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Cody Wooten, an Equine Science major in his junior year at Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ, is participating in the Horsemastership Training Session this year, and has graciously agreed to share with us some of his thoughts and experiences over the course of the clinic. Cody qualified for his spot in the clinic by finishing second at the 2014 USHJA Emerging Athletes National Training Session held in November.
Here are some of Cody's thoughts on Day One:
General impressions: I had a great day today on day one. So many top professionals talked to us on a lot of topics regarding the strengths and weaknesses of American riding. My biggest takeaway from today was the idea that no matter what the horse is doing you need to have constant, steady contact and make it the horse's idea to supple up and give in to the contact.
On his performance: My strengths today were some of the lateral exercises because my horse is very schooled on that. I think the biggest thing I need to work on is keeping my hands higher to have a straight line from bit to elbow.
On his horse: My horse's barn name is Adessa, she is a Dutch bred jumper/equitation mare. She did the 1.40m in Europe before being imported to America. She is great and super comfortable and broke on the flat. She was generously given to me by Amanda Flint [of Volition Farm], and I have had a great time working with her so far. She loves apples and she is really sweet on the ground.
On Beezie Madden's flatwork demo: I learned a lot from watching Beezie ride. She is truly amazing and you can learn so much from watching her. I especially loved how soft she was on the horse while still maintaining the correct amount of contact, and the horse went so beautifully. I also loved how "on the aids" the horse was and how easily it did the lateral work and flying changes while Beezie remained still and made it look effortless!
A huge HJU thank you to Cody for his willingness to share his experiences with us!


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Project Overview | Proof of Concept | Final Design | Fabrication | Testing and Results | Meet the Team | Acknowledgements
Project Overview
The goal of this team is to create a Murder Ball athletic wheelchair that can be effectively used by a quadriplegic athlete who only has mobility in one arm. The current design for a Murder Ball wheelchair requires the use of both arms and does not adequately accommodate those who do not have mobility in both arms. The team plans to address this issue by designing a new wheelchair mechanism that allows comfortable use by athletes with mobility in only one arm. The design of the mechanism will have drive rings that will be positions where the athletes able arm is located. With this design, the game will be more fairly balanced to the abilities of the athletes with one-hand mobility, and the athletes will have a better chance to be competitive in the sport they love.
Proof of Concept
The proof of concept (POC) will allow the team to test how well certain aspects of the team's design will work. The POC primarily will be used to analyze the effects of various angular velocities on the gears as well as on the axles; specifically, to determine how well these gears operate and which thickness of the axle is to be desired to accommodate these speeds. To accomplish this, the POC will consist of a structure that will hold the axles together, while still allowing them to rotate. This structure requires three main components: the base to hold the axles in place, which can be constructed from wood, wooden axles of several thicknesses, and 3D printed gears that will connect the axles. Overall, the POC will demonstrate how well the design will function.
The POC consists of three main parts: the base, the axles, and the gears. The base's function will be to hold the axles in place and will likely be constructed from wood; however, it may be subjected to change if it becomes too costly or a simpler way to create it exists, such as holding the axles on something. The two main axles will be used to test the effects of angular velocities on various diameters and the angle at which the axles are constrained. These axles will be wooden rods, of several different thicknesses, that will either be purchased or lathed at the machine shop. Additionally, one end of each axle must be lathed so that it has a small enough diameter to fit in to the gear. The lathed end will also need a hole drilled into the side so that a pin can connect it to the gear. Lastly, two sets of gears will connect the axles to demonstrate at which speeds the gears begin to fail, that correlate with the different shaft angles (12 degrees and 20 degrees). These gears will be designed in SolidWorks, then 3D printed. Once the parts are all put together, it will look like what is shown in Figures 1 and 2. Overall, the POC will allow the team to examine how the axles and gears will operate together under different angular velocities.
Final design
The One-Arm Athletic Wheelchair project is designed with the intentions of accommodating persons with paralysis in one arm, or disabilities alike, who want to participate in Wheelchair Rugby (Murderball). The conventional athletic wheelchair design requires mobility in both arms to properly maneuver; whereas, the One-Arm Athletic Wheelchair is concentrated on providing a chair commensurate with a quadriplegic's finite dexterity. Such a wheelchair would be advantageous to a quadriplegic in such a way that will curtail the discrepancy in maneuverability caused by their disability; thus, improving the equity of the game as well as improving opportunities for such a person to become more engaged. The product design specification guides that the wheelchair shall effectively allow people, with mobility of a single arm, to competitively play Murderball [on approved Murderball surfaces and courts]. Furthermore, the specifications govern several requirements that the wheelchair must abide by, the wheelchair must: be able to fit through a doorway, be light enough for one person to play, strong enough to support up to 400 lbs, have wheels that are easily removable and serviceable, contain appropriate warning labels, and cost less than $1000.00 to produce. Much of these requirements are consistent with requirements of regular wheelchairs, in such that a wheelchair should be able to fit through doorways as well as support the weight of a person; however, the production cost limit is specifically suited towards the allocated project budget. Ortega Industries' goal is to be able to reach all these requirements and create this new product within the budget given.
Team 23 started the fabrication stage on March with the ordering of the necessary materials. Among the materials ordered were: two-inch aluminum tubes with quarter inch walls and a length of 6 feet, two 4-inch aluminum cylinder with a length of 6 inches, 4.5-inch aluminum tubes with quarter inch walls, a 6-foot aluminum cylinder with a diameter of 5/8 inch and four lubricated ball bearings. Each component of the assembly was machined in the UNR machine shop. The CNC machine was used to make the bevel gears out of the 4-inch cylinders using a previously designed SolidWorks model. The CNC lathe was used to machine the axle and the outer housing, first by turning them into the appropriate lengths. For the housing, a bore was created in the 2-inch tubes for the fitting of the ball bearings. The lathed was also used to create diameter reductions through the 5/8-inch cylinder. These reductions help the wheels and the push ring stay in the correct position.
The band saw was used to cut the 4.5-inch tube at the appropriate angle to produce the gear housing. First, the tube was cut in half, then each half was cut at an angle. Sheet metal was cut with the band saw to create small flaps that would be used to mate both gear housing halved together during assembly. To create the two disks that would help the mating of the ring to the assembly, a saw was used to cut the 4-inch cylinder into quarter-inch disks. Then, a mill was used to make five 3/8-inch holes on the disks. A tap was used to create threading in the middle hole of the disks for the mating of the ring. In addition to the tap, a die was used to thread the axle to help fix the wheels and the ring in place.
The cones connecting the axle housing and the gear housing were sand casted along with the back-up bevel gears. The casting was performed in Fernley High School.
After buying the necessary nuts and bolts, and finding a machine shop that could weld aluminum, the team was ready to assemble the prototype. Below is a picture of all the fabricated and bought components.
The team consulted a local machine shop for the welding and the assembly of the prototype. Specific steps were taken to properly mate all components into the assembly. The picture below is the main module the team set out to create; this module does not include the wheel that are going to be used for the final prototype.
