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The following letter was written by the NACE Principles for Professional Practice Committee. It can be used by career services professionals to notify employers that the college or university career center endorses the Principles document and requires employers recruiting in their career centers to abide by the no-alcohol policy. Print a copy of the letter to use as a framework for a letter from your institution:
To: All Employers Recruiting Our Students
From: Director of University Career Services
Re: Policy regarding the use of alcohol in college recruiting
[Name of office and name of school] is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the professional association for college recruiters and career services professionals. As members, we abide by the NACE Principles for Professional Practice, a document that serves as the ethical framework and foundation for practices within the career services and recruiting fields.
The Principles' document states "Serving alcohol should not be part of the recruitment process on or off campus. This includes receptions, dinners, company tours, etc."
Given the concerns of colleges and universities about the abuse and misuse of alcohol by students, serving alcohol during the recruitment process sends the wrong message. Further, many college students are younger than the state's legal drinking age, and many college campuses have a zero-alcohol-tolerance policy in effect. Therefore, serving alcohol could be in violation of a state's law and a school's policy.
This memo is intended to demonstrate [name of the career center's] support of the "No Alcohol in Campus Recruiting" policy.
If you would like to read the Principles for Professional Practice document in its entirety, you can find it on NACE's website, NACEWeb, at www.naceweb.org/knowledge/principles-for-professional-practice.aspx.
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I would be happy to discuss this matter further with you. The career services staff request that you support the no-alcohol policy while recruiting our students.
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Impact on the telecom sector
Most telecom companies are both lessors and lessees. Typical agreements in which telecom companies act as a lessee include leases of land (including sites for mobilemasts), buildings, equipment and vehicles. Other agreements that could qualify as leases include capacity contracts, wayleaves and rights of access, satellite broadcasting contracts and IT outsourcing agreements.
Telecom companies may also act as lessors of telecom equipment or may fall to be treated as lessors in network outsourcing agreements or data centre activities.
The magnitude of the impact of the proposed lease accounting model will depend on which of the above agreements fall within the scope of the new standard. Given the large number of (smaller) leases and options that are generally included in site leases and outsourcing agreements, implementation of the standard is likely to require significant resources and effort.
Response from the telecom sector
In March 2009, the Boards issued a joint discussion paper which set out preliminary proposals in respect of lessees. A number of telecom companies provided input to the Boards in the form of comment letters in response to the 2009 discussion paper. In this paper we have summarised their key comments and observations and how the Boards have responded in the recent exposure draft.
Overall, most telecom companies agreed with the general direction in which the Boards were heading. Although not all operators were convinced that the current model was significantly flawed, the proposed right of use model was considered a reasonable approach given some of the issues that users have with current accounting. Many operators however believed that the increased complexity and use of estimates would not add to the overall reliability and transparency of the financial statements. They raised concerns about whether the benefits outweigh the costs.
Scope of the project
Most respondents to the discussion paper argued that the Boards should work on a comprehensive lease standard, dealing with both lessee and lessor accounting (the discussion paper addressed only lessees). The exposure draft includes proposals in respect of lessor accounting, the main provisions of which are set out on the previous page.
Telecom companies also argued strongly that the new lease standard should be developed consistently with ongoing changes to the conceptual framework and other crucial standards such as revenue recognition and financial statement presentation.
Also on the subject of scope, telecom companies believed that the Boards should take the opportunity to reconsider the guidance regarding arrangements that contain a lease. The current guidance (IFRIC 4 'Determining whether an arrangement contains a lease') is generally considered by telecom companies to be difficult to apply in practice and can result in inconsistent conclusions about whether an arrangement contains a lease or not. The Boards have however incorporated the principles of IFRIC 4 into the exposure draft.
Short-term and non-core leases
Most telecom companies agreed with the Boards that no distinction should be made between leases of core and non-core assets. However, they believed that exclusion of certain short-term leases may be appropriate based on materiality. In the exposure draft the Boards have proposed that for leases with a maximum possible term (including all extension options) of less than 12 months, lessees can use a simplified form of accounting. No other exemptions have been proposed.
Contingent rentals and renewal options
Telecom companies generally disagreed with the proposed approach to contingent rentals and renewal options. Their principal argument was that recognition of a liability for payments that are avoidable is not consistent with the definition of a liability in the conceptual framework and other accounting standards. They also believed that a requirement to estimate whether renewal options will be exercised at specific points in the future contradicted the business reasons for seeking agreements with flexibility in the first place. Finally, they noted the significant administrative cost involved, volatility in the income statement and lack of reliability.
As an alternative, telecom companies proposed to limit measurement of the lease obligation to the unavoidable contractual payments to be made during the noncancellable period, with enhanced disclosure about contingent rentals, renewal options and other uncertain elements.
The Boards believe the inclusion of contingent rentals and renewal options informs investors about expected cash flows and that the current requirements generally exclude these items making it more difficult for investors to estimate future cash flows. For this reason in the exposure draft the Boards continue to propose that contingent rentals and renewal options are included in the measurement of lease liabilities. They have changed their perspective as to how those amounts should be estimated, but this is unlikely to address the specific concerns of telecom companies.
Revision of estimates
The discussion paper proposed that estimates were to be revised at each balance sheet date. Most telecom companies believed that revision of estimates should be limited to specific circumstances because the administrative burden of continuous re-assessment would be too great. They also believed that lessees should not be required to revise the lease liability for changes in the incremental borrowing rate. The lease liability should however be re-assessed if new events indicated that there is a material change in the expected lease term or lease payments.
All responding telecom companies agreed that changes to the estimated lease obligation should be reflected in an adjustment to the right of use asset and not result in a gain or loss in the income statement.
In the exposure draft the Boards have proposed that a reassessment will only be required where there have been changes in facts and circumstances that indicate that there is a significant change in the liability to make lease payments or the right to receive lease payments.
Where the change in estimate relates to prior periods it should be recorded in the income statement. Where it relates to future periods an adjustment should be made to the right to use or right to receive.
