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Resources for Reformation Day – This Sunday (October 31) is Reformation Day, commemorating and celebrating the Reformation. It takes place each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther's nailing of the 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Door on October 31, 1517. For pastors (and others) who might want some resources in preparation, here are a few recommendations… – Justin Taylor
Michelle Bachmann Shares Testimony in Iowa Church – "Even though I was doing nothing wrong — I wasn't drinking, smoking or chasing boys — I still had a wicked heart," Bachmann says of her 1972 teenage self before she and a group of three friends entered an abandoned and unlocked Minnesota church and stood before the alter confessing their sins. "We got up. I walked home to our little apartment, and I bowed before my bed. I said to God, 'All I know is that I'm a different person. … I will radically abandon my life to you, Lord,' – Michelle Bachmann
Free Download: The Barber Who Wanted to Pray – In honor of Reformation Day, we are making the audiobook, narrated by R.C. Sproul, available as a free download through Reformation Day (Oct. 31). You can also pre-order the CD version of this story or buy the hardcover illustrated children's book published by our friends at Crossway. May you and your family benefit from this helpful resource on prayer.
Does Joel Osteen Not Know, or Does He Not Care? – Evangelical Christians are going to face many questions in this season, and the question of Mormonism is now front and center. It will call upon all of us to do what Joel Osteen proudly has not done — to study and think about these issues. In this political moment, we will have to think carefully and act judiciously without confusing the theological questions. We will need the full wealth of Christian conviction. – Dr. Albert Mohler
Seven Reasons Halloween Judgment Houses Often Miss the Mark – 1. They're not scary enough. To speak of hell, Jesus used the imagery of a garbage dump overun with worms, a place where babies were once sacrified to demons (Mark 9:43-48). Teenagers in plastic red devil masks and styrofoam pitchforks usually don't convey what it means to "fall into the hands of the living God" (Heb 10:31). The answer isn't better technology, though, since nothing we could conjure up can convey the anguish of the damned walled off from relationship with God. – Russell Moore
ESV is apparently being revised? – All I know comes from this 4 min. video from the BBC which filmed a study session of the ESV committee at work at Tyndale House in London "last year" (not sure if that means 2010 or earlier 2011?). The discussion that was filmed revolves around the use of δοῦλος in 1 Cor 7. Interestingly, they voted (9-3) to change it to "bondservant"—a word that I don't think I've ever heard used in contemporary English outside of some Bible translations. ESV currently has "slave" in the text and "Gk bondservant" in the footnote. I grant this is not an easy word to handle in contemporary culture (esp. the US where there seems to be a collective social guilt regarding our past history of slavery), but I'm not sure that "bondservant" is helpful. Nor do I see it accurate for the current edition to say that the Greek has "bondservant" in contrast to "slave" in the text. – Rod Decker
7 Types of Preacher's Block (and what to do about them) – Sermon preparation involves creativity. No, the preacher is not creating truth. God did that. But the preacher is creating sentences, phrases, and even structures that will best communicate the truth. And like all creatives – artists, authors, architects, etc. – preachers encounter creative blocks. They just don't know where the next thought or sentence is going to come from. Mark McGuinness has provided a helpful list of 7 types of creative block (summarized below) and also proposes some solutions (visit his blog for those). – David Murray


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Reading 5s Sport & Music festival
Reading's first Sport & Music festival By day, teams take to the pitches to determine who's the best in Berkshire with a 96 team 5-aside football tournament, whilst spectators and players can enjoy the action in amongst bars, pop-up food trucks, DJs and live entertainment. As night draws in, the party starts with a full DJ line up in the #LUX party tent and the RedBull bar. 64 local teams compete in a World Cup style tournament to determine who is the best 5 aside team in Berkshire. Whilst 32 teams from local business, retail and hospitality go head to head in a separate league. Each team is guaranteed at least 4 matches.
Semis and Finals will be played inside the stadium in front of a huge crowd! Winners of the main competition will get their hands on the Reading 5s trophy as well as a huge prizes including £250 Cash
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Thanksgiving means spending time with the family, and that -for many- requires a survival guide!. When I bring up the subject of Thanksgiving, I am often met by responses like: Well, it's bearable for four days! or, Laura, my family is so dysfunctional! It ends up being a question of merely surviving those days rather than enjoying them.
First, allow me to concede that "the dysfunctional family" is the new normal. All families have troubles, and in this age of divorce and remarriage, we now have the ex-suegra, the step-mom, the ex-husband, the son's husband, the daughter's wife, and a whole lot of family ties which were not so common a few generations ago. As if our immediate family of siblings and parents didn't already cause us enough grief!
THE REASONS BEHIND THANKSGIVING STRIFE Our relationships with our family may not change much over the years. Even when we're all grown up, our parents still see us as kids, and our siblings see us as the bullies or the outcasts of the family we once were. Add alcohol to the mix and after a few hours, shared laughter might degenerate into a full blown fight. Not to mention the comments your abuelita or suegra might have in store for you. Have you gained weight since I saw you? (You are fat.) Are you sleeping enough? (You look like crap.) What is it that you do again? (You have a shitty job.)
Yet, there are ways to make your way safely through the holidays. If you change your attitude, people will change how they interact with you. This has worked for me, and it can work for you, too.


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Course Description
This class is designed to survey the landscape of politics and governance in the United
States. We will examine Constitutional principles, rights and liberties, and the institutions that
were designed to maintain the U.S. system of governance and avoid tyranny. We will investigate
the political process and the politics involved in the creation of national policy. The class places
special emphasis on issues of American federalism. In other words, we will examine the
distribution of power within and among national, state, and local governments within the context
of American society. The class begins by examining the origins of the U.S. system. Through the
rest of the term, we will investigate how the system has evolved since its inception. These steps
enable the student to critically examine the American political process. The class, therefore,
seeks to sift through ideology, myth, and spin to discover the realities of American politics as
best as we can understand them.
Course Requirements
The final grades for this class are based on 5 sets of Module essays. Each set amounts to
20% of your grade:
Module Essays: Each section of reading is accompanied by an introduction and a set of essay
questions. Students have to complete the two essays, except for Module 5 which requires a book
review. In the essays, I will be looking to see how well you incorporate the readings. This step
is absolutely necessary as this is an on-line course. In particular, I am looking to see if you can
see the forest from the trees. What this means is can you see the big picture and not get
encumbered by minor issues or minutia. Moreover, when I am asking you to make an argument,
I look for three things (what I call the three steps to a powerful argument): (1) provide a powerful
explanation, (2) provide evidence in support of that explanation, and (3) undermine alternative
explanations. By doing this, you will be doing fact-based analysis. This is how we weed
through a field of study that quite naturally is influenced by ideology (i.e. the way people think it
ought to be). Although ideology is impossible to avoid, following these rules helps you present
arguments that demonstrate critical thinking and are reality-based. This is a skill that will serve
you whenever making cases. The questions and the due dates are listed in the modules. Your
essays should be e-mailed to me (email@example.com) by noon on the due date.
Academic Honesty: Plagiarism is claiming the work of others as your own and is considered one
of the most serious of academic offenses. So to put it bluntly, do not do it. You are encouraged
to cite others research. After all, we cannot understand the state of our knowledge without
knowing what work others have done. Moreover, one cannot know what holes exist in our
knowledge without being aware of the prior literature. As they say, the best research requires us
to stand on the shoulders of giants.
