to his feet at 7.30?
Warren Truss: Look, the sooner we can do those things the better and the Government's talking about how we can phase them so that they can provide the maximum benefit as soon as possible.
Fran Kelly: Minister, on the other area of your portfolio in Infrastructure, the Government's used the Budget to demand Victoria hand back the one-and-a-half billion dollars it gave the state to build the East-West Link the Victorian's…Labor Government's now abandoned that project and the Premier Daniel Andrews has basically told you to go jump. It doesn't look like you're going to get your money back but it is factored into the Budget. How are you going to manage this?
Warren Truss: Well, does this Premier have no honour at all? Now, he's already broken the contract with the major construction companies in Australia to put to an end the biggest construction project that Melbourne's really ever seen. He's broken…
Fran Kelly: And the voters of Victoria elected him on the back of that promise, though.
Warren Truss: But he's broken that commitment. Now he's breaking a commitment that the Victorian Government made to the Australian Government. Let me read to you a clause from the Memorandum of Understanding that underpinned this particular project. Section 329 says 'in the event that the project is cancelled, the Victorian Government is required to return all Australian Government funding to the Commonwealth'. That is clearly in the Memorandum of Understanding.
Fran Kelly: Does that have any legal weight or any moral weight?
Warren Truss: Well, Premier Andrews can't keep walking away from the commitments of the Victorian Government. Who will ever trust Victoria again if the Premier's not likely to honour these sorts of commitments? And let me say, I don't think his position is very strong. When it really comes to the bottom line, we pay the Victorian Government in a year a lot more money than they pay us and I don't think he should get into a silly argument like this. He's got a clear obligation to return the money. I'll be talking to the Victorian minister later this week about ways in which we can ensure there is a healthy construction project in Victoria, and what new projects we might be able to bring on line as quickly as possible to Victoria…
Fran Kelly: So they could keep that money to pay for new projects if they come up with something?
Warren Truss: No, they can't keep that money; they've got to return it. That's a clear understanding in the Memorandum of Understanding.
Fran Kelly: And if they refuse, how will you manage that? How will you get that money back?
Warren Truss: Well as I said, the Federal Government pays to Victoria much more money in a year than they pay to us. That's not an argument they should be playing. What we should be doing is honouring the agreements that have been made and then talking constructively about how we can put in place a new program of works in Victoria. Now, unfortunately, there is inevitably going to be a couple of years' delay because Victoria doesn't have any shovel-ready projects ready to go…
Fran Kelly: Okay.
Warren Truss: …and, once that sort of thing is resolved, we can talk about a new program in Victoria. Now, we want there to be jobs in Victoria. That's important from a national perspective and we're prepared to work constructively with Victoria to achieve that but they've got to honour the agreements that have been signed by their predecessors.
Fran Kelly: Minister, on another issue, the Government is getting some pretty heavy criticism over its plan announced in the Budget to stop women claiming paid parental leave from the Commonwealth scheme if they have access to an employer scheme. Last night, Arthur Sinodinos, a senior member of the Government, said it's not a good look to be having a go at young mothers and he was critical of the language being used. Do you think it's a good look to be having a go at young mothers and saying they're basically engaging in rorts and fraud?
Warren Truss: Well, I think it's important that you acknowledge that the minister didn't say that, but [indistinct]…
Fran Kelly: Scott Morrison called it a rort; Joe Hockey agreed it was fraud.
Warren Truss: Well, those are words that were initially used by, as I understand, the interviewer. But having said that, clearly there are very generous paid parental leave schemes in many businesses. The leader of the opposition yesterday in Question Time referred to the fact that some large companies, including employers like Woolworths, employ a lot of married women, they…
Fran Kelly: And give them six weeks' leave.
Warren Truss: They're giving them extra paid parental leave and I think that should be encouraged for businesses to do that sort of thing but whether the taxpayer should, on top of that, then provide additional leave I think is a matter that does legitimately need to be debated and the Government's made a decision in that regard.
Fran Kelly: But Minister, let me ask you this. Have you thought through the policy impact of this? It would mean that if women have access to less weeks—or, fewer weeks of paid leave, they will be going back to work earlier, therefore infants—more infants will be going to childcare earlier. Are you at ease with that?