Telecom companies had mixed views about whether the right of use assets and lease liabilities should be presented separately on the balance sheet or only in the notes. They generally agreed that the decrease in value of the right of use asset should be presented as depreciation or amortisation in the income statement. This is in line with the proposals in the exposure draft.

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At 485 square feet, Half Pint Pub may live up to its name in size, but its contribution to the fabric of the Park Avenue neighborhood continues to grow.
The pub's goal is to grow by eight to 10 percent in 2014 as it has in years past.
"We have families come in here together; it's really a neighborhood bar," says John Diamantopoulos, 53, owner of Wilmer Associates Inc., which does business as Half Pint. "It's not 20-somethings; it's across the board.
"It's just a great drinking atmosphere. People don't even feel like they're in Rochester when they're in here; that's what they always tell me. They feel like they're somewhere else."
Opened on the night before the Park Ave Summer Art Fest in the summer of 2011, the Irish pub prides itself on a selection of craft beers that changes weekly. Customers can get two different half-pints of beer for the price of a pint.
"We always had the half-pints, and our draft line has always been decent, but we've kind of gotten the reputation now of a little mini Tap and Mallet (a Gregory Street pub with 30 tap lines) which has hundreds of different beers that you don't find anywhere," says Nick Galante, general manager. "We're kind of like a mini beer bar."
Diamantopoulos had wanted to open a pub on Park Avenue in the past but was not sure it would fit with the early evening clientele in the neighborhood. After succeeding with his other local businesses, including Murphy's Law Irish Pub, Magpie Pub, Victoire Belgian Beer Bar and Lola Bistro, he decided to open Half Pint.
Its location at the corner of Oxford Street and Park has housed a variety of businesses, mainly food venues, including a pizza place and a hot dog establishment. Half Pint is one of the most recent buildings to be resurrected on Park Avenue, one of Rochester's oldest neighborhoods, which dates back to 1852. Many customers frequent the pub by foot and enjoy the patio in the summer to people-watch, Diamantopoulos says.
Inside, the traditional rugs and dimmed lighting have a purpose.
"It's not a loud, rowdy place; it's very intimate and conversation-based," Diamantopoulos says. "I try to keep the music below conversation level. I don't want it to chase away people. I want people to come in and relax, kind of an extension of their living areas."
Given its range of patrons, purchasing inventory for the pub's 14 tap lines can be a challenge. The three beers that are mainstays for the business are Abita Brewing Co.'s Purple Haze, stout from Guinness Storehouse Ltd. and Anheuser Busch Cos. Inc.'s Shocktop.
"You try to please as many people as you can," Galante says. "It's funny, because a lot of people-guys or girls that just aren't familiar with craft beers-will drink (one) because everybody else in here is drinking out of half-pints."
The pub can hold 49 occupants, and with eight employees, size does play a role in the business model.
"Small to us is better. It's not the bigger, the better," Diamantopoulos says.
Ultimately, the vibe of the neighborhood is key to Half Pint.
"I think for the average person it's a real Park Avenue flavor," Diamantopoulos says. "People that are around here come down. You get a real good feel for the avenue and what's going on here. (For) a Park Avenue experience, this is very indicative of that."
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Summer is still in full swing in the southern hemisphere but Super Rugby is upon us. Stock up the essentials, a long season lies ahead.
It's that time of year again: Summer is still in full swing in the southern hemisphere but Super Rugby is upon us. Stock up, a long season lies ahead.
Many clichés have been attached to the world's top club/provincial/franchise competition but the most apt description is probably a 'marathon.'
Super Rugby is not won in February. It's not won in May, as it once was. Hell, it's not even won in June or July. No, the eventual winner will raise the trophy on August 3, after nearly six months of gruelling rugby, interrupted only by the June Test window. Australia's teams will even have extra games thrown in against the touring British and Irish Lions.
Fourie du Preez once said that amongst his fondest memories he ranked winning the Super Rugby title with the Bulls above the 2007 World Cup because a championship-winning campaign requires you to invest so much, for so long.
The length and intensity of the season provide coaches and their fitness staff with a very difficult challenge: peak too soon, and you'll run out of gas when the going gets tough; start your campaign underdone, and you'll struggle to regain ground lost in the early weeks.
Add to that the pressures coming from national coaches to manage the workloads of Test players, the expectations and fans, sponsors, broadcasters and in some cases even politicians….going the distance requires more than just an abundance of talent and hard work, a generous sprinkling of good luck is essential.
Before we look ahead to the battles on the horizon let's recap the lessons learnt from last season:
Awesome defence is not enough to win the title
…just ask anyone in Cape Town! Stormers coach Allister Coetzee told us all season that they would be able to up the tempo in the play-offs and score tries against the big teams when it counted. But when they fell behind in the semi-final against the Sharks, the table-toppers could not find an extra gear and all the tackles in the world couldn't get the scoreboard ticking fast enough.
Tries, and the bonus points that come with scoring a lot of them, are often the difference when it comes to make the cut for the play-offs, as the Bulls and Sharks showed last year when four teams finished on ten points, but only two qualified for the knockout rounds.
Derby victories are the key to making the play-offs.
Especially in Australia! With the three conference winners guaranteed a home semi-final or play-off, the points garnered from local derbies are all-important. The Reds illustrated this point perfectly last year by claiming third place in the overall table despite having fewer points than the Crusaders, Bulls and Sharks.
Upsets WILL happen
The most exciting part about this tournament has always been the fact that (just about) any team is capable of winning on any given day. Superstar line-ups count for nothing. The Blues got regular hidings in 2012 despite field a team packed with All Blacks, the Cheetahs won in Wellington, the Force thumped the defending champions and the Crusaders lost in Melbourne – it's a bookmaker's nightmare!
The little guys won't go the distance
We've had four different winners in the last five years, but in the seventeen-year history of the tournament, only six sides have been crowned champions. Only the big guns have the squad depth to keep winning week in and week out. As usual, there will be an almighty battle in mid-table, but only a handful of teams have what it takes to go all the way.