Sources: When it comes to citing other sources, make sure they are good ones. Leave the
opinion page stuff for the opinion page. Good sources are those that honestly seek truth rather
than promotion of a particular ideological perspective. The best sources are peer-reviewed
academic journals and books written by authors with strong academic backgrounds and/or
experience relating to the subject. Magazines and newspapers are lesser sources as fact-checking
is constrained by time pressures (see deadlines) and a general relaxation of sourcing standards in
US media culture. TV is weaker still, especially the 24 hour news networks (i.e. in general,
avoid citing them). Finally, there is a lot of chaff on the internet that is not fact-based so be leery
of the website. The bottom line is thiswe seek truth through the pursuit of fact-based
evidence. This is what gets us closer to the truth as best as we can understand it. Logic is
indispensable in what we do, but it is not sufficient on its own. This is particularly the case in
the study of politics as different ideologies hold different common sense logic.
All non-textbook readings are outlined in the modules and are required. Students are also
encouraged to follow current events and relate such developments in your essays. We will be
reading from the following:
Theodore Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle and Stephen Ansolabehere (latest
edition). American Government: Power and Purpose. W.W. Norton and Company.
Richard Neustadt, 1990. Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents. Free Press.
Additional Readings will be posted on Blackboard. In some cases readings may be sent to you
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Man Utd Boss Makes Enquiry Over Deal For £70m-Rated South American Hitman
New Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has made a personal enquiry to Juventus over a potential deal for £70m-rated striker Paulo Dybala.
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Chelsea Close In On First Summer Signing With £8m Deal For Swiss International
New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is closing in on making his first signing of the summer with Stephan Lichtsteiner set to arrive in an £8m deal from Juventus
- Posted May 31, 2016
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Star Makes Key Decision After Arsenal & Chelsea Make Offers For 32-Assist Attacker
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- Posted May 31, 2016
England Euro 2016 Squad Confirmed: Man Utd & Liverpool Stars Make Cut
Roy Hodgson has announced his final 23-man squad ahead of this summers European Championship finals in France. See the full squad here
- Posted May 31, 2016
Transfer News: 36-Goal Man Utd & Chelsea Target Keen On Liverpool Move
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Words fail us too often.
Science betrays our need to know.
Knowing is not what we have learned
it is what we intimately, silently hold inside
and wrestle with within the confines of our world.
Faith is a relationship we must choose again and again.
I dont want to miss the sunset because I am afraid of the night.
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August 10 Road Trip – Revs Institute & Museum
Date(s) - Saturday, August 10, 2019
7:30 am
Revs Instiute
Our August road trip takes us back to the Revs Institute & Museum in Naples. The Miles Collier Collections of automobiles is a purposefully curated assemblage of the most profound and rare automotive innovations of our time. Declared the finest sports car collection in America by The New York Times, The Revs Institute attracts a worldwide audience of automotive enthusiasts, preservationists and industry scholars. No other venue provides the same level of intimate access to these rarefied masterpieces of mankind's creativity than the Rev's Institute. That is because the Miles Collier Collections is presented as a working museum. Nearly every vehicle in the Miles Collier Collections has been masterfully restored according to exacting historical standards and is maintained in peak operational condition.
There are two choices our members have to tour the museum. Docent led tours cost $25 per person and are at 10am and 10:30am. You can sign up for either time. There are only 10 spots available on each docent led tour so it is advised to purchase your tickets well in advance to secure your spot if you plan on going. The other option is general admission and taking your own tour through the museum which costs $17. Either option requires advance ticket purchase. There are no ticket sales at the museum the day of the event.
Click this link to purchase your tickets: https://revsinstitute.org/exhibits/tickets/
We will meet at the 84 Diner at 7:30 am for our 2 hour ride over to the museum. Please be on time so we arrive in plenty of time for the docent led tours that begin at 10 am.
John's pictures from last years trip: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B145ybXZHC826R
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Meet the Blue Tansy Resurfacing Clarity Mask. From humble origins, Herbivore botanicals started out in the owner's Seattle kitchen to become one of the most talked about Indie beauty brands.
Herbivore botanicals send real millennial vibes, the price point, minimal packaging, the use of crystals, and gemstones, etc…
Herbivore uses simple and clean ingredients in great packaging. The most commonly ingredient used in their formula is Azulene which has great anti inflammatory properties. it is also what gives the blue tansy resurfacing mask its addicting blue hue.
Herbivore Tansy Resurfacing mask, the review,
The herbivore tansy resurfacing mask is lightweight with a gel like texture. It's a real beauty in the jar due it's blue hue from tansy.
The tansy mask is a gentle chemical exfoliator design to stimulate skin cells turn over.
Aloe Barbadensis (Organic Aloe) Leaf Juice, Hydroxyethyl Ethylcellulose (Plant Derived), Glycerin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Tanacetum Annuum (Blue Tansy) Flower Oil, Ananas Sativus (Organic Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya (Organic Papaya) Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya (Organic Papaya) Leaf Extract, Jasminum Sambac (Jasmine) Flower Oil, Leuconostoc / (Leucidal) Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Willow bark in the formula contains naturally occurring acid Salicylic that refines and cleans the pores.
AHA adds moisture to the skin without accessing its deepest layers. It helps the natural process of shedding which makes it ideal for anyone who suffers from sun damage.
AHA is recommended for people with dry skin.
BHA accesses the deepest layers of the skin. It's anti inflammatory and anti bacterial which makes it a great acid for oily and combination skin or anyone who has acne, blackhead and whiteheads. BHA smooth the skin, reduces breakout and redness.
It's recommended to always use a good quality sunscreen when using anytype of chemical exfoliators like AHA and BHA.
FYI, always check your acid sources as they are sometimes derived from animal sources like milk.( acid lactic.)
Always consult with your dermatologist before using retinol products and any type rosacea medicines along with Acids.
Aloe Vera is great skin moisturizer. Giberellin in aloe vera acts as a growth hormone that stimulates skin healing with minimum scars and stimulates skin cell turnover.
ALoe vera helps to combat inflammation, aging, acne, and scaring.
Ok, now back the herbivore tansy resurfacing mask , the mask evens out the skin, helps reducing hyper-pigmentation, texture, and discoloration.
Who can use this mask?
The herbivore tansy resurfacing mask is suitable for oily, normal, and combination skin types. It's non comedogenic, vegan, silicons, and gluten free.
You can totally use it daily, it is recommended to leave it on 15 to 20 minutes for optimal results. All you need is a thin layer. Let it dry, wash, pat, and dry. Use it less or with caution if you have sensitive or reactive skin.
The jar comes with a small spatula to allow you to retrieve just the right amount of product for application.
The spatula also prevents you from using your bare finger directly in the jar which obviously is not sanitary and quite counter productive by introducing contamination and dirt.
I personally use this mask around the time of the month when skin is more reactive and oily. It's a great mask to have around when my face is red and inflamed with a bump or two and whiteheads. It's part of my skin care routine to keep it clear all month long.
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My results:
Personally, my skin looks smoother, brighter, and clearer when using this mask constantly. I usually rinse it out with lukewarm water before following with a balancing toner, and brightening essence. Then, I usually proceed with a light moisturizer or emulsion depends on the weather or what I have on hand.