Warren Truss: Well, what we clearly need to do is have a system that is fair to everyone. The Government scheme is essentially a backup for those schemes in the private sector, some of which are very generous—are more generous than the taxpayers can afford to provide for the whole of the community. We should congratulate those employers and that will be an incentive for many women to want to work for those companies, and that's a good employment policy. And the Government is there to provide a safety net for those who don't have those benefits.
Fran Kelly: Warren Truss, thank you very much for joining us.
Warren Truss: You're welcome.
Fran Kelly: Warren Truss is the leader of the National Party, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.


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The timezone in Old X Ranch is America/Rankin_Inlet
Morning Sunrise at 07:50 and Evening Sunset at 18:19. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 31.2708°, Longitude. -103.3000°
Morning Sunrise at 07:50 and Evening Sunset at 18:19. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 31.2708°, Longitude. -103.3000°
Weather near Old X Ranch Last report from Pecos, Pecos Municipal Airport, TX 30km awayTemperature: 15°C / 59°F
Wind: 27.6km/h North/Northwest gusting to 36.8km/h
Cloud: Sky Clear
Satellite map of Old X Ranch and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Old X Ranch in Texas, United States
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Old X Ranch (0km)
- West Windmill (15.4km)
- South Windmill (15.7km)
- Worsham Ranch (15.9km)
- Lake Ranch (16km)
- Flat Top Farm (16.6km)
- Ligon Ranch (21.8km)
- Weatherby Ranch (24.3km)
- McCarmack Windmill (27.3km)
- Lawerance Windmill (29.3km)
- Hugh Moore Windmill (29.4km)
- East Sanders Windmill (30.7km)
- Old Well Windmill (31.1km)
- Twin Windmills (31.3km)
- Valley Farm (32km)
well a cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface.
- South Well (10.2km)
- Luther Well (12.1km)
- Jinx Well (15.6km)
- Jones Well (15.9km)
- Teague Well (16.4km)
- Turner Well (16.9km)
- Middle Well (20.7km)
- Alberts Well (21.4km)
- Barstow Well (30.2km)
- Black Well (30.5km)
valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Barrilla Draw (14.1km)
- Salt Draw (21.5km)
- Coyanosa Draw (22.4km)
- Blake Draw (22.5km)
- Quito Draw (23km)
- Rock Quarry Draw (23.9km)
- Barrilla Draw (25.3km)
- Hackberry Draw (26.9km)
oilfield an area containing a subterranean store of petroleum of economic value.
- Toro Gas Field (12.3km)
- Worsham Oil Field (13km)
- West Waha Oil Field (17.1km)
- Scott Delaware Oil Field (24.4km)
- Waha Oil Field (24.9km)
Accommodation around Old X Ranch
Quality Inn Pecos 4002 S Cedar St, Pecos
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pecos 1900 S Cedar Road, Pecos
La Quinta Inn & Suites Pecos 101 S Frontage Rd, Pecos
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Mount Zion Church (31.1km)
- Seventh Day Adventist Church (31.9km)
- Elm Street Church (31.9km)
- Elm Street Church (32km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Haynes Elementary School (31.7km)
- East Pecos Junior High School (31.8km)
- De Zavala Middle School (32km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
lake a large inland body of standing water.
- Toyah Lake (17.1km)
- Mosquito Lake (26.7km)
- Horseshoe Lake (32.1km)
canal an artificial watercourse.
- Big Valley Canal (26km)
- Lateral Number Two (31.8km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Pecos Municipal Airport (30.8km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Santa Rosa Cemetery (31.8km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Blue Goose Hill (25.3km)
meteorological station a station at which weather elements are recorded.
- Pecos, Pecos Municipal Airport (30.8km)
spring(s) a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- Hackberry Springs (26km)
reservoir(s) an artificial pond or lake.