The current system is unfair
Half the trick to winning this competition is getting a favourable draw. Who you play at home rather than away is hugely important. Trips to Christchurch and Pretoria are far less appealing than visits to Perth or Bloemfontein.
Beyond the complaints about the under-strength Australian division, the fact that sides only play four of the five teams in each of the other two national conferences, means who you DON'T play is sometimes as important as who you do.
With further expansion on the cards for the near future, we hope that whatever the new system is, it aims to resolve these inequalities. A pool system similar to the Heineken Cup would be the fairest solution in sporting terms, but it's unlikely to happen given Australia's requirement for a pseudo-national league via the conference system.
This year:
The Blues, Hurricanes and Brumbies showed everyone how dangerous it is to make forecasts last year and another predictably unpredictable season is on the cards.
2012 was a poor season for Australian teams in general but many expect the Aussie conference to be much more competitive this term. The Waratahs are supposedly undergoing a revival under the influence of a new coach and with potentially the most exciting newcomer in their ranks, Israel Folau, a.ka. 'The next Sonny Bill'.
The Rebels will continue to make progress and are also set to turn a few heads thanks to Kurtely Beale, James O'Connor and Scott Higginbotham.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the Force who are probably a safe bet to finish at the foot of the Aussie conference.
"Second-season syndrome" is the catch phrase used to describe the Brumbies as we wait to see whether they can take the progress made under Jake White a step further.
The Reds are the favourites to top the conference once again with Quade Cooper the pivotal figure in their fortunes.
In South Africa, the Stormers and Sharks are expected to vie for top spot once again but the Bulls may well hold the key to the conference. The three-time champions are definitely play-off candidates but probably don't have enough for a fourth title. How they fare could make or break the campaigns of their compatriots. If a few young guys like Jan Serfontein fire, then the Bulls could go from darks horses to conference contenders.
The Stormers table-topping exploits of last year make them obvious candidates for a tilt at the title. Lions exiles Jaco Taute and Elton Jantjies could be the ingredients that were missing from the mix on attack last season.
Losing finalists in 2012 (for a record fourth time), the Sharks are the one South African side capable of adapting their approach to suit the opposition an conditions. Frans Steyn will be in the spotlight more than ever having inherited the captaincy while another ex-Lion Franco van der Merwe will hopefully shore up their line-out.
The ever-exciting Cheetahs are already struggling with injuries and are unlikely to finish above the big three, but they will probably provide the most entertainment. Springboks fans' attention will be focused on Johan Goosen.
The Kings are in more baptism of fire with most bets revolving around whether they'll even win a game. No team has shipped a 100 points in the history of the tournament. A dry day in


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Hi guys, i wanna know , if the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 phone supports skype vocie calling ?????
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Yes it does support skype.
Yes it does support skype.
yes you can, but i think just a voice call not video call. i'm still researching if video call works even the phone's camera is at the back.
Yeah it is compatible but I am having a hard time.... skype really sucks on galaxy y. You can hear other person but other person could not hear your voice. Skype crashes many many many and many times... and sometimes by luck you can talk like 3 min without interruption.
is there a way skype to work whith my bluetooth sony vh300 ?
R u talking about voice call or video call? I have not found any video call option in samsung galaxy y. Please give me detail process if u r succesfully installed and used that. I can not even see the video of others who have the video call option.
i was talking about voice call, but now i have problem with calling actually, i get an error message : call could not be established yet, i am next to the modem i have full connection. any idea to make skype works ?
I'm having exactly the same issue with my Samsung Galaxy Y. The microphone works well until the 'lockscreen' comes on and effectively deactivates it. At that point I can still hear the people on the other end of the call, but they cant hear me.
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What Is With U Guys damn bucs fans
Posted 05 October 2005 - 11:08 AM
hey ron how much longer do we have to take this till we can all start smacking back at them.because some of us r holding back because we r all linked to gether in fans sites.
Posted 05 October 2005 - 11:27 AM
Posted 05 October 2005 - 01:15 PM
Hold back? damn it let them have it!
Posted 05 October 2005 - 02:42 PM
Posted 05 October 2005 - 03:05 PM
Posted 05 October 2005 - 03:32 PM
Herm knows the buc's very well, and i'm sure Vinny wants to do good against his old team.
Victory will taste that much better come sunday. Then we wreak havoc on their boards come monday.
Posted 05 October 2005 - 03:35 PM
bucsgonnarollonyou i could not have put it better
Posted 05 October 2005 - 03:42 PM
They'll be at a Dolphins site talking shit there
Do I care, no, Its funny, some know what their talking about others just go
ughhh Bucs beat Jets ughhhh Catalac Williams ughhhhh
Whennnnn....I could care less
Have a good day
#9 Guest_a1elbow_*
Posted 06 October 2005 - 01:43 AM
These are the worst fans so far.
Posted 06 October 2005 - 09:53 AM
These are the worst fans so far.
I don't know. The fin fans were pretty bad. I would write a 3 paragraph post about something and get a whatever homer take off your green goggles reply. No matter what I said it didn't matter. I could say something like u know martin just led the league last year and they'd be like take off your green goggles.
Posted 06 October 2005 - 09:53 AM
Posted 06 October 2005 - 04:37 PM
They were boring as hell. Here's an example of the Jags/Jets talk.
Jags fan: You guys really have a good team.
Jets fan: Thanks so do you.
Jags fan: I appreciate it.
Jets fan: Hopefully there are no injuries
Jags fan: Yeah it'll make for a much better game.
Jets fan: You guys are great.
Jags fan: So are you.
Jets fan: Byron is a great quarterback.
Jags fan: So is Chad.
I WAS NOT diggin the whole "share the love" theme.
Posted 06 October 2005 - 04:57 PM
Jags fan: You guys really have a good team.
Jets fan: Thanks so do you.