Honestly, I am not sure if the great results I have with herbivore tansy resurfacing mask are due only to it or if it's the fact I usually pay greater attention to my diet and exercise routine when ever I am trying out a new skincare product or regimen. I also tend to be stricter with wearing sunscreen when even I am using a new product. (This melanin girl burns really fast in the sun!)
Anyway, I had this dark spot on my cheekbone area due to sun damage, that is completely gone after I have used this mask for a month constantly. Keep in mind that my results are purely empiric and this mask could totally be different for you. We are all unique with different skin type, genetics, and environment. I am totally happy with the blue tansy mask despite the steep price tag, I will probably repurchase it especially if goes on sales somewhere. One way or another, it's a keeper and It's quite on part with products of its category.
Questions of the day:
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Let's see a little more of him...
Mohamad with Raed Abdul Rahman from Iraq
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The fee to attend a Cursillo is increasing from $150 to $165 effective January 1, 2020. Candidate applications that are postmarked by December 31, 2019 can still pay the $150 fee. Applications postmarked after January 1, 2020 will need to pay the $165 fee. An updated candidate application with the new fee listed will be available in November.
Please use the 04-04-16 version of the candidate application for applications submitted prior to Dec. 31, 2019. Remember to also download and submit the Sponsor Form along with the candidate application. All candidates must be sponsored by someone who has already attended a Cursillo weekend.
This document includes the sponsor responsibilities and the sponsor portion of the candidates application. Please use version dated 04-09-2018 and dispose of all others.
The cut-off to submit candidate applications is the Sunday prior to the start of that weekend.
Due to possible postal mail delays, if you are submitting a candidate application within three weeks of the Cursillo weekend to which they are applying, please email the application and sponsor form (scan it or take photo of it) to: email@example.com or fax to 217-209-3467. Then mail the original signed candidate application, sponsor form and deposit as indicated on the application.


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Palliative care suite reopens to patients following successful refurbishment fundraising pledge
Celebrations have been underway to mark the grand reopening of a community hospital's palliative care suite after significant community support helped make a refurbishment possible.
More than £56,000 has been raised towards the work on Scotter Ward at John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough, over the last two-and-a-half years.
The improvements mean people receiving palliative and end of life care at the hospital will be able to enjoy a more homely, light and relaxing environment, which also gives private space to spend time with family and friends.
Lynn Short, clinical nurse lead on Scotter Ward for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, said the ward team had been overwhelmed by the support they have received for the project.
"Almost three years ago, our team set a goal of raising enough money to refurbish our two palliative care rooms, which were dark, starting to look tired and felt quite clinical," she explained.
"To see our dream become a reality is amazing. We have been absolutely blown away by the overwhelming support given to us by the local people, groups and businesses, who have been with us every step of the way. We cannot thank them enough.
"It is a real privilege to deliver palliative and end of life care, which we only have one opportunity to get right. This refurbishment means we have the right environment to deliver outstanding care."
Both rooms have been refurbished to include en-suite bathrooms and a private seating area, which includes sofa beds to allow loved ones to stay overnight.
Special lighting panels provide mood lighting in the rooms, while beautiful murals cover the walls throughout both suites.
The finished rooms were unveiled by former patient Fred Powell, who was asked by staff to cut the ribbon in recognition of his contributions to fundraising and ongoing support to the ward.
Mr Powell said: "I have never known people to help and care so much as they do on Scotter Ward. I cannot thank them enough for all that they do."
Donations for the palliative fundraising campaign went directly to the ward via Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust's Charitable Funds - a registered charity which supports projects to enhance services and facilities that would not be funded by the NHS.
Support can still be given to the ward via Charitable Funds. To donate, call the ward directly on 01427 816500 or email email@example.com


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Caption: ...looking east up the Kicking Horse Canyon towards the Cathedral Craigs that is lost somewhere in the cloud and rain and snow....
...CP8960 (and CEFX1036) westbound on the downgrade approach to Field, B.C., with a loaded grain train at 20 mph....the tail end has likely just cleared the lower Spiral Tunnel....
September 14, 2018 digital in the B.C. Rain, at the Kicking Horse Canyon Flats, by S. Danko.
What's interesting
….weather was miserable but notable on the B.C. side of the Continental Divide plus 6c and rain, go east up the hill and over the pass and into Alberta the temperature was +1c and snowing.....
…the image's dominant feature is the Mount Stephen Glacier slide path, the site of many CPR incidents including wrecks due to material sliding onto the right of way....the lower portion of the Slide Path has been graded by the Trans Canada Highway maintenance crews to direct sliding material away from the River and the TCH...in fact it was the National Parks that asked CP to build the concrete snow sheds after the 1986 incident when 17 sulphur cars landed in the Kicking Horse River …. ( the River is between the CPR and TCH at the site of the slide path, the TCH bridge over the River is visible extreme lower left corner).
On the TCH: up the hill, out of sight round the curve and in the cloud (fog) is the Spiral Tunnel Lookout – the view from such is 95% treed out, probably does not matter as the road widening will likely wipe out that lookout...
….plenty of 2018 – 2019 construction on the TCH east up to the Continental Divide to widen the road to four lanes, crews are literally blasting away half a mountain (on the north side) and at that point the CP is on the south side of the TCH...
...driving east up the TCH to the Kicking Horse Pass ( not visible in this image, elevation: 5,339 feet at Stephen, B.C. ) note that a portion of the TCH (above the Spiral Tunnel Lookout) is built upon the original CPR right of way – that grade would be just plain scary to put any train on......in any era..
..elevation between the Upper and Lower Spiral Tunnels near Yoho is 4,675 feet....and Field, B.C. Elevation is 4,121 feet
..that CEFX1036 unit been on CP over 15 years, got a shot of 1036 at Lovekin !
Information credit: the book Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific: by J.F.Garden
note: Image captured from a public roadway
Geez what a wild looking world around there!! Great shot.
Another wonderful shot in a magical spot. Mr. Garden's book is also a treasured possession. It seems a pity in this world that we've created, that you feel the need to say you weren't doing something stupid or illegal to take the shot.
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Stephen Hawking's Advice For Depression Sufferers Is Something We Should All Hear
It's estimated that more than 350 million people around the world suffer from depression.
Depression sufferers experience a variety of symptoms but one seems common -- a feeling that they're unable to escape their diagnosis. When asked, some people describe the feeling, likening the experience to being in a black hole.
In a world of so much light, these patients feel as though they are swimming in a never-ending realm of darkness. There's no escape.
While speaking to a crowd of 400 scientists at a recent lecture, renowned scientist and esteemed professor Stephen Hawking discussed the technical nature of black holes. But it was how he connected them to experiencing depression that truly moved the audience.
Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 1963. At the time of his diagnosis, doctors gave him just two years to live. Now, more than 53 years later, Hawking celebrated his 74th birthday and shows no signs of slowing down.
During the course of his lecture, Professor Hawking described in detail how new thinking and scientific theories have shown that it's possible to escape a black hole.
The professor tried his hands at unraveling the truth surrounding one of the largest unanswered questions surrounding black holes: what happens to the information that's sucked in -- and is it able to be found at a later time? He argued that indeed it could. You can find your true self on the other side.
What's more, he concluded his lecture by saying: "The message of this lecture is that black holes aren't as black as they are painted. They are not the eternal prisons they were once thought. Things can get out of a black hole both on the outside and possibly to another universe. So if you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up – there's a way out."
