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Mohammad Suhaimi Abdul Mubin
General Manager, Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd.
Mohd Suhaimi is the General Manager of Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airports.
He graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Economics from University Malaya in 1989 and a Graduate Diploma in Aviation and Airport Management from the National University of Singapore. He was accredited with ACI-ICAO Airport Management Professional Accreditation Program as an International Airport Professional (IAP) in 2011.
He started his career with the DCA at Subang International Airport in 1990 and continued to bring his expertise and experience to Malaysia Airports after its corporatisation.
Suhaimi has 20 years of experience and held several managerial positions at domestic and international airports.
He is currently a Director on the Board of Segi Astana Sdn Bhd and Malaysia Airports (Properties) Sdn Bhd, as well as the nazir for Masjid Sultan Abdul Samad KLIA.


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15 Best Android Apps
With the Play Store's rich library of Android apps, games and other content, the 'app gap' is clearly something that users don't have to worry about anymore. Once you've snagged must-downloads like Facebook or Kindle, what's next? There are so many apps out there that the real challenge becomes choosing the best apps out there that add great value to your smartphone without wasting your memory or download space. From music apps and media players to smart contact books, games and automation tools, here are 15 of the best Android apps that you should try out today.
Evernote (Free)
Keeping your head in the clouds isn't a bad thing with the help of Evernote, the supremely popular cross-platform cloud note-taking service. Evernote allows users to upload everything from notes, photos, documents, PDF files and audio. Video snippets lets you organize cloud notebooks synched across all your devices. Whether you're taking notes for school, organizing a personal project or keeping track of professional work, Evernote is a versatile, powerful virtual note-taking tool.
Pocket (Free)
Pocket is a versatile offline reading tool that allows you to take the best of the Web's articles, photos and videos and save them for later reading. Multiple view modes and configurable settings let you read whether it's day or night, and users can tag and organize their library of saved articles and files for easy search and viewing. In addition to the easy to use viewer and unlimited storage space, Pocket features desktop browser extensions and an iOS app, allowing you to save and read content on just about any electronic platform.
Contacts+ (Free)
Contacts+ is an address book replacement that helps organize your contacts and integrates with your social media accounts and communications. The app automatically imports information from linked social networks such as Facebook, Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn contacts, allowing you to access them all in one place. Cover pictures can automatically be filled in from Facebook or Google+, and you can view your recent communications from each person. This means you can keep conversation histories for your friends, family and colleagues.
PushBullet (Free)
Pushbullet is a handy little app and browser extension that allows users to easily share files, notifications, links and other material between your phone and your computer. Pushbullet can send you your phone's notifications, such as instant messages and calls right to your desktop, and in turn, you can also share notes, links, lists and files across all of your devices. Pushbullet has also introduced a "Channels" feature which sends notifications from a variety of sources such as online deals, news, website newsfeeds and more.
ES File Explorer (Free)
With all the media and data you will undoubtedly stuff onto your Android tablet, you'll inevitably need some sort of file management solution. Some programs include a basic file browser, but if you need something more muscular to copy, paste, delete and archive, we recommend ES File Explorer. Rooted users will get some extra utility, with the ability to view and edit files that require root access, allowing you to keep just one file browser for daily use and root work. In addition to file management, ES comes with loads of other extras such as an app manager and support for Samba and Bluetooth file transfers.
Nova Launcher (Free)
One of Android's hallmarks is its highly configurable interface, which allows you to set your homescreen and UI to your liking. Among the best of Android's custom launcher apps is Nova Launcher, which balances extensive appearance and utility customizations with a minimal performance impact. There are a lot of options to work through, from color themes to icon packs, scrollable docks to app drawer customizations, folder settings and infinite scrolling. Whether you're looking to optimize your home screen or just want to spice things up, Nova Launcher is one of the best launchers out there.
Tasker ($2.99)
Another Android hallmark is its capacity for back end customization and automation. A great example is Tasker a versatile task automation app for Android phones that lets you create your own automatic task scripts based on a wide variety of actions and customizable triggers. From automatically silencing your phone at work or killing your mobile data when arriving at home or firing up your music app when you plug in your headphones, there are so many possible uses for this that it'd be folly to attempt to describe them all. While Tasker works perfectly fine even without root access, installing it on a rooted phone allows you to utilize even more custom task options. You can even take some of these automatic scripts and publish them in app format with the Tasker App Factory add on.
Uber (Free)
Uber is the on-demand car service app that's (in)famous for disrupting the transportation industry worldwide due to the ease with which users can call upon the services of an Uber driver. Once you've selected a destination and pickup point, users can track their driver and eta, check out the trip details on a map, and have the app log your trip. Once you get to your destination, the app charges your credit card, PayPal or Google Wallet account, emailing you a receipt with trip details.
Monument Valley ($3.99)
A game that draws inspiration from optical illusions and M.C. Escher prints, Monument Valley is a stylish puzzle game in which players guide Princess Ida through a series of surreal monuments and structures. Navigate through beautifully designed hidden passages and manipulate mechanisms as you carefully make sense of each level's various optical illusions, rotating the map to solve each puzzle. Minimalist styling and elegant gameplay make Monument Valley our favorite mobile puzzle game.
Comics (Free)
The Comics app by Comixology is a great starting place for a mobile digital comics collection, as the app serves as an all-in-one digital marketplace and comics viewer. Featuring content from major comics publishers such as Marvel, DC and more, Comics lets you purchase and read your favorite titles and sync your content across multiple devices. Guided View features assist readers on a mobile screen. The downside is that it's a closed marketplace. You can purchase and read content, but you can't import an existing comic collection.