Jags fan: I appreciate it.
Jets fan: Hopefully there are no injuries
Jags fan: Yeah it'll make for a much better game.
Jets fan: You guys are great.
Jags fan: So are you.
Jets fan: Byron is a great quarterback.
Jags fan: So is Chad.
I WAS NOT diggin the whole "share the love" theme.
but they were showing us respect at our site onlike these bucs fans r.
Posted 06 October 2005 - 05:20 PM
And what if your so called "Team" takes a loss to the Jets ? What will you say then ?
You dont have a dynasty there pal ! But time will tell, you know what they say
on any givin sunday !
"You must show no mercy nor have any belief
whatsoever in how others judge you ,
For your greatness will silence them all !"
Posted 06 October 2005 - 05:59 PM
But it was soooo boring. I rather have shit talking like this than that boring Jets and Jags fans love crap that was going on.
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Posted 06 October 2005 - 07:52 PM
Yeah, but the Jaguars fans are a lot smarter then the the Bucs fans. We do not have to talk trash every game. Some fans are not like that, and we should respect that.
With the comments these idiots come up with how can we have a decent conversation with the people, if all they do is flap their gums.
Posted 07 October 2005 - 10:59 PM
Props to a TRUE football fan.
You "get it"
For the rest: understand this please.....
talking smack is part of the game. Personally, we on the Bucs site get trolls ALL the time... and we talk smack back to them... We don't whine.
And... when we get in to someone's skull and have them respond to EVERY SINGLE POST we make... we won't stop til they blow their cool. THAT is victory in smack-dom. It's hilarious to watch people get MAD over this silly crap!!!
If you insult me and it's a clever one... I'll admit I was owned. No big deal it's all in fun.
Someone said it was like going to your house and pissing in a pot and saying to chill... FAR from it. It's smack on a flippin computer. SACK UP.
If you can't hack the smack... watch ice skating.
If the Bucs lose, I'll be back and take my lumps, I'll deserve them!
Posted 07 October 2005 - 11:52 PM
I respect your fans and site. But not your team. lol no i really do but its all in good nature. but i think we are the biggest crowd you guys have got this season. you should see the bills fans!!!
Posted 08 October 2005 - 01:24 AM
Are you whining about smack talk on the smackdown forum.
Man up...if the fans of one team leading their division can't talk smack on another team who's in the basement of their division what is the point of having this board? One of your Mods invited us so blame him.
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Posted 08 October 2005 - 12:36 PM
THe difference is you guys aren't following our board's rules and are posting mostly smack in the regular discussion. It is one thing to make a point and also throw in some trash talk, but filling every thread with smack is rude.
We have this board for that stuff and there is plenty of traffic through here, so ther is no need to go onto the main board and go through every thread making fun of the team.
I know you two can make real comments, because you have, so post them there and save the trash talk for the proper section.
Same goes for the Jets fans, don't engage in smacktalk in the other forums. I know I have had to move several threads that started out as a normal post from the other forum to this one because they just dissentegrated into trash talking, and I've had to delete a couple posts too.


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The Emery County Business chamber held their annual awards and installation banquet on March 19. Julie Jones, chamber president welcomed everyone to the dinner. She introduced Ryan Murray from the Small Business Development Center. He encouraged attendees to do some networking at the banquet and to learn something new about someone.
He said sometimes in small towns where everyone knows everyone, it's easy to think you know everything about a person or business. But, you don't there's always more to learn and new people to meet. "The point is to work some business while you're here and have some fun," said Murray.
Nanette Tanner introduced the guest speakers for the evening. Jeff Beicker is the CEO of Rock River Resources. He said they looked at the state of Utah and the resources here and the infrastructure and saw an opportunity to invest some money. The refinery will be built in three phases. The first phase is the terminal phase. There will be a small refinery and topping plant. The refinery will be designed around local crude. Four products will be made including diesel, jet fuel, ATV-similar to asphalt, but a little lighter.
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Beicker said they have purchased land just outside of Green River. They are currently working on cleaning up the land and preparing the site. It will take approximately 12 months for the terminal project to be completed. The refinery which will produce 10,000 barrels a day will take 16-18 months to complete. The capital outlay will be $100 million. During the construction phase there will be 100-150 jobs created and 35-40 permanent positions.
The wax plant will cost between $150-300 million and there's a lot of work and engineering that will accompany that project. In the beginning phases of the project the number of employees will be 25-35. As the project grows and develops it could employ as many as 115-130 people.
Beicker pointed out these are skilled labor jobs and will pay more than $50,000 per year. He said these are the types of jobs people will want for their children. He said they have studied the demographics in Utah of how far people travel to work. The commute time each day is between 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes. "People are willing to go a long way for a good job. People want good schools and good services. We want to try to hire local people first. We will need skilled people. We are confident we will find a good workforce in Green River and the local communities," said Beicker.
He said his company is a good employer which leads to happy employees. They will be good corporate citizens. They want to get along with people and the community. Most stories you hear about oil companies are not true. Safety is Rock River's number one priority.
Beicker said everyone in the state of Utah has been so helpful to them with their project. Mike McCandless has been very helpful and everyone has been very welcoming. He said they are excited about the project.
During the construction phase they are working with Nielson Construction and they hope to hire as many local contractors as possible. They will need a skilled labor force including welders, pipe fitters and heavy equipment operators. During the operations phase they will need operators for the plant and maintenance personnel. He said you don't necessarily need refinery experience and they are willing to train. They will also bring in trained operators from other locations.
Beicker was asked why they chose the Green River location. He said the crude here is lighter and easier to handle and they were looking for a place where the boom was not so big. A place where they could find their niche. It's a place the major oil refineries wouldn't be interested in. He said they wanted to build a smaller facility and Emery County was a good place for that. The transportation is good here and the deposits are good. "It wouldn't catch the attention of a multi-national company, but it's a good opportunity for us," said Beicker.