While it's easy to become lost in your situation, if you're determined enough, there is a way out.
Also speaking at the lecture, Hawking's daughter painted a picture of her father and his will to carry on that speaks to not only those suffering from depression, but any serious illness or disability. "He has a very enviable wish to keep going and the ability to summon all his reserves, all his energy, all his mental focus and press them all into that goal of keeping going."
We can all learn a thing or two not only from Hawking's comments, but also his own actions.
(via Daily Mail and IFL Science)
You can hear Hawking's entire lecture regarding black holes over the course of two broadcasts on BBC Radio 4 on January 26 and February 2.
If you believe Hawking's connection between black holes and depression hit the nail on the head, don't forget to share his strong message with a friend.
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Karnataka Voter Survey 2018: Top priorities are water, power, least terrorism
Chief Election Commissioner, O P Rawat released a book on the Karnataka Voter Survey 2018 which was conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms and DAKSH. Besides the survey book, the CEC also released the Election Watch Books on Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017.
The survey is an attempt to understand and bring to the forefront, the perceptions of voters regarding issues of importance in their constituency. Conducted just a few months ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, the survey hopes that the political parties, candidates and citizens can reflect on the issues that are important in their constituency. If citizens' issues dominate the discourse during elections, plans to tackle such issues will also develop.
This report outlines the findings of a survey of voters' expectations, perceptions and their evaluation of the 25 most important issues for the voters in their particular region in terms of their capacity, governance and specific roles in improving the living conditions of the voters. These aspects are analyzed in relation to the performance of the government on those issues as perceived by the respondents.
The results of the Perception Assessment shows the striking difference between the priorities of the voters and the performance on those issues and highlights the overall weak efforts of all institutions in fulfilling their role in providing what the voters really need.
ADR believes that the assessment report can be an important tool in engendering improvements within all institutions in refining their own institutional practices or developing better oversight of other bodies. We hope the report will be instrumental in starting a coordinated effort to work together to ensure the most efficient use of resources to serve the nation as a whole.
Highlights of the survey:
- Improving water supply and quality in Karnataka is by far the most important issue on Democratic voters' minds, according to the survey conducted. It had a significant score of 8.06 out of a scale of 10 in rural areas and 8.02 out of 10 in urban areas.
- Next, most important issues in urban areas were Better Electricity Supply and Better Schools with 7.97 and 7.94 out of 10.
- They were followed by Better Roads and Environment protection with 7.81 and 7.80 out of 10.
- In rural areas, the next most important issues were Better Schools and Better Roads with significance scores of 8.03 and 7.99 out of 10.
- Better Electricity Supply and More Hospitals and Public Health Centres followed them with a score of 7.96 and 7.92 out of 10.
- Anti-Terrorism in urban areas had the least significance with a score of 7.20.
- In rural areas, Job Training with a score of 7.51 out of 10 had the least significance according to the survey respondents.
- The respondents also rated the government for their performance on the issues which they considered very important. The topmost issue, Better Water Supply and Quality scored 7.48 out of 10 in urban and 7.33 in rural areas.
- The respondents ranked Better Schools, the highest among the 25 top issues in urban areas with a score of 7.85 out of 10.
- The worst performances were on the issues of Public Facilities (6.79), Corruption Eradication (6.77) and Job Trainings (6.40) in urban areas.
- In rural areas, the highest performance score was given to Better Schools with 7.58 out of 10.
- The worst performance score was given to Better Employment Opportunities (6.70), Corruption Eradication (6.67) and Job Trainings (6.60) in rural areas.
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Reported by Marie Therese - November 9, 2005
On last night's O'Reilly Factor, the Bloviating Billster used his "Most Ridiculous item of the Day" segment to gloat about the falling circulation figures of what he termed the "left-wing" newspapers. In typical O'Reilly fashion, he neglected to tell his viewers the whole story.
O'REILLY: "Time now for the most ridiculous item of the day. The nation's newspapers continue to lose readership. Many of them deserve it. New circulation numbers say the biggest drops are happening at left-wing newspapers. The L. A. Times down another 4%. Houston Chronice 6% down. Boston Globe down 8%. Atlanta- Journal-Constitution down almost 9% and the San Francisco Chronicle down an astounding 17%. Now, our pals at the TampaTribune and St. Petersburg Times - we'll deal with the St. Petersburg Times again tomorrow - are also down. What's happening here is that the internet is much easier to access than a newspaper but also millions of traditional-thinking Americans have stopped bying the left-wing papers. All and all, unless the left-wing press becomes more fair and balanced, things will get even more more ridiculous. Bank on it."
The newspaper the right-wing loves to hate - the New York Times - actually saw a slight INCREASE in circulation of 0.46%. O'Reilly never told his viewers that.
Nor did he tell them that Murdoch-owned tabloid, the New York Post, lost 1.74% in circulation.
Additionally, many newspapers have instituted online editions. The figures below do not include subscribers to online versions of the various papers.
Here's the list. Some of the percentages include weekend editions.
1. USA Today, 2,296,335, down 0.59 percent
2. The Wall Street Journal, 2,083,660, down 1.10 percent
3. The New York Times, 1,126,190, up 0.46 percent
4. Los Angeles Times, 843,432, down 3.79 percent
5. New York Daily News, 688,584, down 3.70 percent
6. The Washington Post, 678,779, down 4.09 percent
7. New York Post, 662,681, down 1.74 percent
8. Chicago Tribune, 586,122, down 2.47 percent
9. Houston Chronicle, 521,419, down 6.01 percent (a)
10. The Boston Globe, 414,225, down 8.25 percent
11. The Arizona Republic, 411,043, down 0.54 percent (a)
12. The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., 400,092, up 0.01 percent
13. San Francisco Chronicle, 391,681, down 16.4 percent (a)
14. Star Tribune of Minneapolis-St. Paul, 374,528, down 0.26 percent
15. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 362,426, down 8.73 percent
16. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 357,679, down 3.16 percent
17. Detroit Free Press, 341,248, down 2.18 percent
18. The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, 339,055, down 4.46 percent
19. The Oregonian, Portland, 333,515, down 1.24 percent
20. The San Diego Union-Tribune, 314,279, down 6.24 percent.
* Four major newspapers deferred filing for the period pending completion of their next six-month audit. Those papers had been excluded from the previous two reporting periods as a penalty for misstating circulation figures in the past: Newsday of New York's Long Island; the Dallas Morning News; the Chicago Sun-Times and Hoy, a Spanish-language newspaper in New York. The first three papers had previously been in the top 20.
(a) Includes Saturday circulation.
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations.


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(During the Dark Night of the Newsland Doldrums in August 2008, Guardian Blogs phoned me up on holiday in Crete to ask me for a response to Jeremy 'I'm Scottish?' Paxman's assertion that Burns was 'nothing more than a king of sentimental doggerel.' They gave me four hours, then published an edited version here. Compare and contrast with the following.)
There's a marvellous illusion that there are four countries (or three and part of a country) that make up something called the United Kingdom. That each of these has its own significant cultural contribution which interacts in a magical synergy with the others and produces something that even politicians can read if not appreciate or fund adequately.
Even the journalists, according to this tale, ought to be able to read literature — those who snatch at the tails of politicians in the way the witch Cutty Sark caught at the tail of Tam o' Shanter's mare. Doesn't that Jim Naughtie know all about classical music as well as the long-running opera featuring Westminster's soapy boy sopranos and bumbling, rumbling basses?