Testing and Results
To test the One-Handed Athletic Wheelchair module, the wheel and the push ring were spun separately and together to simulate going forward, backward, and pivoting in both directions. To test forward motion, both the ring and wheel were simultaneously spun forward; similarly, backwards for a reverse motion. To pivot, only either the ring or wheel was spun (depending on orientation and which desired direction). This was tested by each member of the team, who all got the same result – that the module sufficiently provided motion to the dependent wheel while allowing the independent wheel to spin freely. The results of these tests can be seen in Tab. 1. The product also had two minor issues: that the gears did not always maintain contact with each other, and that the dependent wheel became loose/unattached to the dependent axle. To address the former, spacers should be placed in the gear housing in between the gears and the cones, to make sure they are always contacting. To address the latter, two blanks could be made to attach the axle to the wheel properly (like the push ring). After these adjustments, the module should be able to perform its function properly when attached to an athletic wheelchair – providing an alternative method for one armed athletes to maneuver in wheelchairs. This method will make playing the sport easier by allowing them to control both wheels from one side in lieu of having to reach both sides with one hand. Currently, there have been no real users for the module; however, the overall consensus from innovation day was that the module achieved its goal. Additionally, Tony [the Reno High Fives coach] stated that he hopes to see the design implemented in the future and that it would allow the athletes to easier play the sport, which was the design's intended purpose.
Table 1: The test results for the prototype.
|Both forward
|Both backward
|Ring forward
|Wheel forward
|Dep. wheel became loose
|Gears weren't meshing
Meet the Team
Juan Ortega
Juan was born in Michoacán, Mexico and moved from Las Vegas to study at UNR. He will be graduating in the spring of 2017 with a degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in mathematics. After graduation, Juan will pursue a career and a master's degree.
Casey Omaya
Casey is a senior Mechanical Engineering student who will be graduating in the Spring of 2017. He was born and raised in Reno, Nevada and enjoys hands-on work. After graduating, Casey plans on working and pursuing graduate school.
Roberto Jimenez
Robert is a senior Mechanical Engineering student who will be graduating in the Spring of 2017. He was born and raised in Sparks, Nevada. After graduating, Robert plans on pursuing graduate school.
Daniel Maykel
Daniel is a senior Mechanical Engineering student graduating in the spring of 2017. He is from Lathrop, California, a small town an hour's drive south of Sacramento. Daniel looks forward to pursuing a career in the Defense Industry after graduation, or going to graduate school.
Roberto Rogue
Roberto is a Mexican-American Reno native, born and raised in the biggest little city in the world. A senior in the Mechanical Engineering program of UNR graduating in the spring of 2017. He plans to continue his education and fulfill his many aspirations. Aside from being able to invent technology that can help the world, he would like to one day be able to fly planes at top speed, test high end cars, and be a professional race car driver.

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Lockdown and Emergency Procedures
At Whangaparaoa Primary we take health and safety very seriously which is why we carry out regular emergency drills to practise and hone our procedures.
There are clear, simple instructions for each drill displayed in every classroom and around the school. Teachers go over the drills with the students
at the start of each term to make sure they are familiar with the procedures.
Fire drills are carried out once a term. When the fire siren rings, we all make our way sensibly to the class names on the field fence. Rolls are called
to ensure everyone is present.
Lockdown drills are carried out twice a year. On hearing the lockdown signal, students and teachers remain in classrooms, or make their way quickly to
the nearest classroom. Doors are locked and blinds pulled down. Depending whether the lockdown is real or precautionary, students and teachers either
assemble on the floor silently at a safe place in the classroom, or continue to work quietly at their desks. We ask that you do not contact the school
via phone, or come to the school in a lockdown. Communication between the school and the community in a lockdown will take place via Facebook and Linc
Ed to keep parents fully informed and to keep phone lines free for communication with the police.
An earthquake and tsunami drill is carried out in Term 3 to coincide with International Shakeout Day. When the earthquake signal is heard, students drop, cover and hold in the classroom before they follow their teacher to high ground via agreed on routes.


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Loudoun County fire officials are building a small, model section of Metro rail tracks to train firefighters to respond to future emergencies on the tracks.
Though Metro's Silver Line isn't expected to expand through Loudoun County for several years, the county's fire department has been installing tracks, fencing and a simulated third rail system on which its 1,400 career and volunteer firefighters can soon begin training.
The tracks are being constructed in Leesburg, on a county-owned space between a small airport and Loudoun Fire Department headquarters.
News4 learned of the project through a review of county bidding records.
The county is obtaining a pair of older, 1000-model Metro rail cars this summer to add to its miniature training space. The model tracks cover approximately 100 feet.
"We're trying to be proactive," said Loudoun Deputy Fire Chief Jose Salazar. "In the event of an emergency, our providers will be prepared to respond to any kind of situation in a Metro car."
Local fire departments already have access to fire training courses and simulators in a Metro training facility in Prince George's County. Montgomery and Fairfax county firefighters also use their own training spaces near local Metro rail stations.
Loudoun fire officials said they needed their own, nearby training apparatus and space. Salazar said he wanted the option of late night, weekend and unscheduled training for his firefighters, all of which he said requires a county-operated training site.
Firefighters and emergency technicians frequently respond to emergency calls or alerts along Metro rail tracks. Salazar said the deadly January smoke incident at L'Enfant Plaza in Washington DC raised his awareness about the significance of some of those calls.
Salazar said, "The incident in January provided a realization. (Emergencies) can happen. It's not a matter of if, but when."
Loudoun county officials said Metro rail operators have helped in the development of their training site. They said the two 1000-series Metro rail cars are being provided to Loudoun at a total cost of $2.


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Native to southern Germany is the concept of brotzeit, or "bread time." In the late afternoon, people stop what they're doing and sit down to a hearty snack of meat, cheese, bread and sundry savory side items like pickles, potato salad and sauerkraut. It's a tradition Americans would do well to adopt. The trouble has always been, of course, cobbling together the right ingredients--or, at least, it was. Say willkommen to Das Alpenhaus Delikatessen, a new Austrian-German-Swiss deli and eatery in Boise, co-owned by Jaime Webster and Gregory Hanson. Located in a mini-mall at 1340 S. Vista Ave., Alpenhaus goes beyond brotzeit, with eats for any occasion.
Open since Oct. 10, the space is sparkling clean, well appointed and well lit. Floor-to-ceiling windows providing a view of busy Vista and two large beer garden-style tables hewn from heavy blonde wood lend Alpenhaus a cozy neighborhood feel. During a recent afternoon visit, customers came and went in pairs—picking up fresh-sliced hunks of wursts; blocks of specialty cheese; sausages and fish from the coolers; or grocery items from the ample selection of coffees, candies, condiments and even German-language publications. Speaking of German language, more than half the patrons who came in during our visit spoke it to each other and Webster, which is just about the best recommendation you can get.