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McCandless pointed out there are several businesses that will go along with the refinery including trucking and testing labs. There will be as many as 100 trucks each day dropping off crude to the facility.
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A bill introduced by an American Fork representative to the Utah State legislature in the waning hours of meetings that could affect everyone\'s ability to get information about various government agencies, particularly information about some of what the legislature itself does was passed in a vote in the House on Thursday.
Utah House Representatives voted 61-12 in favor of the bill that was conducted on Thursday afternoon. It will now move on to discussion in the Senate. All 12 no votes came from Democrats, but many others voted for the bill.
House Bill 477, sponsored by Republican John Dougall was unveiled on Tuesday night, the last night on which new bills could be introduced into the legislature. The bill makes many significant changes to the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA).
It was revealed on Tuesday night that the committee meeting on the bill would take place Wednesday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. Opponents of changes to GRAMA laws immediately started to speak out about how such an important bill could go to the floor in a short space of 24 hours to amend a set of laws that took two years to write before they went into effect a few years ago.
Media and citizens right-to-know groups were organizing on Tuesday evening to attend the session to testify against the bill and particularly its timing. Some stated that this kind of bill, brought in at such a late hour, belies the transparency that legislators say they are committed to.
Attorneys and legislative analysts involved in right-to-know issues and were still cataloging all of the proposed changes at press time, but they had released some of what they saw as big changes in the law on Wednesday morning.
First, the legislature would exempt itself from all provisions of GRAMA except for those pertaining to legislative intent and security provisions. Under this, legislative management would create its own rules of access.
Second, the changes would modify the standard for the for the State Records Committee to disclose information from a balancing test between the public interest and other interests to a much higher \"preponderance of evidence\" standard.
Third, the bill would remove access to police follow-up reports, even if they contained information that is classified as part of an \"initial contact report.\"
Fourth, it would remove text messages, a voice mail message or video chat as covered documents under the law. This means they would be unobtainable by the public and the press.
Fifth, it would include the cost of overhead, salaries and experts\' time in calculating the cost to copy records. In the past most agencies used the least expensive employee to look up and produce documents when GRAMA requests came in. This has been done to keep costs low for the public so it could be affordable to anyone, because agencies can charge the requesting party for research and production time. The change could increase the cost of document acquisition to anyone requesting them.
Sixth, fee waivers for copies would be based on whether it is in the best interest of taxpayers\' resources to do so.
Seventh, the current law states that citizens can inspect (but not obtain) a record free of charge. The proposed changes says that fees could be applied to records which are readily available.
Opponents of such legislation say that there are also many other provisions that could be hidden in the details of the bill that could be detrimental to the public\'s right to know. They also complained that a bill such as this should be introduced early in the session so it can be properly analyzed and debated, rather than being submitted for a committee vote to move it to the floor of the house at such a late hour.
The legislative session closes next week and Wednesday is the last day that bills can be reviewed by committees for consideration.
HB 477 got a unanimously favorable recommendation from the Public Utilities and Technology Committee Wednesday afternoon.
The bill in its entirety can be seen at http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/hbillint/hb0477.htm.


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It was yet another active day for tornadoes, flooding, and severe thunderstorms in the Midwest on Thursday, with NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) logging 16 preliminary tornado reports. Twisters touched down in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Illinois. The tornadoes missed heavily populated areas for the most part, but seven people were injured in Arkansas in two separate tornadoes, and two other people were hurt by lightning. The severe weather forced organizers of the outdoor Wakarusa Music Festival north of Ozark, Arkansas to delay the start of the festival. The band "Widespread Panic" was one of the groups scheduled to perform, leading to an Associated Press headline from yesterday titled, "Nine hurt in Arkansas storm; Widespread Panic delayed." Heavy rains from this week's thunderstorms have pushed the Mississippi River to major flood stage at most places from Burlington Iowa to Quincy Illinois, and the river is expected to crest near major flood stage at St. Louis early next week. In Iowa, the Cedar River at Cedar Falls, the Iowa River at Marengo, and the Skunk River near Sigourney and at Augusta are also in major flood. The latest forecast from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center calls for a "Moderate Risk" of severe weather today (Friday) over much of Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma, and Joplin, Missouri, with the potential for several strong EF-2 and EF-3 tornadoes.
Figure 1. Lightning strike from a severe thunderstorm near Guthrie, Oklahoma on May 30, 2013, as photographed by KFOR-TV. (AP Photo/KFOR-TV)
Figure 2. Severe weather outlook for Thursday, May 30, calls for a "Moderate Risk" of severe weather over much of Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma, and Joplin, Missouri. You can follow today's severe weather outbreak from our Severe Weather page.
A mostly quiet year for violent tornadoes
After a very quiet March, April, and first half of May, the U.S. tornado season has become very active during the last half of May, and is beginning to catch up to normal. TWC's tornado expert Dr. Greg Forbes has a preliminary count of 181 tornadoes for the month of May, through May 29, which is 35% below the 10-year average of 279 through May 29th. May 2012 had only 121 tornadoes. The 2013 tornado tally has risen significantly in the last half of May, due to 7 of the last 15 days having above-average numbers of tornadoes. Fortunately, we are well below-average for strong and violent EF-3, EF-4, and EF-5 tornadoes so far in 2013. According to NOAA, the U.S. has averaged 43 EF-3 or stronger tornadoes per year during the period 1954 - 2012. With tornado season nearly half over, only twelve EF-3 and EF-4 tornadoes have been recorded so far in 2013. An average year should have had at least twenty of these tornadoes by this point in the year. Here are the twelve EF-3 and stronger tornadoes so far in 2013, as detailed in Wikipedia's excellent Tornadoes of 2013 page:
EF-5, May 20, Moore, Oklahoma. 24 deaths, 377 injuries, $2 billion in damage.
EF-4, May 28, Ottawa County, Kansas. Intensity based on mobile Doppler radar data. See the Capital Weather Gang's description of this tornado.
EF-4, May 19, Shawnee, Oklahoma. 2 deaths, 6 injuries.