Of course the truth is that, for journalists of a political persuasion, there is only one country in the United Kingdom, and that it consists of one city and, conveniently situated in the heart of that, one village. There are always rumours that, somewhere beyond the nations known as Washington and Tuscany, perhaps even north of the fabled Isle of Man Chester, there might be another village called Scotland, from which many centuries ago, the ruling caste of New Labour descended, like a parcel of rogues in search of English gold, conquering the City and making us all wear ghastly smiles instead of just having a conscience as we were used to.
This village, it is believed, did indeed have a local Bard like to our one (for, as even the Scottish philosopher Christopher Lambert admitted, 'there can only be one'), called Burns. And if politicians can travel all that distance, it follows that journalists, like a pox, could accompany them. But surely they'd want to keep very quiet about this fact.
Except journalists are not paid to keep quiet, they are paid to declare things very simply and very loudly, so that other journalists have something to talk about, and politicians can get on with whatever it is they really do in secret.
Journalists, traditionally, dislike poets, rather as dogs dislike cats, or hypocrites like Holy Willie hate honest fornicators like Robert Burns. Poets use language to declare beautiful, astounding statements about what it is to be human. They announce that empathic ability 'to see ourselves as ithers see us' that sages from Confucius to Christ considered vital. They grasp transience, the abruptness of life that 'like the snow falls in the river,/A moment white–then melts forever.' They disdain the authority journalists crave, 'The rank is but the guinea stamp,/The man's the gowd for a' that.' They employ alliteration, rhythm, rhyme and imagery to lodge nuggets of lines inside our minds for centuries, whereas journalists haven't got much past alliteration, and rely on others to supply their images.
Journalists, especially, like buzz-words, but have little capacity with which to retain them, so that when literary critics call an entire literary era 'Sentimental,' a highly complex term that draws on writers as diverse as Laurence Sterne and Henry MacKenzie, they are apt to use the term without checking it out.
Above all, they like to believe they are of the people, speaking on behalf of the people, and as the people authentically speak. When an author spends the last decade of his life researching folk songs, gathering and adapting lyrics together with traditional tunes, and does so for almost no money despite his own poverty, journalists tend to get confused.
What should they call it when a poet uses a genuine poetry of the people as a springboard for their own work, which ranges from sentiment to passion, from vulgarity to the final gestures of grief, from Duncan Macleerie's fiddle, ('It's a' strung wi hair, an a hole in the middle/An ay when he plays on't, his wife leuks sae cheary,') to the turning from all lovers: 'Ye are na Mary Morrison.' Ah yes. Sentiment.
It's a pity they don't allow themselves better acquaintance with a writer with the range of sensibility of Burns, in whose work they might find a pax scotorum from all the petty spites, insecurities of origin and intellectual impatience of their trade. As Burns says, 'it wad frae mony a blunder free [them]/ And foolish notion.'
(Later that same day, Newsnight phoned me up in an anthropophagous delirium — ie reporting on news that their own news-team was generating — asking me to produce a poem in response to the Great Jeremy to be broadcast that evening.
I was being massaged at the time by a Chinese gentleman with very powerful digits (highly recommended for the holidaymaker since one tends to be lying on a sunlounger anyway), but I bent my brows to the task and completed the following just in time to discover that some actual news had apparently occurred somewhere in the cosmos. Naturally this meant my work was no longer required.
As it is very unlikely to appear anywhere again in all eternity, here it is.)
A pox on Paxman, rot his socks,
and micht his Markies' pants faa doon,
wha wad wi Burns attempt tae box
as tho he werr some rhymin Broon.
Thae wha tae politicians hark
hae lugs bunged up wi lies or lang:
they'd tak a Tory poodle's bark
fur oor rebellious lintie's sang.
Thi sentiment that damns aa kirks
nor gees a fig fur ony judges
is shairper nor thi critic's dirk
this eedjit jabs in Labour's drudges.
Let Paxo girn in London gravy
and beat up sic a freith o blethers
he'd tak a manhole fur a mavie –
Burns kent his unca-guid forefaithers…


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Did you ever doubt the movements in the stock markets over the last couple of weeks was not a bear market fluctuation? Here is proof that it is- the above headline captured from Yahoo/Reuters.
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I've seen such Technical Analysis/ Chartist bashing in every bear market in the last 12 years. Having worked in an institutional broking arm in the past, I can tell you this – a technicians full worth is realised only in a bear market. The PE multiples, consensus forward earnings put forward by the leading broking arms are very rarely ever, leave alone being right, even close to being right. In a bullish environment these numbers give the illusion of being right. So when a bear market kicks in, the mirage disappears, everyone wants to speak to the chartist and understand where the markets are headed. Do you think I'm bashing fundamental analysis? Nope. Here is the proof.
Do you know what was the consensus earnings estimate in Jan-March 2008? It was close to 1000 for the sensex(check here and here). That number was revised down to 933 in Oct/Nov 2008 citing slowdown in economy (euphemism for I'm watching price action). Any guesses when that number was achieved? Now, HOLD YOUR BREATH! And take care of your Jaw! We are yet to see that on Sensex!!!!! I'm not talking about the 1000, I'm talking about the revised number of 933. The BSE website shows the current earnings for the Sensex as 913!!!! The current forward earnings estimate for Sensex is around 1200. So the next time you hear markets are cheap compared to their earnings – you might want to think or ask "based on what? Trailing or Forward earnings?"
For fundamental analysis to be effective one must have an approach like that of Warren Buffett or the Chandler brothers who stay far far away from the action, observe, analyse the markets and pick value like a hawk.
Now do not get me wrong, I know some brilliant fundamental analysts in the industry who do not come up with silly numbers like cited above. But those guys are a very rare breed.(Example: So rare that one Fund manager made the CEO of Tata Power wait so that he could talk to an analyst friend of mine)


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Five years after the Great Recession is over, wages in the construction sector are going up. According to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), a large number of homebuilders changed their profession during the hard financial times, which lead to a 3.3% yearly raise for those who stuck with construction.
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Schedule 12: Ofqual and the QCDA: minor and consequential amendments
538.The amendments in this Schedule fall into eight categories:
(1).Those that relate to the establishment of Ofqual as a new Non-Ministerial Department and to the change of name and charitable status of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (paragraphs 1-10, 20, 25, 30 and 43).
539.In this category there are amendments to the following Acts: the Public Records Act 1958; the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967; the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970; the Superannuation Act 1972; the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975; the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975; the Race Relations Act 1976; the Charities Act 1993; the Education Act 1996 (see also below); the Education Act 1997 (see also below); the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
540.Ofqual does not need to be named explicitly as falling under some of these Acts, because its status as a Non-Ministerial Department means that no explicit provision is needed for these Acts to apply to it.
541.Additionally, the QCDA, unlike the QCA, will not be a charity, so there needs to be an amendment to the Charities Act 1993 to remove the reference to the QCA being an exempt charity.
542.Paragraph 20 updates the reference to the QCA in section 35 of the 1997 Act.
(2).Amendments to the Education Act 1996 (paragraphs 9 to 11)
543.These amendments make changes to the Education Act 1996 in consequence of the provisions in the Act about the set-up of the QCDA and the amendments to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (see below). Paragraph 11 also limits the duty under section 408 of the 1996 Act (which concerns the provision of information about the education provided in maintained schools) to those qualifications that have been approved for public funding.