Step to the deli counter for the real attraction at Alpenhaus: a daily hot lunch special available Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until supplies run out. We ordered the schweinshaxe—a massive roast pork knuckle—for $20. It seems steep, but this bone-in ham hock wasn't messing around.
Weighing in at 2 1/2 pounds, the enormous cut of meat from Pennsylvania-based Forest Pork Products dwarfed the pair of dumplings and pickled red cabbage accompanying it. Digging into a traditional schweinshaxe (with which visitors to the famous Munich Oktoberfest will be familiar) feels a bit like carving a Thanksgiving turkey. Beneath a hard-cooked shell of skin dusted with rock salt, the roasted meat was a masterpiece of dense, rich flavor and was still juicy as the next day's leftovers. The sides had their own charm: The warm pickled cabbage was simultaneously smoky, sweet and sour, studded with bits of beautifully blackened bacon. Covered in a light gravy, the dumplings offered a perfect spongy consistency and were the very definition of comfort food.
In addition to hot service, Alpenhaus also offers a build-your-own sandwich option for $7.99. We asked Webster for his recommendation, and were rewarded with hot pastrami and muenster cheese on seven-grain bread, with mustard, warm sauerkraut and chilled cucumbers, and a German-imported pickle on the side.
The sandwich was a robust noontime meal and a perfect introduction to Alpenhaus, made all the more so by the inclusion of juniper berries in the kraut.
"Those just give you a little, 'Hello, mouth. How are you?'"said Webster, the welcoming proprietor, who said he was inspired to open the deli after a lifetime affinity for German culture and food and a long stint living in Thuringia, a region in east-central Germany.
With the goal of "bringing a piece of the beloved Alps to the Boise area," Hanson and Webster did their homework. The respectable wine and beer selection at Alpenhaus features dozens of labels, some of which are available at other markets in town, but several that don't often make their way from Europe to the Treasure Valley.
Better yet, Alpenhaus has been hosting a handful of beer and wine tastings in December, featuring bottles from various vendors and samples of its deli offerings. Check the Facebook page (facebook.com/dasalpenhausboise) for events.
On a return trip to Alpenhaus, we ordered a half-pound of wurst, a half-pound of rauchkase (smoked cheese) and loaf of German rye bread for a Saturday brotzeit every bit as lecker as the real thing.


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Anti-Fracking PSA With Ed Begley Jr., Raphael Sbarge And Lee Allport!
Today President Obama rejected the construction of the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline. In celebration I decided to repost this completely awesome Anti-Fracking PSA I created along with my fellow blogger friends, the Mom Bloggers of ErieRising.com, actor Raphael Sbarge and Ed Begley Jr. And although my "causes" blog Bloggers Inspiring Change is currently not in working order it is a project I hope to pick up soon. There are so many causes I support and would love to write about and include the causes of other bloggers as well. Because we do have influence and we can use it for good. 😉
Let's Fight Fracking
I'm a busy girl, I actually
run ran three blogs. One of these blogs is was BloggersInspiringChange.org and a cause that is dear to my heart is hydraulic fracturing, or anti-fracking to be precise. A few months ago I contacted my dear friend Raphael and asked him if he'd be willing to do a PSA with me on the dangers of fracking. I wanted to educate the general public and help fight the practice of fracking in their communities. He runs Green Wish with Ed Begley Jr so I was pretty sure he'd be all over this. Both of them are known environmentalists. Luckily they were so I drafted a script and off we went.
Read our press release below to get the full details. I will tell you that everyone you see in this PSA is somehow impacted by hydraulic fracturing. This PSA was done with zero budget, in our own homes, with out own cameras. It's the definition of grassroots. I think it adds to the appeal. Check us out. We'd love some thumbs up and comments over on YouTube!
Bloggers and Celebrities Unite to Educate Public On the Effects of Fracking
Participants Include Ed Begley Jr, Raphael Sbarge, Lee Allport, Marianna Nichols, Nichol Haskins, Jackie Pletsch, and The Mom Bloggers of ErieRising.com
(Los Angeles, CA August 21, 2012)- Bringing together the voices of actors and celebrities such as Ed Begley Jr. and Raphael Sbarge with bloggers and online influencers, BloggersInspiringChange.org and ErieRising.com have created a PSA to help educate the public on exactly what fracking is and how it can harm their communities.
"Fracking is a method of natural gas extraction that has the potential to poison our families. However, few people even know it's happening, and that means there is something wrong with this situation," said Lee Allport, Creator of BloggersInspiringChange.org.
"I'm so happy to be a part of the initiative," said Raphael Sbarge, an actor and founder of the environmental awareness organization Green Wish. "Fracking is of great concern to those of us in the environmental movement, so it's so wonderful to take part in a grassroots effort led by many of those most directly affected by the practice. These are the voices that need to be heard."
Beyond this PSA, BloggersInspiringChange.org and the various participants ask that viewers at home get involved in fighting fracking in their communities by writing to your elected officials or supporting organizations such as http://www.ecowatch.org.
The PSA can be viewed online here http://youtu.be/qX8OBdiWyz8. For additional information on Bloggers Inspiring Change, please visit http://www.bloggersinspiringchange.org and to learn about how fracking has affected people by visiting ErieRising.WordPress.com


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This isn't where I was supposed to be, but somehow, from the moment I accepted my true self, I knew this was where I would end up: Tabias Olajuawon Wilson, HIV, B.A., J.D., Ph.D. (prospective). I'm unsure which of those marking acronyms feels more natural to me, and that is the problem. Each of them give and take parts of me, transforming my essence into something to be read, received or rejected.
HIV, too, is a sort of graduating from the abyss of prospective death to the promise of a functional sort of life. This should not be taken to imply that I was engaging in "risky" sexual behavior, but instead as an echo of the quiet resignation of a fifteen-year-old BlaQueer who had already learned to marry death, blackness and queerness.
That the acquisition of HIV was as ingrained in my destiny as the necessity of attending college to escape inter-generational poverty speaks wonders about the foreclosed future our society continues to present to young black gay/queer peoples. Even then, before the unjust imprisonment of Michael Johnson, before the community consciousness around the genocide of Black Trans women, before two black boys were boiled from flesh to spine for cuddling in Atlanta, I knew that death would accompany me throughout the most vibrant experiences of my life.
It came like a thief in the night, so to say: I was raped, by a white boy, at a prestigious, predominantly white institution. End of story.
It happened. It happened to me. In some ways, it was a beginning -- a new intimacy with needles, pills that killed me to save me, a different type of surveillance, memory loss and more brittle bones -- but in most ways it was closure. The worst had happened. No, not my rape, silly: HIV.
I could now stop worrying. I could now stop being afraid. The virus had arrived, and I had not died. I had not cried. I felt very little but relief. Now I could live on. I had a new demon to slay, or contend with, or regard as a fallen angel of sorts. It was if the Devil himself had finally emerged from under the bed after a decade of taunting, merely to rival ass-whippings I'd already survived. I laughed in his face, too tired to cry.