EF-4, May 15, Granbury, TX. 6 deaths, 24+ injuries.
EF-4, May 18, Rozel, Kansas.
EF-4, February 10, Hattiesburg, MS. 0 deaths, 82 injuries.
EF-3, Corning, KS, May 28.
EF-3, May 27, Lebanon - Esbon, KS. 1 injured. Wind gust of 175 mph measured by TIV2 intercept vehicle.
EF-3, May 15, Cleburne, TX. No deaths or injuries.
EF-3, January 30, Adairsville, GA. 1 death, 17 injuries, 363 buildings damaged or destroyed.
EF-3, April 11, Kemper County, AL. 1 death, 9 injuries.
EF-3, May 19, Luther - Carney, Oklahoma.
Figure 3. The annual number of EF-3 and stronger tornadoes, 1954 - 2012. The greatest number of these dangerous tornadoes was 131 in 1974, the year of the notorious "Super Outbreak." The minimum was just 15, set in 1987. The average is 43 per year. Image credit: NOAA.
Video 1. Impressive 2-minute timelapse of the Bennington, Kansas wedge tornado of May 28, 2013, as filmed by the Aussie Storm Chasers. As discussed in an excellent blog post by Jason Samenow of the Capital Weather Gang, the violent EF-4 tornado stood still for nearly an hour, and had wind gusts as high as 264 mph at an altitude of 300 feet measured by Doppler on Wheels.
Remains of Hurricane Barbara bringing heavy rains to Mexico
Hurricane Barbara died on Thursday as it attempted to cross Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec into the southernmost Gulf of Mexico. While there is no low level circulation apparent on satellite loops this Friday morning, there is a bit of spin at middle levels of the atmosphere, and the remains of Barbara are kicking up some heavy thunderstorm activity over the southernmost Gulf of Mexico and adjacent land areas of Mexico. Wind shear is a high 20 knots in the region, and the area of disturbed weather is quite small, so I don't expect any development to occur over the next few days. Wind shear is predicted to remain high over the Gulf of Mexico for the next six days, and none of the reliable computers models is calling for tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic during that period. Late next week, wind shear is predicted to drop, and there is a better chance for tropical cyclone development in the Gulf of Mexico or Western Caribbean. Both the GFS and ECMWF models suggest that a strong tropical disturbance with heavy rains may affect Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Western Cuba, and the Southwest Florida by Friday next week.
Figure 4. Remains of Hurricane Barbara in the southernmost Gulf of Mexico as seen by MODIS at 12:05 pm EDT Thursday, May 30, 2013. Barbara had just been declared dead one hour prior to this photo. Image credit: NASA.
Saturday, June 1, is the first day of hurricane season, and I'll post a quick look at what we might expect to see in June.
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
Martin Tyner, co-author of Healer of Angels and founder of Southwest Wildlife Foundation, visited San Rafael Junior High School recently. Tyner brought his golden eagle and a Harris hawk to display and teach the studentbody.
School librarian Dianne Butler introduced Tyner and told the students, "This will change your life. You will have a greater respect for animals after this."
Tyner explained his childhood living with dyslexia and the hardships he has overcome. With some special training, he learned to read and this accomplishment helped him with his passion, his love of raptors. Raptors include all the birds of prey, including eagles, hawks, ospreys, falcons, owls, vultures, and condors.
Tyner showed a power point with photos of each of these types of birds, and the sub-species of each kind. He told the students how to identify each bird by the characteristics and markings.
Following the difficulties of overcoming dyslexia, Tyner went on to become a master falconer and founded the Southwest Wildlife Foundation, where he works at rehabilitating raptors and other animals who become injured, orphaned, or sick. He has also trained animals and worked in the television and movie industry with his animals.
"Our goal at the foundation is to release the rehabilitated animals and birds back into their natural world. I have rehabilitated and taught birds how to fly and hunt," said Tyner. "Utah has two types of eagles, the bald eagle and the golden eagle. In Utah there are only 12 nesting pairs of bald ealges and numerous goldens."
He told the students of one fun thing he does with his golden eagle. They visit the Courts of Honor for Eagle Scouts in Cedar City where he lives.
The book Tyner co-authored with his wife Susan, was available and told the story of his life and experiences in raptor rehabilitation. He displayed the two raptors and answered all the questions from the students. His Web site, www.gowildlife.org has information to purchase the book and how you can help the Southwest Wildlife Foundation.


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The Shoreline Community College baseball team is off to a 8-9 start to the season. The Dolphins have had an up and down road so far, missing several games to rain and being forced to reschedule home games to road games to find teams to play. SCC is 1-3 against teams ranked in the NWAACC Top Eight Poll with a victory over #5 ranked Everett Community College.
SCC plays at Western Washington University Club Team on Wednesday, and then at Lower Columbia College on Sunday before starting NWAACC Northern Region play on April 9-10 against Bellevue College.


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WARNING: Some bad language in this video!
I myself had noticed this as well before coming across this video! In the UK, 95%+ of all Christmas music you hear, every single year, was released in the 1970s or 1980s. With the USA, the 1940s and 1950s seem to be the most popular. (I'm not as militantly against it as this guy is, though, lol!)


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Water for pot growing eyed by water board
Discussion today will look at issues shrouded in uncertainty
The Pueblo Board of Water Works today will discuss issues surrounding the supply of water to marijuana growers.
The Pueblo City Council has adopted zoning regulations that allow marijuana to be grown within city limits, but not sold. City legal staff is working on how those rules will be written.
Providing water for growers is a different matter, with some questions still unresolved.
While Colorado and Washington state voters legalized marijuana in 2012, it remains a federal crime. Pueblo is affected because it has federal contracts for storage in Lake Pueblo.
Pueblo also has direct flow rights that pass through Pueblo Dam, as well as a contract for connection to the dam.