(3).The repeal of sections 21 to 26A, section 36 and Schedule 4 to the Education Act 1997 (paragraphs 13 and 21-24)
544.Sections 21 to 26A and Schedule 4 to the Education Act 1997 establish the QCA, make provision for its constitution, governance and proceedings, and confer functions on it. These provisions are repealed in consequence of the provisions of the Act in relation to Ofqual and the QCDA.
545.Section 36 provided a power for the Secretary of State to provide by regulations for the QCA and the Welsh Ministers to receive payment from persons who award vocational qualifications accredited by these authorities. The statutory levy on an awarding body for National Vocational Qualifications accredited by the QCA was replaced by direct grants to Sector Skills Councils from autumn 2008, and the relevant regulations have been revoked. The power has therefore become redundant.
(4).Amendments to the provisions in the Education Act 1997 governing the regulation of qualifications in Wales, keeping the regulatory powers of Welsh Ministers broadly in step with those of Ofqual (paragraphs 14-19)
Paragraph 15
546.Paragraph 15(2) amends section 30 of the Education Act 1997 to provide revised functions for the Welsh Ministers in relation to vocational and academic qualifications. The new subsection (1) for section 30 reflects the Welsh Ministers' existing functions, except in the following cases: the Welsh Ministers now have a function of determining whether a relevant qualification, or a description of qualification, is to be subject to a requirement that it be accredited. The Welsh Ministers also have an additional function of publishing and disseminating (or assisting in the publication or dissemination of) information relating to recognised bodies. The qualifications falling within the Welsh Ministers' remit have also changed. As a result of the amendments, the provisions will refer to "relevant qualifications", replacing the reference to "external qualifications". A definition for relevant qualifications is provided in paragraph 15(6), as outlined below.
547.Paragraph 15(3) makes consequential amendments to update references to subsections in section 30 of the 1997 Act. This reflects the insertion of new functions and the re-numbering of the paragraphs in section 30(1).
548.Paragraph 15(4) replaces section 30(1B) and paragraph 15(5) repeals section 30(1C), (1D) and (2) as a consequence of the Welsh Ministers having made an order under the existing section 30(2) transferring all remaining functions under section 30 to their sole exercise. In other words, the QCA's role in Wales has ceased by virtue of the order (and so the QCDA will have no functions in relation to Wales).
549.Paragraph 15(6) provides a description of the qualifications (the "relevant qualifications") that fall within the Welsh Ministers' remit. Qualifications that are foundation, first or higher degrees are excluded from that remit. A qualification is to be considered as awarded or authenticated in Wales where there are (or may reasonably be expected to be) people in Wales seeking to obtain that qualification who will be assessed wholly or mainly in Wales. References to "externality" are removed which means that the Welsh Ministers will be able to recognise bodies which both teach and award qualifications, for example, employers or colleges.
550.Paragraph 15(7) repeals section 30(6) of the 1997 Act which has the effect of disapplying the definition of external qualifications contained in section 24(7), which will be repealed, see comment on paragraph 15(2) above.
Paragraph 16
551.Paragraph 16(2) and (5) substitutes "persons with learning difficulties" for "persons with special learning needs", mirroring the change made in relation to the QCDA. The word "reasonable" is also added, so section 32 of the 1997 Act will provide that the Welsh Ministers must have regard to the reasonable requirements of persons with learning difficulties in carrying out their functions. Paragraph 16(2)(a) also qualifies the duty to have regard to the requirements of industry, commerce, finance and the professions by reference to reasonableness.
552.Paragraph 16(3) amends the power for the Welsh Ministers to place a limit on fees charged by a recognised body for the award or authentication of a qualification. A fee capping condition may be applied to any charge levied in relation to the award or authentication of a qualification or any other service provided in relation to such a qualification. It might include, for example, any fees charged by the recognised body to recognise a school or college wishing to offer the qualification.
553.Paragraph 16(4) removes the power for the Welsh Ministers to act as agents for the QCA. It is not intended that the QCDA will exercise any functions in relation to Wales and this provision therefore becomes redundant.
Paragraph 17
554.Paragraph 17 inserts into the 1997 Act a new section 32ZA containing power for the Welsh Ministers to co-operate or work jointly with a relevant authority in connection with carrying out their qualifications functions. A "relevant authority" is a person (whether or not in the UK) carrying out functions which are similar to the functions of the Welsh Ministers in relation to qualifications. The Welsh Ministers may provide information to such an authority, subject to any such disclosure not being in contravention of any other Act. The Welsh Ministers may establish joint committees where appropriate to do so for the carrying out of any of their qualifications functions and may delegate any of their qualifications functions to such a committee on such terms as they determine. The Welsh Ministers with any other person with whom they established the committee, may direct the committee as to what it may do.
555.These powers taken together will enable the continued operation of the three-country framework, whereby the qualifications regulators in Wales, England and Northern Ireland work together on the regulation of qualifications across all three countries.
Paragraph 18
556.Paragraph 18(2) makes a consequential amendment to section 32A of the 1997 Act to reflect the QCA's regulatory functions being transferred to Ofqual. Paragraph 18(3) makes a consequential amendment to reflect the insertion of new sections by paragraph 19. Paragraph 18(4) removes subsection 32A(6) from the 1997 Act, which becomes superfluous.
Paragraph 19
557.Paragraph 19 inserts new sections 32B and 32C into the 1997 Act. The new section 32B (which reflects the provision made for Ofqual by section 152) provides that if an awarding body has not complied with a condition of recognition or accreditation, the Welsh Ministers may withdraw recognition in relation to some or all of the qualifications for which it is recognised. However, the Welsh Ministers may only do this if the awarding body's breach of the condition seems likely to prejudice either the proper award of a qualification or a person expecting to be awarded with a qualification.
558.Subsections (5) to (11) of the new section 32B set out the steps that the Welsh Ministers must take before withdrawing recognition or accreditation, including giving notice of their intention, taking account of representations from the awarding body, and putting in place arrangements for the review of decisions.
559.The power for the Welsh Ministers to withdraw accreditation or recognition is currently implicit in the Education Act 1997 as amended by the Education and Skills Act 2008. The insertion of an express power in relation to recognition clarifies the scope and operation of what otherwise would have been implied powers and thereby provides greater transparency.
560.New section 32C provides for a recognised awarding body to be able to surrender its recognition, in whole or in part. A recognised awarding body may give notice to the Welsh Ministers, who then determine the date the recognition is to cease. In setting that date the Welsh Ministers must have regard to the need to avoid prejudice to those seeking to obtain the qualification in question.
(5).Amendments to the provisions of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 governing eligibility for public funding for qualifications in maintained schools etc (paragraphs 26-29)
561.Under sections 96 and 98 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, the Secretary of State has the power to approve qualifications for which a course may be taught to persons aged under 19 in a maintained school or in a provider funded by the Learning and Skills Council. The amendments to that Act in paragraph 28 allow the Secretary of State to approve a qualification only if either the qualification is a "regulated qualification" in accordance with Part 7 of this Act (and where the accreditation requirement applies, it is accredited), or if the Secretary of State consults Ofqual before approval. This ensures that, if the Secretary of State is considering granting approval for funding for a qualification which Ofqual does not regulate, he is aware of any views Ofqual has about the qualification. The change is part of implementing the Government's new qualifications strategy for 14 to 19s(2). The amendments to section 96 in paragraph 27 bring the qualifications to which this approval regime applies into line with the qualifications in respect of which an awarding body may apply to be recognised by Ofqual.