Because becoming HIV positive was preordained. No one was coming to rural Kansas to talk to little black boys about gay sex and sexually transmitted infections. If we were paid any attention at all, we were simply dared and beaten into being drug free -- as if it were the drugs that were killing us and not the hunger or the punishing labor that only the broken (or breaking) could bear.
It was perhaps beyond imagination that black boys here, in rural Kansas, could even conceive of a sexuality beyond what was told, beyond what was ordered, beyond what was obedient. The BlaQueer child was not conceived of, least of all as human, never mind as being worthy of protection and preventative treatment.
To understand what I'm saying, you must first understand the complex parlor game -- white supremacy roulette, we'll call it -- faced by BlaQueer youth from poor and working class backgrounds. Not only are we required to dodge the frontal assault of anti-blackness and white supremacy. We must also be graceful in our embracing rejection of queer-phobia: telling truth while lying about the promise of black manhood and holding close to the Amerikkkan daydream of capitalist salvation from the intergenerational poverty that forms our open air prison.
In a sense, or a few senses (or truly no sense at all), we harken back to the ancestral dance of limbo. We are sickening insofar that, no matter how low the bar goes, it will never scar our face with its white-hot damnation, nor will our backs or heads touch the ground. We are gravity-defying gods of yesterqueer. But, as Michael Jackson -- my introduction to genderqueer performance -- would say, we're "too high to get over, too low to get under."
The dance is not just one of mere performance masking pain and shocks to joints and bodies under constant pressure. No, it is a slick communication, a communion, to all who are listening beyond their eyes that we are here, and Queer, and even if we are to die on stage, our souls have already gone on to a place without no name. The dance is exquisite, expensive and elusive. After all, it must evade our parents, the heterosexist, the anti-black and the poor consuming, while also being a clarion call to the BlaQueer working and non-working poor.
My being positive was pre-ordained, much like the poisoning in Flint or floating bodies in New Orleans. Silent neglect is the loudest of actions. However, in the shadows of neglect we are called to create our own light, our own love practices and our own politics. In the dusk of seroconversion, I was able to re-focus on the core of my humanity, centering my needs, my desires and my "me" as paramount concerns to all who dare request my presence or energy.
Tabias Olajuawon Wilson is a scholar, essayist, speaker and poet concerned with the intersections of race, law, sexuality and power. They are also the author of Godless Circumcisions: A Recollection & Re-membering of Blackness, Queerness and Flows of Survivance and the founder of the blog BlaQueerFlow. They are reachable at www.tabiasolajuawon.com or @BlaQueerFlow on twitter.


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Baboe, Fransis Benedict (2007) Text structure analysis of selling and buying in Pasar Atom Surabaya. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.Full text not available from this repository.
This thesis is a descriptive study of text structure. The writer wants to investigate the genre of language selling and buying in Pasar Atom Surabaya by examining the structure of the text and their language functions. For that purpose, the writer uses Halliday?s (1986) text structure analysis and Van Ek?s (1987) classification of language function as the main theories. The data are taken from the conversation between sellers and buyers who are in the middle of transaction. Nine text structures are analyzed to find their actual structure. The analysis shows that the texts realized some structural patterns. Despite the fact that each text has its own actual structures, they share some common elements of the text such as SI, SE, SP, SR, SC, S, P, NPC, and P. After comparing one text structure with the others, the researcher concludes that the Generic Structure Potential (GSP) of the language of selling and buying in Pasar Atom is [(SI)^] SE. (SP.) (SR.) ^(SC.)^(S.)^(P) (NPC.) [(PC)]. The researcher also found that every element in the text serve for some language functions. Furthermore, it is possible to find more than one function of language in the element. Obligatory element of SE, for example, serves four functions. First is to ask for agreement, second is to ask for actual information, third is to ask for permission, and the last is to request.
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As the owner of a minor league indoor football team, Tommy Benizio is always looking for ways to draw fans to his arena, especially because he operates north of Dallas, home to more gold-plated alternatives like the Cowboys.
So a couple of years ago, he struck on the idea of recruiting a woman to play for his team, the Texas Revolution. Through a friend, he met Jen Welter, a well-spoken and accomplished linebacker who played for the Dallas Diamonds of the Women's Football Alliance.
"The idea was, come to training camp and see how it goes, and maybe the Girl Scouts will buy tickets and we'll get some exposure," Benizio said.
But "she was so eager and on board and so serious about it and wanted to make the team," he said, "so we had Jen play in a preseason game, and she immediately became a football sweetheart in Dallas."
Welter, playing running back, made history as the first woman who was not a kicker to play for a men's professional team. Last winter she made history again, joining the coaching staff of the all-male Revolution. And last week, when the Arizona Cardinals hired her to work with their inside linebackers for training camp and the preseason, she became the first female coach in the N.F.L.
The appointment generated a swirl of news media attention, but Welter, who maintains a promotional website and is active on social media, sought to play down the attention. In an interview, she said she would be satisfied just inspiring girls to succeed.
"I want little girls to grow up knowing that when they put their mind to something, when they work hard, that they can do anything regardless" of the expectations of others, she said.
Still, for the N.F.L., there is much at stake as it tries to build on a growing pool of female fans while rebuilding an image damaged by a string of domestic violence cases involving players like Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy.
Welter's debut comes three months after the N.F.L. hired its first full-time female referee, Sarah Thomas, who will begin calling games in the regular season starting next month. The N.F.L. has also hired women to fill key executive posts, including chief lobbyist, chief marketing officer, and adviser on domestic violence.
More and more female fans have been gravitating to the N.F.L.
According to the league, 45 percent of its fans are female, a rise of several percentage points in the past few years. Sales of women's licensed apparel have grown by double digits during the past five years and are the fastest-growing consumer product category.
While the new executives work largely out of public view, Welter and Thomas operate on the field in front of fans (like the female referees who have worked in the N.B.A. for several years) and thus have a chance to better broadcast the league's ambitions.
Welter and Thomas said they were well aware of the larger problems affecting the league, including the focus on domestic violence. But they both remain focused on their jobs.
"To be able to experience something that very few women get to see is fantastic," Welter said. But "I'm not here to change the image of the league. I'm here because the Arizona Cardinals asked me."
Cardinals Coach Bruce Arians, who recruited Welter, said that she would bring much to the team and that her hiring did not reflect any agenda or image burnishing.
"It's really no different than anybody else," Arians said. "Do you really, truly have the passion for this job? She obviously has the background and the experience we were looking for, as a player and a coach."
Welter, though, has been hired only as a coaching intern for the preseason. After that, she must get in line with the thousands of other coaches trying to win full-time spots on N.F.L. teams.
Still, Welter and Thomas have many qualifications.