"We're trying to evaluate issues that might arise with the Bureau of Reclamation," said Executive Director Terry Book. "So far, there have been no court cases you can hang your hat on with any certainty."
There have been requests to provide water to growing operations both within and outside city limits, Book added.
"We just don't know the answers yet," he said.
After receiving legal advice prior to the meeting in executive session, the Pueblo water board will convene at 2 p.m. today in the William F. Mattoon Board Room of the Alan Hamel Administration Building at 319 W. Fourth St.
Reclamation still is evaluating how water supply fits in under the Controlled Substances Act, because it provides irrigation water for land in both Washington and Colorado. It's not know what the decision will be or when it will be reached, said Peter Soeth, Reclamation spokesman in Denver.
The state Division of Water Resources has taken the position so far that one type of crop is the same as any other, but also is awaiting the decision on federal policy.
Another Pueblo County water provider, the St. Charles Mesa Water District, has already banned use of its water to grow marijuana.
Two Rivers Water & Farming Co. has formed a subsidiary called GrowCo that will use some of its privately held water rights for marijuana growing.
Pueblo West and the Bessemer Ditch have not adopted rules prohibiting water use by marijuana growers.


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Faye Kalloniatis, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
- This is the second in a new series of posts about the unfolding of the Norwich shroud, a joint project between the British Museum and Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
The rather unprepossessing museum storage box with its crumpled heap of ancient linen, had sat in the Norwich Castle stores for nearly a century. I became aware of it in 1999 when the Castle Museum was being refurbished and John Taylor, from the British Museum, had come to help with the Egyptian material.
He, as an expert, was greatly taken by the shroud – even from the little he could see of it in its creased state. But it wasn't until a couple of years ago, when I started working on the Egyptian collection, that I remembered this small box and its contents.
The linen was clearly worth investigating – and the British Museum thought so too. So, happily, the project to conserve and study the shroud got underway.
As part of that I have had the fascinating task of piecing together the history relating to how the shroud came into the Norwich Castle collection. The story is an interesting and absorbing one.
The collector
Sir Jeremiah Colman bought the shroud while visiting Egypt (end 1896 – early 1897).
Today, Colman is mainly remembered because of his association with mustard. Colman's Mustards were manufactured in Norwich by several generations of his family and this was the source of their wealth.
Aside from his business concerns, Jeremiah held many public offices. For nearly 25 years, he was a Liberal MP for Norwich and, at various times, was Sheriff and Mayor for the city. Held in great esteem, thousands lined the streets to pay their last respects at his funeral.
Travelling in Egypt
Jeremiah travelled to Egypt for family reasons. His son, Alan, was consumptive and it was recommended that he spend the winter in Egypt. He set off in November of 1896, accompanied by two of his sisters as well as his very own medical attendant, a Mr Worthington.
Landing in Egypt, the party headed for Cairo and stayed at the Mena House Hotel, overlooked by the pyramids. Jeremiah joined them a few weeks later.
Early in January 1897 the entire party headed for Luxor. They set sail in a dabaheah – a luxury boat commonly hired by well-to-do travellers. It was named Hathor, and it came with a local crew of about 20.
Their travels along the Nile are captured by photographs taken by one of Colman's daughters, Florence. Clearly a keen photographer, her images show a fascination with the people and sights of Egypt.
As the Colmans journeyed up the river, Alan's health steadily deteriorated and he died in early February 1897 – within days of reaching Luxor.
The Colmans, now in mourning and with no wish to remain in Egypt, turned back and headed for Cairo. Jeremiah wrote home saying:
- '[w]e are making our way slowly down the river towards Cairo. . . Even apart from the sad associations of our trip, Egypt is not a place which fascinates me. The utter squalor, misery and dirt of the great part of the population is to me most depressing.'
But his daughters were more enchanted by the country. One wrote that 'the wonders of that wonderful land . . . came like a rush . . . the brilliant colouring of the place and people alike . . . the bazaars with their priceless treasures of silks. . . and – still more fascinating – the study of the life of the people themselves, all take one captive.'
Buying antiquities
Colman, although not taken with Egypt, nevertheless ended up buying some of its antiquities. This was not uncommon for travellers with money. Jeremiah bought over 250 artefacts.
He had the foresight to have his collection catalogued. The leather-bound catalogue, embossed with Egyptian floral motifs, was the work of the Egyptologist, Quibell (keeper at the Cairo Museum and one of the discoverers of the famous Narmer Palette.)
The catalogue is an invaluable record. Apart from its information about the artefacts, it occasionally names the dealers, such as Mohammed Mohassib, a well-known and well-regarded Luxor dealer, and that at a time when the great demand for antiquities meant not all were so scrupulous.
Another dealer, named Abdul Medjid, is described by Quibell as 'a thorough scamp'.
The shroud
One of Colman's purchases was a shroud – the very one which is the subject of this project. Quibell's catalogue entry is sketchy:
- 'Linen Sheet. Covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions from the 'Book of the Dead'. The mummy in the coffin was often covered with a linen sheet of this kind.'
Frustratingly, there is neither mention of the shroud's provenance or date nor the dealer from whom it was bought.
As the shroud is unfolded, so we hope its story will unfold – its provenance, its date and, if we're lucky, even its owner.
When Sir Jeremiah died (in 1898), he left his collection to two of his daughters, Helen and Ethel. They, too, were good custodians, making it available to anyone who wished to study it – such as the local Egyptian Society of East Anglia, who viewed it at Carrow House, home of the Colmans.
In 1921, the sisters wrote to Norwich City Council offering them their Egyptian antiquities. Pleased to have such a donation, the City gladly accepted and the collection was soon housed in Norwich Castle where it still remains.
As a tribute to their brother, the sisters had a boat built and named it Hathor, after the dabaheah in which Alan had sailed along the Nile.
Hathor, the Norfolk wherry, beautifully decorated with Egyptian motifs, is now a pleasure boat. In the summer it can still be seen cruising along the Norfolk Broads, packed with tourists enjoying a day out.