562.Paragraph 29 amends section 99 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, which is the Welsh equivalent of section 98. The amendment provides that a qualification is automatically approved for the purposes of section 96 if it is awarded by a body which is recognised by the Welsh Ministers (and, if required, the qualification is accredited).
(6).Amendments to the provisions of the Education Act 2002 and the Childcare Act 2006 governing NC and Early Years Foundation Stage assessments (paragraphs 31 to 35 and 38 to 41)
Education Act 2002 and Childcare Act 2006
563.Paragraphs 31 to 35 and 38 to 41 amend the provisions of the Education Act 2002 and the Childcare Act 2006 respectively relating to the NC, and in particular the NC assessment arrangements, and the EYFS learning and development requirements and the EYFS assessment arrangements. The changes primarily reflect the provisions of the Act which establish Ofqual and provide for the QCA to become the QCDA.
564.Section 87 of the 2002 Act makes provision for the NC to be set out in orders made by the Secretary of State. Paragraph 35 amends section 87 and in particular the provisions of that section relating to the Secretary of State's powers to make orders specifying assessment arrangements. The amendments relate to the powers of the Secretary of State to confer functions on specified bodies, including the QCDA, and to delegate the making of supplementary provision to the QCDA and other persons.
565.Section 87(9) of the 2002 Act currently states that provisions will be made to determine the extent to which the assessment arrangements achieve their purpose. Given that Ofqual is established to regulate assessments, section 87(9) is no longer required. Paragraph 35(4) therefore repeals this subsection.
566.Similar changes are made to the provisions of the Childcare Act 2006 relating to the learning and development requirements of the EYFS. Paragraph 40 amends section 42(2) of the 2006 Act to include the QCDA and any other person with whom the Secretary of State has made arrangements in connection with assessment arrangements, as persons on whom functions may be conferred in an order specifying assessment arrangements for the learning and development requirements of the EYFS. That paragraph also enables the Secretary of State to delegate the making of supplementary provisions in relation to assessment arrangements.
567.Section 42(4) of the 2006 Act states that provision will be made to determine the extent to which the assessment arrangements achieve their purpose. Given that Ofqual is established to regulate assessments, section 42(4) is no longer required. Paragraph 40(3) therefore repeals this subsection.
(7).Changes to procedures for exemptions from the National Curriculum and Early Years Foundation Stage: Education Act 2002 and Childcare Act 2006 (paragraphs 36 and 42)
568.Section 90 of the 2002 Act gives the Secretary of State the power to direct in respect of a particular maintained school or maintained nursery school that, for a specified period, the NC does not apply or applies with modifications. This is designed to support development work or experiments that will support learning. The amendment made by paragraph 36 establishes a reviewing body for these cases, which will be the QCDA or another person assigned by the Secretary of State. The amendments give the Secretary of State the power to require any such school or nursery to report to the reviewing body, or to require the reviewing body to keep the development or experiment work of any such school or nursery under review.
569.Section 46 of the 2006 Act provides for regulations to be made allowing the Secretary of State to direct in respect of a particular early years provider or description of early years providers that, for a specified period, the EYFS does not apply or applies with modifications. Paragraph 42 of this Schedule amends section 46 to allow the regulations to include provision establishing a reviewing body for these cases, which will be the QCDA or another person assigned by the Secretary of State. The amendment will also allow the regulations to give the Secretary of State the power to impose conditions when making such a direction, or to require the reviewing body to keep the effects of the direction under review.
(8).Changes to streamline consultation relating to the National Curriculum: section 96 of the Education Act 2002 (paragraph 37)
570.Paragraph 37 amends section 96 of the Education Act 2002 which makes provision about the procedure for making orders relating to the NC. The amendments make changes to the way in which persons must be notified of the proposed order or regulations.
571.Under section 96(3), the QCA is required to give notice of the proposal. Notice must be given to any person with whom consultation appears desirable to the QCA. Paragraph 37(3) amends this provision so instead the QCDA is under a duty to publish notice of the proposal in a way that it considers likely to bring to the attention to those concerned with it.
572.Under section 96(6) the Secretary of State is required to publish drafts of a proposed order or regulations and a statement explaining any failure to give effect to the recommendations of the QCA. Paragraph 37(6) and (7) removes the requirement for the Secretary of State to send copies of the above statement and proposed order or regulations to every person consulted by the QCDA. Instead, the Secretary of State is required to take steps to bring the documents to the attention of those consulted. This will enable documents to be published, for example on the internet, rather than being provided to each of the persons consulted by the QCDA.
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Last Friday night, less than three hours after responding to a series of American-Statesman questions for an up-coming article on the agency's efforts in the latest border surge, the Texas Department of Public Safety sent a blistering letter to lawmakers and their aides, pre-complaining about what DPS officials expected would be an unfair story on the agency's modest role in seizing drugs as part of Operation Strong Safety.
The Statesman is not the only Texas newspaper recently to be the subject of a DPS mass email to the Legislature about its coverage of the agency. Between April 13 and May 1, DPS denounced four articles: two from the Statesman, one from the El Paso Times and a fourth by the Dallas Morning News.
It's an unusually aggressive response to media scrutiny from a state agency, according to several legislative aides consulted by the Statesman, who said they weren't aware of similar strategies by other departments. It also is another example of DPS director Steven McCraw's sensitivity to what he views as less-than-flattering portrayals of the agency. That attitude was displayed again Wednesday, when internal emails showed that McCraw had personally demanded that an off-duty trooper working the SXSW music festival be punished for posing for a picture with rapper Snoop Dogg, who McCraw characterized as "a dope smoking cop hater."
On April 13, DPS sent a letter to state lawmakers complaining about two newspaper stories: a Statesman article on border surveillance of Mexico that a contractor described as "spying" in internal documents, and an El Paso Times article on lawmakers questioning McCraw's testimony regarding a series of border security contracts with Abrams Learning and Information Systems.
"The department provided specific information to those news outlets; however, unfortunately the resulting articles did not adequately represent all of the facts or the department's complete response," DPS deputy director of Homeland Security Robert Bodisch wrote, including the agency's full responses to the newspapers. While Bodisch took issue with the Statesman's characterization of the surveillance, his response to the El Paso Times was more aggressive: "Respectfully, your questions read more like an opinion piece than a news story, with unsubstantiated innuendo, that in essence rehashes inaccurate information about a contract that expired more than four years ago. Also, the manner in which you are questioning the director's integrity is rash and without merit."
The agency's offensive intensified 10 days later, when it sent a warning to legislators in advance of a Dallas Morning News article. On April 24, Bodisch attacked an as-yet unpublished investigative story about TrapWire, a "suspicious activity reporting system" that has raised questions over surveillance of Texans.
"We wanted to make sure you were aware of this upcoming column," he wrote, "as the promo for its publication is already riddled with inaccurate and exaggerated insinuations, and the column has the potential to significantly misrepresent the facts about this program despite the information provided to the DMN."
A week later, DPS sent its second pre-publication letter, about the Statesman's upcoming reporting. The newspaper was finishing up a story revealing the agency had contributed less than 10 percent to stated Operation Strong Safety-related drug seizure totals, information that El Paso Democrat Rep. Cesar Blanco had sought since March, but which DPS had refused to provide. The Statesman had also asked DPS for clarity on trends within DPS traffic stop data.