- Barstow Water Tank (29.8km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Toyah Creek (20.8km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Bessie Haynes Park (31.6km)
Wikipedia entries close to Old X Ranch
- Coyanosa, Texas city o city
- Barstow, Texas city o city
- Pecos, Texas city o city
- Lindsay, Reeves County, Texas city o city
- Pyote Air Force Base city o city
- Pyote, Texas city o city
- Grandfalls, Texas city o city
- Wickett, Texas city o city
- Toyah, Texas city o city
- Thorntonville, Texas city o city
- Monahans, Texas city o city
- Balmorhea Lake city o city
- Balmorhea, Texas city o city
- Wink, Texas city o city
- Mentone, Texas city o city
- Imperial, Texas city o city
Airports close to Old X RanchWinkler co(INK), Wink, Usa (74.6km)
Midland international(MAF), Midland, Usa (167km)
Cavern city air terminal(CNM), Carlsbad, Usa (194.3km)
Lea co rgnl(HOB), Hobbs, Usa (204.3km)


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One of eight scrapbooks of 2.5 x 3.5 inch photographic prints, postcards, and original artwork document historic homes and landmarks in Massachusetts. The scrapbooks are undated, but they were probably created in the 1920s. The quality of the photographs is excellent, despite their small format. Of particular value is the abundance of well-annotated descriptions of the individual buildings, their dates of construction, their occupants, and their dates of demolition if known. The compiler is unknown. It is possible that some photographs date to several years prior to the actual preparation of these albums. Book 8 documents Marblehead and Salem.
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Album Number 1, Book 8
1 photograph album; 7 x 9.5 inches
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Former Phantom Regiment Director Hospitalized
Bob Lendman (Director 1976-1981) is in serious condition after a motorcycle accident in Florida on Tuesday, February 15th. He was airlifted to the trauma center at Shands Hospital (University of Florida) in Gainesville, FL. According to Bob's daughter Joan, he's pretty beat up but has not lost the ability to harass the nurses.
Please join the Phantom Regiment in keeping Bob and the Lendman family in our thoughts and prayers.
Read the rest of the article here.
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Visit our new Atlantic forest pages to see stunning images and videos of the forest, and read about the fantastic biodiversity found there, the threats the forest is facing and the conservation projects working to protect this amazing place.
The Atlantic forest is the first of five new ARKive eco-regions which are being supported by HSBC as part of their HSBC Climate Partnership.
The Atlantic forest
The Atlantic forest is found on the east coast of South America and is one of the most diverse and biologically rich forests in the world, but also one of the most highly endangered. The huge diversity of plant and animal species, many of which are found nowhere else, has led to the designation of the Atlantic forest as a global 'hotspot' of biodiversity.
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Home to an amazing array of mammals, including 26 endemic primates – from the largest of the New World primates, the northern and southern muriquis to the famous lion tamarins.
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Russia kills leading militant in Caucasus: Official
Russian security forces killed three rebels in the Caucasus, including a leading militant blamed for planning a suicide strike on an firing range that embarrassed the military, officials said on Sunday.world Updated: Nov 14, 2010 16:42 IST
Russian security forces killed three rebels in the Caucasus, including a leading militant blamed for planning a suicide strike on an firing range that embarrassed the military, officials said on Sunday.
The clash took place late on Saturday outside a house in the town of Buinaksk in the troubled Caucasus region of Dagestan, which has seen a surge in militant attacks in recent months, the National Anti-Terror Committee said.
"Three bandits who were surrounded in a private house were neutralised as a result of the clashes, which took place after they refused to negotiate," it said in a statement.
One of the bodies is suspected to be that of Sakhratula Nazhmudinov, known by his non-de-guerre of Pushtun who is believed to have organised the September suicide attack on the firing range in Buinaksk, it said.
The attack killed four soldiers and wounded 32, raising questions over how the bomber was able to penetrate so easily inside what should be a well-protected military facility.
Nazhmudinov is also suspected of being behind shootings on the civilian population, explosions at industrial plants and attacks on police.
The violence in Dagestan, the North Caucasus' most populous region bordering Chechnya, had rattled the Kremlin and last week gunmen killed seven police in a shooting rampage in the main city Makhachkala.
The Kremlin has been fighting insurgents in the North Caucasus since the collapse of the Soviet Union, waging a war in 1994-1996 against separatist rebels in Chechnya, which neighbours Dagestan to the west.
After a second war in Chechnya in 1999, the rebellion's inspiration moved towards Islam with the aim of imposing an Islamic state in the region.
Although the war ended in 2000, rebels have waged an increasingly deadly insurgency with unrest spreading into other areas of the North Caucasus such as Dagestan and Ingushetia.