Welter, 37, played rugby in college and competed for more than a dozen years in a women's professional football league. She won two gold medals with the United States in the Women's World Championship before she was invited last year to try out for the Revolution of the all-male Indoor Football league.
With the Revolution, Welter appeared sparingly in games and spent most of the season on the practice squad. But her presence on the field led to invitations from "Today" and "The Arsenio Hall Show."
Benizio, the Revolution's owner, liked her enthusiasm and intelligence — she is a devotee of "G.I. Jane" and also literature built around the legend of King Arthur — so he hired her as a coach. In that role, she used her master's degree in sport psychology and doctorate in psychology, both obtained from Capella University, an online private institute.
Welter's doctoral thesis was on the Wonderlic test, which is used by N.F.L. teams to evaluate players' cognitive abilities.
"It's about knowing people, and the more you can relate to them, the more you can know them as a person, the better coach you'll be," she said. "My interest has always been in the mental side of the game."
Welter calls herself a doctor, including on her LinkedIn page, but she is careful not to call herself a psychologist, she said, because she does not have a state license or board certification.
"I would never call myself a psychologist; that would get me in trouble," she said.
Besides, she added, the word consultant is better because "most athletes don't like psychologists because they think it means they're crazy."
She makes it clear that you have to play for the love of the game, not the money. Her first paycheck as a player was for $12 — $1 per game. (She was so smitten with being a professional that she never cashed the check.) On the Revolution, coaches are paid as little as $100 a game.
To make ends meet, Welter works as a consultant to athletes and teams looking to improve their performance, and with companies trying to improve their business.
Her first week in Cardinals camp was a whirlwind. The meetings, practices and news media requests took up most of her days. The playbook is also far more complex — in the Indoor Football League (the Revolution became a member of Champions Indoor Football this year), teams play eight men to a side instead of 11 as they do in the N.F.L.
But Welter said the players were just as passionate and eager to learn as those she had worked with on the Revolution. She said she did not feel she had been treated any differently because she was a woman.
"I have guys who treat me as a friend, as a little sister, as a big sister," she said. "But being a girl, to see in that window, that means a lot."
Like Welter, Thomas recognizes that her presence on the field is groundbreaking, but that was not her aim in taking the job.
"I've just been doing it truly because I love it, and when you're out there officiating, the guys don't think of me as a female; they want me to be just like them, just being an official," she said.
Still, Thomas, 41, said she would continue to tuck her hair under her cap, something she did while working college games.
During the past two decades, Thomas, a Mississippi native, worked her way up from the high school level to the collegiate ranks to college bowl games and then N.F.L. preseason games and training camp practices. Despite her bump in pay, Thomas, like many referees, will keep her other job, in pharmaceutical sales, during the season — in part because she and her husband are raising three children.
"I will leave Saturday morning for the game, work the game Sunday, will get back Sunday night or Monday, and hop in a car and get working," she said.
Amy Trask, who worked nearly 30 years for the Raiders in Los Angeles and Oakland, eventually becoming chief executive of the team, understands why Welter and Thomas have attracted so much attention. But Trask wishes for the day when such moves are routine, she said.
"I don't believe women should be hired simply because they are women, but because they're qualified to perform jobs," Trask said. "It will be a very exciting day when it is no longer newsworthy when a woman is hired."


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Home Comforts by Ali Chrisp
No.1 in the Humour chart on Amazon Australia
It's our great pleasure to announce the debut novel by Ali Chrisp, the winner of our The Write Time novel competition in association with Mature Times.
Home Comforts by Ali Chrisp
A laugh-out-loud comedy about families, friendship and romance.
Jo Longford's life takes an unexpected turn when her bosses wrongly accuse her of stealing from a client. Suddenly, she needs to find a new job and a new home for herself and ten-year-old son, Tom. Not to mention their small menagerie of badly behaved pets.
Her selfish mum isn't much help; obsessed with keeping up appearances, nothing her daughter does is ever good enough for her. But at least Jo can rely on best friend Val for support. They've been getting themselves into mischief since they were teenagers, and that includes joining a cringeworthy dating agency and an eventful school reunion. Some things never change!
Life certainly doesn't get any easier for Jo. Will she be able to fend off her sex-mad landlord – a retired businessman who struts around in Lycra and thinks he's God's gift to women? Are her new employer and quirky clients at the Handy Jobs Domiciliary Care Agency all they seem?
And will Jo ever be able to sort out her chaotic love life when two equally unsuitable men gatecrash her world?
Home Comforts is a heart-warming tale with a cheeky twinkle in its eye.
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United by love…In the sacrifice of Christ
- We welcome you all, and appreciate your worshipping with us today. For all those who are new, our registration form is available at the entrance, return the completed form to the parish office or Sacristy.
- FORMED PROGRAM: For this week: Check the bulletin for details.
- Bible Study takes place every Tuesday by 7.00pm
- Confraternity of Christian Mothers meeting comes up today February 18 after the 9.00am Mass.
Make this Lent a Season to Remember and your best yet—
Stations of the Cross: Wednesdays & Fridays: 6.30am; 12.30pm & 6.00pm
Lent to Remember and Breaking of Fast— Every Friday after evening Mass—7.00pm
Join us as we watch "A Lent to Remember" video, share a meal and seek to understand your Faith better.
WE need and will welcome donations to provide refreshments for those who wish to join our communal breaking of fast. You can do that at the bookshop, parish office or with the priests.
- The bulletin is free, you can contribute to its sponsorship at the Bookshop or parish office. Feel free to go home with the bulletin but leave the Spiritual Pathway, Hymn Books and Bibles in the pews.
- After Mass do your best not to disturb those praying in the Church.
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Dungeon Prompts: What Does Love Look Like?
This week's prompt is: What Does Love Look Like?
"That's what real love looks like—when your companion believes in you when no one else does. True love can really be that little red balloon that lifts you up through life's storm."
– Tabitha Freeman, Becoming A Princess
"Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public."
– Cornel West
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."
– Saint Augustine
What does love look like to you?
Suggested Prompts:
*Does it come in the form of a beautiful face that takes your breath away, or is it the courage that makes one stand up and take on injustice and causes everyone around to get up and stand with them? Is it universal, unconditional, and all expansive, or is it a secret hidden away, nurtured and protected, in the safety of your heart? What does love look like to you?
*Write a short story, poem, or share a picture or song that demonstrates what love looks like to you.
*Any inspired offering that somehow relates to love.
Dungeon Prompts are meant to open up the abandoned rooms inside ourselves and dust them off a bit. Explore the recesses of your mind and get back with a poem, story, essay or creative offering. Link your post to this specific prompt page and I'll share your link back with our readers.
To participate, all you'll need to do is:
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3. Dive deep within and give us a glimpse of your soul!**
*note: If the pingback doesn't work, then please leave the link to your post in the comment section.