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==Just a list of idea's we want to work on==
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Randomdata Projects
- Arduino
- bArduino
- Beerduino
- KiteCam
- Digital Testament
- LED board
- Adruino_14_segment_LED_board
- Secnerve
- Multitouch
- GSMdecryption
- Spacebot
- 0xc0ffee controler
- Mendel90
- Virtual computing space
Reverse enginering
- Reverse engineering ZIOVA CS615
- Reverse engineering ELRO HA51 wireless
- Reverse engineering ELRO Flamingo HA31 wireless alarm
- ViVOpay 3000
DIY Projects
- Great poormans_condenser microphone
- Getting the 3g module HP_un2400 (Qualcomm Gobi) to work with Win7 and Linux
- Opening up the Kreatel 1760 IPTV settop box
- Build a nice lamp called 'Sfeer'
- Samenkopen for buying stuff together
Just a list of idea's we want to work on
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- Hackers movie night (once a month?)
- Wireless hacking:
- Tweaking AP's
- DIY antenna's
- WEBby
- Is your site safe? (&howto test)
- What is that cool thing you do on your site?
- Self defending websites (make an POC)
- Hardware hacking
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Australia GFS Surface Wind Analysis Chart
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About GFS
Global Forecast System. The operational numerical weather forecasting model run by NCEP. The GFS superceded the AVN and MRF models, on which it is largely based. Forecast data from the GFS is available out to 180 hours at full resolution and 16 days at a reduced resolution.
Weather News
Power plant outages contributed to overloading scare during NSW heatwave, report finds
Australia's energy operator has found power plant failures contributed to the unprecedented pressure on the New South Wales electricity grid during this month's heatwave.
Sydney flying fox backyard rescues at record high due to food shortage, heat
Flying fox rescuers in Sydney are experiencing "the worst season ever" as a record number of bats get caught and injured in nets used to protect backyard fruit trees.
Weekend rainfall on the cards for hot and dry inland NSW
With a few days to go until the official end to the summer season, it looks like parts of New South Wales could still see the odd drop of rain.


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Jon Bon Jovi, Kanye West, more helm "12-12-12" benefit
Jon Bon Jovi, Kanye West, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and The Who are among the acts slated to perform at a Dec. 12 concert to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims.
The Dec. 12 event will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden and will also feature Paul McCartney and Roger Waters, among others who have yet to be announced. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, The Weinstein Company and The Madison Square Garden Company are co-sponsoring the benefit -- the same group that put together the historic "Concert for New York City" following 9/11.
"'12-12-12' is shaping up to be a showcase of music royalty," the producers said in a joint statement. "The response from the entertainment community to help those most affected by Hurricane Sandy has been nothing short of astounding. We expect to announce additional legendary performers in the near future and we are confident that the event will ensure those in need will not be forgotten, and vital aid will be directed to rebuilding our communities along the East Coast."
Proceeds will benefit The Robin Hood Relief Fund, which provides money and materials to local organizations serving those directly affected by the hurricane.
Ticket information as well as further details about the event will be posted in the coming days at the the benefit's website.


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The earthquake in Haiti prompted a lot of architectural analysis of buildings there, and in megacities around the world. Without proper planning—and stricter building codes—most of the biggest cities on earth are "rubble in waiting." (See a round-up of the current discussions about Haiti here.) If Haiti showed architecture's failure, Chile might show its success.
The quake there—at 8.8 on the Richter scale, 500 times as strong as the one in Haiti—was devastating, but not nearly as cataclysmic as it could have been had the country not been expecting it for half a century. After the strongest earthquake ever recorded (9.5) hit Chile in 1960, and another major quake struck in 1985, the country adopted a seismic design code for new buildings. Other factors are at play here, of course—strong codes mean nothing if your government isn't capable of enforcing them—but architecture's successes and failures in Chile, as in Haiti, are worth examining.
On All Things Considered, MIT engineering professor Eduardo Kausel explained that Chile's codes were set up to save lives, but also to keep buildings and urban infrastructure in one piece. The BBC outlined one of Chile's successful building systems, called "strong column/weak beam" on Monday. The reinforced concrete in buildings constructed this way is designed to break in certain spots on horizontal beams, which dissipates some of the quake's energy and saves the vertical columns, keeping the building up. "There is a lot of reinforced concrete in Chile, which is normal in Latin America," earthquake researcher Andre Filiatrault told The New York Times. "The only issue in this, like any earthquakes, are the older buildings and residential construction that might not have been designed according to these codes." Cities like Chillan were entirely rebuilt after previous quakes and thanks to new codes, survived this one. But historic towns like Curico, 180 miles north of Concepción, was almost completely leveled.
Codes, of course, are not fail-safe. One of the most widely distributed images of the Chile quake is of a fairly new 15-story building that collapsed. Construction or materials might have been at fault, but Kausel told NPR it looked like a foundation issue, because the building twisted "as a rigid body" before falling over. Chilean architecture professor Sebastian Gray blames Chile's recent building boom, which forced developers and architects to build cheap and fast, instead of safe:
I am scandalized by the few modern structures that crumbled, those spectacular exceptions you keep seeing on the TV news. The economic bonanza and development frenzy of the last decades have clearly allowed a degree of relaxation of the proud building standards of this country. That's likely why some new urban highway overpasses, built by private companies with government concessions, are now rubble.
1.5 million Chileans have been displaced, but even those who have homes to return to might not be able to do so yet. Plataforma Arquitectura is organizing a call for volunteer architects to evaluate homes to see if they're still safe. They are also in touch with Cameron Sinclair's Architecture for Humanity, which has been leading the rebuilding effort for designers in Haiti.
So what about the U.S.? More than 80% of California's buildings went up before the seismic codes put in place after the San Fernando, Loma Prieta, and Northridge quakes. According to San Francisco engineer Chris Poland, 10 percent of those are bound to fail completely in the next Big One and need to retrofit. It's a daunting task, but we have to start somewhere.