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The Living and Fossil Busycon Whelks: Iconic Mollusks of Eastern North America is the seminal book on Busycon whelks, including all 17 living species and over 100 fossil species. The book contains over 120 color plates and maps with pictures of these fascinating shells.
A trip to an open shoreline anywhere along the eastern United States will quickly introduce a beachcomber to the busycon whelks. These iconic American shells are abundant in shallow water areas from Cape Cod south to Florida and throughout the Gulf of Mexico, and are often the most conspicuous large mollusks to wash up onto beaches after storms. Although the busycon whelks are recognized as being one of the most conspicuous and common groups of marine mollusks in eastern North America, their systematic classification and taxonomic nomenclature was uncertain at best. Over the past 100 years, these iconic American mollusks have been placed in no fewer than four different families, underscoring the wide range of professional opinions regarding the systematic placement of this group. These families have included the Melongenidae, Busyconidae, Fasciolariidae, and the Buccinidae.
In The Living and Fossil Busycon Whelks: Iconic Mollusks of Eastern North America, the authors follow the requirement of total evidence, utilizing several busyconid classification tools, including classic morphological characters such as shell shape, protoconch structure, and periostracal structure, and also the evolutionary history, fossil record, and biogeographical patterns for each genus and species complex, and where available biochemical and DNA studies. These are all combined in different ways to gain insight into a more precise systematic placement of these large and important marine animals. The authors bring together as many aspects of busyconid biology and paleontology as possible, including an iconography of over one hundred color figures representing both the living and fossil species with distribution maps for each living species and subspecies. These data and color images give a higher-resolution view of the origins and evolutionary patterns of this important and iconic American molluscan family.


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Everyone loves cupcakes and this experience for two is perfect for learning how to use cake decorating tools and decorating skills in order to produce fantastic results at home. This hands-on course is taught by the legendary Eric Lanlard, cake maker to the stars (including Madonna and Elton John) at his unique cake emporium in South London. With an army of plain cupcakes, create some unique cupcake decorations using buttercream icing with different paste colours. Manipulate and cut the icing into shapes, then decorate the cakes with various toppings. Luxury hot chocolate is provided and each person takes home a box of 12 of their own delicious creations.
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Happy Sunday or Monday, depends when are you reading this post. I am so happy for my guest blogger today that I couldn't wait to post this adorable Trick or Treat Tote Bag Cake.The Cakerator Blog is one of my favorites cake blogs. Maria's post are always full of really good information regarding everything cake. Maria is a Cake Designer and Wilton Method teacher. She is in the process of getting her own cake business started.She told me that 5 years ago she got tired of the boring local bakeries and decided to learn cake decorating on her own,she jumped straight into fondant and advance decorating before she learned how to pipe or do anything else. That's my kind of girl! Maria also has an art major in school and uses her background to express her artistic side with all her cakes.
I invite you to visit her blog, you will find not only great cakes but also very useful tutorials.
Maria, this cake is beyond adorable, thank you so much!
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Rick Fitzgerald - Principal
Mr. Fitzgerald enjoys any kind of endurance racing (including triathlons) and golf. "Trinity Christian allows me to live out my two passions – working with kids and my faith in Jesus Christ." (Teaching, Athletic Director, Principal-22 years; TCHS-8 years; BA Economics – Stanford University; MA Ed – Educational Administration; ACSI certified)
Michelle Ayers - Core Academic Instructor
Mrs. Ayers enjoys spending time with her husband and her four daughters. Having recently moved to the Monterey Bay area she loves exploring God's creation along this beautiful coast. Above all, she loves sharing the how God is working in and through her life. "It is my privilege and honor to join the Trinity team this year, and to teach the first Trinity Christian High School Prep class. Watching how God pieces our lives together and beautifully orchestrates them for His glory, always amazes me. I am passionate about sharing God's wonders with my students, and I am blessed to be able to do that here at Trinity." (B.A. in Applied Communications–Point Loma Nazarene University; MAT in Education–Liberty University; CBEST Certified; Teaching -8 years; Homeschool teacher–9 years)
History of TCHS
Trinity Christian High School was founded to provide a high-quality, Christian education to the youth in Monterey Peninsula. TCHS has a sound educational program, rooted in God's will and has recently been blessed with a site that will allow us to expand our student body. We believe we have been given the opportunity to transition into the inclusion of a middle school using a 7th/8th grade class model.