In his letter, Bodisch predicted that the impending story "has the potential to draw inaccurate and grossly misleading conclusions taken out of context and derived from inaccurate assumptions and a lack of knowledge."
He also raised questions about the reporters' motives: "Based on several recent stories published by the Statesman, it seems there is a common disdain for the Texas Department of Public Safety among some of the reporters. The motivating reasons for this disdain is not clear; but what is clear, is that the credibility and reputation of the brave men and women of DPS who willingly risk their lives to protect Texans every day is being jeopardized by these biased articles."


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Leaders professional Matt Caras was invited to be one of three panelists addressing the Northeast Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) on the topic of Alternative Dispute Resolution as tool in workout and turnaround situations. Matt's appreciation for alternative dispute resolution in the context of disagreement among businesses owners, and in particular family businesses, spurred him to develop skills as a neutral mediator. He has been trained as a mediator by Harvard Law School and Northwestern University, and is certified as a mediator by the State of Maine Judicial Branch. Prior to his career in corporate finance, Matt practiced law with Verrill Dana LLP, a full-service law firm with 100 attorneys and offices in Portland, Boston, and Washington, D.C.


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Everyone wants packing for travel to be easier and to end up with a lighter, more organized, bag to carry. But, this tends to be easier said than done, right?! Whether you're packing for a big trip or just getting away for a weekend getaway, there are 5 travel packing tips that will make all the difference. Plus, you can get your summer packing started off right with the Pack Your Bags Summer Giveaway! To enter, check out the details below for a chance to win a fantastic prize package!
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1. Use packing cubes to organize your bag.
Were you a "late-to-the-party" packing cube convert like me? I just wasn't convinced…that is until I won my first set of packing cubes from participating in travel Twitter chat. Packing cubes go beyond keeping your clothes organized. When you're changing hotels or moving from place to place, it can be such a hassle to unpack and repack your bag again and again. Packing cubes allow you to pack smarter. You can organize cubes by clothing type, by day, or even by pieces of clothing that pair well to make several outfits. Either way, you eliminate the need to unpack your entire bag looking for that favorite tee-shirt or perfect sundress. You'll know where everything is and can be sure it'll still be in the same place when you open your bag again.
2. Roll your clothes instead of folding them.
Likely to cause a controversy with diehard flat-folding travelers, but I'm an unabashed clothes roller. Once my clothes are organized and rolled, I can tightly line up each clothing roll side by side to save space and avoid wrinkling. Rolling your clothes also lets you see everything you've packed. If the rolls are in packing cubes, even better! There'll be no need to unpack anything. You'll be able to find exactly what you're looking for with just a quick glance.
3. Don't overpack on shoes.
Of all the travel packing tips out there, this one is still the trickiest for me! Shoes are clunky and big. They take up so much space! Not to mention, too many pairs dash all hopes of traveling lightly. My rule is to take no more than 2 pairs of shoes, including the pair I'm wearing. If you're visiting a city, bring a comfortable pair for walking and sightseeing and something nicer if you plan to dress up at night. If you're hiking or doing other outdoors activities, an extra pair of sneakers or hiking shoes makes sense in case one gets wet or muddy. Remember to use the insides of that extra pair for storage of smaller items like a pair of glasses or chargers for electronics.
4. Pack clothes that serve many purposes.
Why clutter your bag (or packing cubes!) with clothes you can only wear one way or, worse, items you don't even end up wearing? Tops, bottoms, and dresses should have at least 2-3 ways to wear them in order to make it into your bag. Take the time to plan out a few outfits or uses for each item. It's a good way to make sure you haven't packed duplicates or an item "just in case!" Any top you pack has to work with more than 1 bottom. It also should be versatile enough to be dressed up or down depending on the style you need. Packing clothes in a specific color palette is really helpful, too! You'll have tops, bottoms, and dresses that all match and all work with the shoes you pack.
5. Leave the hairdryer at home.
I've stayed in many hotels around the globe and they always have a hairdryer. If it's not in the room, just ask. I've yet to be told, no I'm sorry we don't have a hairdryer for our guests. Hairdryers take up so much space and, when traveling outside of the U.S., the models may not work even with a plug adaptor depending how many watts the hairdryer needs to work properly. Save the space in your bag for more useful items or for all those souvenirs you plan to bring home with you. 😉
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Arduino Ethernet, Ethernet Shield, Others, Tutorial, W5100, W5100Scott
This project shows how to use the Teensy 3.0 and Arduino Ethernet Shield
Distance sensing system using ultrasonic sensor and WizFi250
Others, WizFi 250Steve
This is a system that can handle the dangers in advance when object is trying to approach over regular distance
Arduino, OSC, iPhone and DMX
Applications, Ethernet Collection, Ethernet Shield, IoT, OthersWIZnetMuseum
This project has used OSC protocol in creating a standalone device that communicate to lights without a need for a computer.
DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) -> OSC (Arduino)
Applications, Ethernet Collection, Ethernet Shield, OthersWIZnetMuseum
This project is an e […]
Ethernet Shields, Addresses & EEPROM
Ethernet Shield, Othersekkim
This project is saved the IP and MAC in the EEPROM. This defined a standard structure data type for handling the addresses, and a standard function for reading the addresses from EEPROM.
Arduino + Node.js + websocket(HTML5)
Applications, Othersricky
This video show us ( Arduino + Ethernet shield ) + Node.js + websocket.
Ethernet Shield, Others, W5100george kim
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Arduino and other apps in the 30th OSC communication
Applications, Ethernet Collection, Ethernet Shield, OthersWIZnetMuseum
This project explains how OSC mechanism can be applied to communicate with an external application. The given example uses a temperature and humidity sensor to receive data from Arduino and send out to processing.
Arduino OSC Library test (iOSC)
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This is a simple test on Arduino OSC library test with an iphone .
Android application
Ethernet Shield, Others, Remote Control, W5100ekkim
This post is apps of based on Arduino and Ethernet shield. The kind of application is Thermoduino ,Somfy Controller Pro.
Arduino Ethernet Shield controlling Color Kinetics Lights
Arduino Ethernet, Ethernet Shield, OthersWIZnetMuseum
Arduino Ethernet Shield controlling Color Kinetics Lights. The ethernet shield is connected directly to the CK data enabler. No switches or converter boxes required. With three pots, I am able to control the RGB values of the lights.
Arduino Wifi Ethernet Control
Others, W5100ekkim
The Wifi Arduino Ethernet Application Control installed on Android smartphone remotely controls the Arduino connected to a router via WiFi, network cable or 3G;
StripInvaders Showcase
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This is an Arduino Ethernet running the StripInvaders Firmware. StripInvaders lets you control LED Strips with your Smartphone and Tablet.
freeRTOS and libraries for AVR ATmega with Eclipse IDE
Applications, Ethernet Collection, Ethernet Shield, Others, W5100, W5200, W5500, WebMC
This is a library for AVR ATmega platform such as Arduino, AVRDUDE, and etc. This libraray support uIP Library operated by WIZnet chip such as W5100, W5200, and W5500. This library also support OS environment as FreeRTOS.
4 Channel Arduino-based Twitter control for home appliances !
Others, W5500justinkim
This project shows LED control via relay using Twitter.