**If you don't have a blog please feel free to join the discussion in the comment section.
This week's contributors are:
Reflections – Tale of Two Tomatoes
The Look of Love – Follow Your Shadow
To Be Seen, To Be Known, To Be Close, To Belong – Living, Learning and Letting Go
What Does Love Look Like – Your Mind In Bloom, LLC
Love is – The Seeker's Dungeon
Rejuvenation – Dream Cloud Diaries
What is Love – Traces of the Soul
Two Big Trees – Boring Broad's Adventures
What's Love Got to Do With It – It's a Lonely Place
The Face of Love (big smiles part 1) – Garden2day
The Face of Love (big smiles part 2) – Garden2day
<3 Looks Like – Contemplating Me.in
What Does Love Look Like – Davekester
What Does Love Look Like – Robin's Real Life
Older posts with this week's theme:
Random Acts of Love – Marsnplato
Please, also check out last week's offerings on Secrets:
Of Secret Sharing – Anawnimiss
Secrets & Lies – It's a Lonely Place
Untold Secrets – Traces of the Soul
Secrets of Despair – Cher Shares
Maintaining Integrity in the Land of Secrets – Living, Learning and Letting Go
Secrets of Despair 2 – Cher Shares
Sick of Saying Sorry – Dream Cloud Diaries
Are You Sure You Want to Be My Friend – The Seeker's Dungeon
Secret Haiku – Finale to Entrance
Don't NOBODY Tell Me a Secret – SplitSpeak
Not Yours to Tell – Robin's Real Life
Pale Mushrooms (Lanterne) – Blog It or Lose It
Love at First Sight (part 2) – Work in Progress
Will You Listen? – MarthaOstout
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Located in the heart of bustling Potts Point, Busshari Authentic Japanese Restaurant represents the essence of Japanese cuisine: simplicity, freshness and creativity. Busshari's decor is soft-lighting and ambient creating a sophisticated yet welcoming feel. Busshari's interior features ebony tiles, charcoal pebbled walls, smokey mirrors and tall Tasmanian oak dining tables along with a slender sushi counter.
Busshari opened in 2006 and specialises in Japanese authenticity of simple but delicate sashimi and sushi. Nobuyuki Ito, the Executive Chef of Busshari fuses original flavours together in order to create unique, flavoursome dishes which are elevated by his creative presentation.
The team at Busshari led by Yuko Namekawa always will welcome you with warmth and friendliness and will always endeavour to provide you with a memorable and enjoyable experience.
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Bush decides maybe the Office of Women's health shouldn't be led by a male veterinarian
Salon's Tim Grieve has the story of the Bush administration's appointment of a male trained as a veterinarian to head up the Office of Women's Health, an announcement that seems to have been quickly un-announced in favor of the appointment of a woman Associate FDA Commissioner. (Ok, so Norris Alderon, the guy, has also been an FDA Asssociate Commissioner for Science. But, jeez, he's also listed as the Federal Lbaoratory Consortium's current Lab Representative for the Center of Veterinary Medicine. I mean, he still has one hand up a horse's butt.)
BTW, Alderson is listed on the Health and Human Service's official page on Women's Health as "Acting Director, Office of Women's Health" under the FDA. Since HHS has an Office on Women's Health and the FDA has an Office of Women's Health, it's a little confusing for the likes me. I breathlessly await intricate explanations, which I also won't understand. [Tags: politics]
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New York—Tourneau opened the doors today not only to its latest store, situated on Madison Avenue at 53rd Street, but into what stores executives call a totally new experience in watch retailing.
Re-imagining Watch Retailing
The 3,135 square foot store has with 20-foot ceilings and video screens embedded into the walls that run individual minute long time-released videos. Instead of the traditional caseline found in its other stores, and most watch retailers, Tourneau employs eight large watch tables made of walnut, brushed nickel, and leather that are approachable on all sides and equipped with seating and inventory storage below.
While the 30 watch brands sold in the store are identified with name plaques in the displays, all the point-of-sale brand collateral and branded case displays are gone. Instead the emphasis is on Tourneau.
Vitrines along the wall feature a special watches with accompanying videos behind them. The rear wall has a museum-like display of new, unusual and quirky watch brands. And in every direction, videos, many of them atmospheric, turn on and off.
According to James "Jim" Seuss, Tourneau's ceo, "As a company we are looking to modernize the experience of watch purchasing, by using new technologies and ways of engagement to shape the customer's experience."
In reshaping that customer experience, Tourneau departs from the "behind the counter" client/sales relationship. Instead, sales associates on the floor, ready with their tablet computers to look up client's accounts, show them the latest watch information online, etc. Each watch table also has a seating area in keeping with the conversational approach to selling. Even the service department has entered the digital age. Using the QLess system, clients can text, email or phone to the service department which contacts them via text message, providing a specific time.
Designed by Eight Inc., the architects who designed stores for Apple and Virgin Atlantic, the modern, clean look of the store has a purpose. "We began by focusing on the customers' needs and exploring ways to better meet them," said Wilhelm Oehl, Eight Inc. principal. "We incorporated thoughtful design solutions and integrated digital elements in a way that is meaningful and parallel with Tourneau's vision to create a memorable experience for their customers."
In addition, the space boasts New York's first freestanding Rolex boutique showcasing the Swiss brands wide assortment. Tourneau also has a Rolex boutique in Chicago and will probably build more in the future.
While store executives haven't laid out a timeline yet for upgrading other locations, Seuss, who started as ceo in March 2010, has already supervised a new brand campaign for Tourneau, plans a new state of the art website, and new Tourneau brand watch assortment. Seuss, who previously was ceo at Cole Haan, also was president at Harry Winston, and ceo at Stella McCartney.
About Tourneau
Established in 1900, Tourneau is the leading retailer of luxury watches in the United States, offering more than 100 world famous brands, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Omega, Breitling, and TAG Heuer, in more than 8,000 styles. The company's 30-plus stores also sell Certified Pre-Owned timepieces and watches under the Tourneau brand. Considered "the watch authority," Tourneau is known for its extensive selection and unparalleled customer service.


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S: Celebrating Chris Baird at 40 Years
FC: Celebrating 40 Years | Christopher M. Baird February 22, 2012
1: When you were little, We thought you were the most beautiful child in the world. Now that you are grown, We know you are the most beautiful person - Not only on the outside But inside where it really counts. You are still our child, That will never change. We will love you forever, And that is also unchangeable. We are here for you in the same ways We have always tried to be. You are one of our greatest accomplishments And our source of endless pride. | These pages are a tribute to the amazing life you are in the midst of living - full of accomplishments, laughter and love. You were raised by a hard-working, proud family who have passed along admirable values. You have the integrity to make the choices in life that are not always easy, but right. You have developed lifelong friendships based on respect and trust. Every day you are an example of good character to our children. I am so proud to be your wife and I am grateful for your reliability and your endless commitment to our family. Loving you and sharing the adventure of life and parenthood with you has been a succession of pride and joy. I can't wait to see what will happen next - together. | They say you can't pick your family.. but even if I could, I would pick you to be my brother. You are the real deal. A role model for your little sister, even when I wasn't little any more. A protector in the playground and in the big wild world, even when I thought I was tough enough. A logical and trustworthy sounding board for my complaints, and my fears; someone I always feel safe with. You are a great friend to my husband and a fun and caring uncle to our kids. What more could I ask for even if I could pick my family? Nothing. You are a wonderful person Chris, in every way. Never doubt it. We have so much fun together..and we are only half way through the ride! | Our dad is great, he makes us laugh From when we wake up till we take our bath Catching bubbles, kicking balls Playing hockey, cards and dolls Endless tickling till it hurts our cheeks Home after work to play hide-and-go-seek Throwing us high while singing a song We always land in arms that are strong But then there are times when we sit quietly We look in his eyes and guess what we see A man so loving, fair and kind Patient and trusting with a very strong mind We knew when he held us right after our birth For us, he would go to the ends of the Earth Behind all the antics to make us happy Is an honorable man of integrity We are so proud to call him our father He is special to us in a way like no other For he is our mentor, our teacher, our kin We hope to become as good a person as him So on this birthday we hope that he trusts How much we love him for how he loves us
2: Christopher Michael Baird
3: February 22, 1972 3:22 a.m. 8 lbs 3 oz
15: There were rough ice surfaces to skate over in Chris Baird's early times with Harvard hockey, times when the NCAA championship might have seemed a distant dream. Recruited heavily out of junior hockey in Ottawa, he bypassed Michigan, Cornell and the rest to spend four years in Harvard Square. The first year wasn't what he'd hoped for, and he had just a single goal and a single assist to show for it. There was a tentative sophomore year, when his figures improved only slightly to three goals and two assists. The break-through came a year ago when he was named the Crimson's Most Improved Player, and on the road to this year's Final Four, he has been a major player. Baird and the Crimson practiced yesterday in Bright Center before leaving for St. Paul where they face Lake Superior State in the national semifinals. "You definitely hope you have moments like this," said Baird. "There were some disappointing moments. The first year was a disappointment. I wasn't dressing. I wasn't contributing and playing like I knew I could. I'd been successful in junior hockey and highly recruited, so it was tough to take. I realized it. I had a talk with the coach [Ron Tamassoni] about what it takes to play. Coming full circle, I realized how much I loved the game. I realized you're supposed to have fun. I definitely knew I had the potential to be where I am now. It's a wonderful program and I'm glad to be a part of it. It makes me appreciate it more. I knew I had something in me and I had the ability and talent to show myself and show the team where it was." Tomassoni, who wrote to Baird shortly after the Crimson's 1989 NCAA championship triumph over Minnesota (also in St. Paul), has had the patience to see Baird become one of the nation's assist leaders, with 38 in 31 games. Baird plays the point on the power play, kills penalties and plays left wing on a line with Brian Farrell and Perry Cohagan. | "He was a very highly sought-after young man by everyone," said Tomassoni. "Things didn't necessarily pan out for him right away the way we all hoped it would. It's a big adjustment. We all forget that. He really came into his own last year. I thought he was the best player on the ice last year in a game at Boston University, and from there on in, he never looked back. I put him on the left point on the power play this year, and he'd never played that position in his life. That power play led the country in effectiveness. He's such an intelligent hockey player. He does it all for us. He does a lot of little things that you don't recognize. He gets a lot of ice time." Baird is one of six seniors on the team, the leaders of a group that has given up just two goals in the last three games. Harvard has four shutouts this season and has surrendered just one goal in seven other games. Baird, who first laced on a pair of skates at 3, is a biology major with plans to go to medical school. "The first big decision I had to make was to stay and play Major Junior A or come down here for four years and play college hockey," said Baird. "I held education as being very important. I ended up with the best of both worlds. I can play in the NCAAs and attend a great school. I came in expecting to do well. It started off fine, but I was lacking confidence. It took me some time to get adjusted. It snowballed, and it was difficult. The way I look at it is that it was a good learning experience. I'd never been in that position before. I look back at it now as being something very positive. It helped me build my character." This is really what Harvard hockey is all about: develop the player and the student. "We're a close team," said Baird. "We do a lot of things on and off the ice together. You hope you have moments like this. It's been a great four years and a special experience." On to the Final Four.
21: Lifelong Friends
22: Live well, laugh often, love much
32: Benjamin Fredrick Christopher April 25, 2006
33: Anna Christina August 17, 2007 | Michael James John April 3, 2004
35: To the world you may be one person, but to them you are the world.
48: Beginnings
51: Happiness
53: Birthday Wishes
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Here's what I got
And here's how they look on.. (I know it's a bit dramatic I wouldn't wear them normally over the full lid it's just to show how they look. I would normally wear a mix of shades then blend)
Pink freeze - I love this shade I have already worn it so much with just black liner (Kind of a 50's look) and sometimes with dark outer corners.
Carbon - can be built up very strong and I will be using as a liner sometimes too. I think it's an essential for my collection.
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7th September 2009
Government to implement all changes recommended by MAC
The government has today announced its decision to accept recommendations by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to changes within the Points Based System which the MAC published on the 19th August 2009.
The UK Border Agency has indicated that they will work closely with stakeholders over the coming months to implement the changes in a fair and strategic way. No timescale has yet been given for implementation of the changes, although indications suggest they will be introduced in early 2010.
Analysis of the points based system; Tier 2 and dependants.
Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) – background
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is a body of expert economists who are tasked with providing independent, evidence based advice on migration and resident labour market issues to the Government. The committee is made up of the Chair (currently professor David Metcalf) and four other independent economists. One of the key duties of MAC is to advise the Government on sectors and occupations where shortages in skills and labour should be met by migration.
The Report
In March 2009, MAC was asked by the UK Government to address the following three questions in relation to points based system (PBS):
- What further changes to Tier 1 of the points based system (PBS) should be made in 2010/11, given the changing economic circumstances?
- Is there an economic case for restricting Tier 2 to shortage occupations only?
- What is your assessment of the economic contribution made by the dependants of PBS migrants and their role in the labour market?
On 19 August 2009, MAC published its report entitled "Analysis of the points based system: Tier 2 and dependants". It should be noted that MAC has limited its report to questions in respect of Tier 2 PBS. MAC will report on the first question (changes to Tier 1) in October 2009.
The Economic Contribution of Dependants of PBS Immigrants
The report makes the point that data on dependants is very limited because dependant immigration status is not recorded in national datasets. Tentative findings include:-
- Spouses and partners tend to be younger than the principal immigrant;
- Just over half of PBS dependants are in employment;
- Even though a significant proportion are highly qualified, the majority of dependants who are employed are in unskilled occupations.
Given the lack of precise data, it has not been possible to develop a precise metric for identifying the costs/benefits of employment rights for PBS dependants, however a significant number of stakeholders who responded to the MAC call for evidence indicated that the liberal policy on dependants helps to promote investment in the UK and helps the UK to attract the best and brightest workers. Survey evidence suggested that allowing dependants to work in the UK may increase the attractiveness of the UK as a destination for principal immigrants.
The report reached the tentative conclusion that greater restrictions on working rights for dependants would not lead to improved outcomes, either for UK workers, or the UK economy. Further research should be undertaken in this area before any firm policy actions are undertaken.
Tier 2 Recommendations
The MAC did not find that there is an economic case for restricting Tier 2 to the shortage occupation route only. The report states that all of the existing routes should be retained. It was emphasized that the resident labour market (RLMT) route plays a key role in supporting key public services. The intra company transfer (ICT) route is important in terms of insuring the UK remains globally competitive and continues to attract high levels of inward investment.
However MAC considers that the design and enforcement of the RLMT and intra company transfer routes need to change.
In total MAC has made sixteen recommendations to Government. These are:-
(1) The UK Border Agency (UKBA) should consider whether specific professional qualifications should be regarded as equivalent to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3, or Bachelors or Masters Degree level, when allocating points under the PBS, where there is good evidence to support such claims. A number of responses to the call for evidence indicated that employers within various industry sectors found that professional sector specific qualifications are a more realistic demonstration of skill than academic qualifications as they reflect on the job training and as such should be awarded points in Tier 2. MAC has recommended the UKBA undertake a detailed examination of professional qualifications in general and decide which should be regarded as equivalent to NVQ level 3, to a Bachelors Degree and to a Masters Degree. These professional qualifications should then be allocated points under the PBS.
(2) That a Masters Degree be awarded 15 points in Tier 2, instead of the current 10 points. The MAC found, through an analysis of various studies, that a person who holds a Masters Degree is likely to earn more than someone who holds a Bachelors Degree and will therefore make a greater economic contribution to the UK than somebody with a Bachelor's Degree. It should be noted that Tier 1 PBS has recently been amended to allow for points for Masters Qualifications only.
(3) That 5 points be awarded for prospective earnings of at least £20,000.00 per annum instead of the current £17,000.00. The report indicates that a salary equivalent to £10 per hour indicates that an occupation is skilled. This amounts to approximately £20,000.00 per annum.
(4) That 20 points be awarded for prospective earnings of at least £32,000.00 per annum instead of the current £24,000.00. The MAC have concluded that the £24,000.00 salary threshold for the highest level of points (i.e. 20 points) currently available under Tier 2 is too low. The £24,000.00 salary is considered too low to guarantee that an individual holding no qualifications is skilled, since the data that the MAC had received indicated that the median pay of full time, working age employees in skilled occupations in the UK major market is £32,000.00.
(5) That the minimum threshold for gaining 10 points be raised to £24,000.00 per annum, and the minimum threshold for gaining 15 points be raised to £28,000.00 per annum.
(6) That certain occupations involved in the delivery of key public services, to be set out by the Government, be awarded an extra 5 points under the RLMT route. The MAC have recognised that by raising the salary thresholds for the points awarded for prospective earnings, this may disproportionately impact certain occupations involved in the delivery of public services, such as nursing and teaching. These crucial public services depend heavily on migrant labour. The purpose of providing an extra 5 points to these and other similar occupations will be to minimise the impact of the change in salary threshold.
(7) That the resident labour market (RLMT) route be kept in place. The MAC accept that the RLMT route contributes an important role in providing skilled employment to key public services and enabling employers to respond to their changing needs.
(8) That the required duration of vacancy advertising be increased to four weeks for all jobs. Under the current provisions, all vacancies must be advertised for two weeks, except when they attract a salary of over £40,000.00 per annum. MAC concluded on the evidence that more senior positions take longer to fill. Currently all positions must also be advertised on Job Centre Plus (with the exception of senior positions attracting salaries of £130,000.00 plus). MAC has concluded that the required duration of vacancy advertising be increased to four weeks for all jobs, both on Job Centre Plus and in another acceptable forum, even those with a salary of over £40,000.00 per annum.
(9) That the Government should consider the scope for introducing a certification regime for at least those employers identified as high risk.
The report considers whether it may be possible to introduce a certification regime for all COS issued following completion of the RLMT. The report concludes that the logical body to issue these certificates would be Job Centre Plus but that such a regime would place an insupportable burden on Job Centre Plus. MAC have therefore recommended that the Government considers introducing a certification regime for at least those employers which it has identified as being at high risk of not complying with RLMT requirements.
(10) The MAC recommend that the intra company transfer (ICT) route be kept in place. MAC received a significant amount of evidence and submissions in relation to UK employer's use of the intra company transfer route. MAC has acknowledged the importance of this route to many multi-national companies operating within the UK and its consequent contribution to the UK's economic success.
(11) That the ICT route should not lead to the right of permanent residence.
Evidence received by MAC from employers indicated that employers see the ICT route as a temporary migration route and that the vast majority of migrants who come to the UK under the ICT route did not remain in the UK long enough to qualify for permanent residence (currently five years). The report indicates concern that the residence labour market is never tested when an intra company transferee comes to the UK and remains in the role for a five year period and subsequently applies for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).
(12) That the qualifying period that the individual should be employed by the company overseas is extended from six to twelve months. The evidence suggested that the majority of migrants who come to the UK under the ICT route have more than twelve months prior experience with the company. The MAC conclusion was that a transferee with limited experience of the company is more likely than an experienced employee to be bought into carry out a job that could equally be done by a UK worker. Increasing the prior employment period to twelve months will serve to protect the resident labour market.
(13) That a separate scheme is created for graduates only, requiring three months prior experience with the company, but with a maximum stay in the UK of twelve months
MAC noted that, as part of their graduate training programmes, employers often move graduate trainees around countries on short term placements. There is no evidence to suggest that these short term moves displace UK workers. This separate category would be an acknowledgement that recommendation (12) would have a negative impact on the movement of graduate trainees. The MAC concluded that the shorter period of three months for graduate trainees can still meet business requirements whilst acting as an incentive to potential misuse of the route. The report also recommends that graduates coming by this route should not be able to switch to the primary intra company transfer route.
(14) That Government gives consideration to whether the level of resource currently being devoted to the enforcement of intra company transfers is sufficient, and whether the degree of transparency around enforcement of the system could be increased. The report indicates that MAC has received no firm evidence of outright abuse of this route. However it accepts that strong enforcement activity would allow better information to be collected and better detection of any abuse as it occurs.
(15) That allowances used for PBS points purposes are scaled down when calculating points for earnings under the PBS. The MAC declined to give a recommendation concerning the amount by which the allowances should be scaled down, but instead recommended that an appropriate factor be agreed between UKBA and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
(16) That the UKBA and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) considered the scope for sharing information on what they are being told in relation to the intentions of particular immigrants and investigate potential abuse of the system on a risk based basis where there is indication that abuse of the tax system may be occurring.


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