Spotify (Free)
Spotify has become synonymous with online streaming music, thanks to its familiar UI, Facebook integration and massive song library of more than 20 million tracks. The Spotify mobile app has been updated to allow for more free music streaming than ever, and a $9.99 monthly subscription allows you to save an unlimited number of songs for offline listening. Factor in Spotify's artist radio stations and Browse function for finding playlists, and you'll likely be hitting Play on this app for a long time to come.
VLC for Android (Free)
If you're looking for a versatile, all-in-one media player that'll play just about any file format that you can throw at it, then give VLC for Android a spin. A mobile build for the popular desktop media player, VLC is designed to play just about any file format out of the box, from ubiquitous mp3 and mp4 files to more unusual formats such as mkv and flac. In addition to playing local files, VLC for Android also supports network streaming and media library organization.
Google Translate (Free)
Google Translate continues to expand its features, combining its tried and tested text and verbal translations with new visual translations that allow you to use your smartphone camera to translate text and signage between a variety of languages. With voice, camera, keyboard and handwriting input support, Google Translate continues to grow in versatility, with translation support for 90 languages spoken around the world.
IF by IFTTT (Free)
If you find yourself wasting a lot of time with repetitive internet tasks, or if you just want to automate tasks on your phone, try IF by IFTTT. The app allows users to create customized "recipes" or tasks built around the structure "If this, then that" (from which the app takes its name). For instance, you could automatically receive your favorite team's recent game score when ESPN posts it. IFTTT employs a wide variety of triggers and actions ranging from websites, apps, to even other devices and peripherals. You can even browse through other people's trending and featured recipes, as well as themed collections and all-time favorites that you can install or modify.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Free)
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is a fun, free and fair digital collectible card game that you won't be able to stop playing. Playing as one of the great heroes (or villains) of the Warcraft universe — such as Thrall, Jaina Proudmoore or Gul'dan — you'll fight epic duels and summon allies and minions to your side. The simple, easy-to-learn rules work cross-platform among PC, iPad and Android players. You can earn gold that can be spent on booster packs. Plus, in the Arena mode you can play in a special, "sealed draft" format that rewards canny deck building and smart play.
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Yeah, the shot of all 4 of them together is really awesome sauce. I approve.
Yeah, the shot of all 4 of them together is really awesome sauce. I approve.
AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
I don't think R2's height is too bad in that picture, he's supposed to be just over waist high (3.1 feet). I think the real height problem is that of the sandtrooper. Luke was 5'-8" and Jango was 6'-0", yet even considering the armor thickness, he looks way more than 4"-6" taller. Maul (5'-9") even looks tall compared to Luke.
Nowhere in your incoherent ramblings did you come anywhere close to the answer. Thanks to you, everyone in this room is now stupider having heard you. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul. -Billy Madison-
MOTU even with reuse is a better deal for a direct-market line than this cheap mess is for a mass-retail line. And DCU/ML may use buck bodies, but they cost a fifth less, too. Both move nowhere near as much product as SW.
I'm not finding any in-hand pics that look any better than the comparison photo shown, I'm seeing plenty that confirm its accuracy though. Jeez, even the dome looks bad from other angles, the periscope panel doesn't match the rest. If you didn't know the scale on this piece, there's no way you'd guess this is 6" scale, there's nothing that comes remotely close to that quality.
The bulging door on the prototype was standard prototype assembly issue, it was never a concern about fixing it. Same with the legs on backwards. They earn no props from me for doing their job correctly on the production line, that's supposed to be their job, if the licensee had to point it out then they wouldn't be doing their job, so I can only hope the licensee didn't point it out.
Yeah, Hasbro blew the solicitation photo on the production model, but I'm comparing all the things that are the same between the solicit photo and the in-hand samples, and they're notsignificantly DIFFERENT, there is still very budget-level crappy masking, still bald white plastic, woefully soft molding for the scale, and the legs too close to the body. At best, I could say the mismatch between the blue paint on the dome and the body isn't as noticeable on the in-hand shots, but that's it.
When you say the prototype's panels were painted, you mean the panel lines, right? They appear to be sculpted deeply and possibly painted as well, they should have been painted here too.
And that middle leg, jeez that looks horrible, why didn't they just A) sculpt it more accurate in design; and B) sculpt it to stop at the correct height? I can only HOPE that the in-hand shots are bad posing and not that Hasbro screwed up the ankle hinge range of motion that forces the middle leg to be over-extended, that's what it looks like right now.
Overall, this line looks mismanaged to me. They started the recipe for beef wellington at the outset, but cooked it like they were making McDonalds. Things that aren't even acceptable anymore on the regular line's R2-D2s are showing up here. The shoulderpads on the $50 Boba Fett are sloppier than anything the line has done in 34 years of Boba Fett figures, they are unacceptable at 1/18th scale much less 1/12th. The sculpting and painting on Maul's horns is as bad as it was 14 years ago. The Sandtrooper's helmet is at least twice as weathered as his torso, which looks about 30% more weathered than his legs. These are problems we suffer through on the 1/18th scale line because they're cheaper figures and the small scale allows forgiveness. And then the line also has its OWN share of problems in the form of cheap rivet-style capped-pin hinges, and blank spots showing when articulation is used.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Right now, the Sandtrooper is the only must-have for me from this line. I'm hoping to buy multiples. I might pick up Luke and R2 if I happen to have the disposable income AND they manage to seriously impress me in person.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
I will buy several of the Sandtroopers, I like the pictures. It looks like the pauldron is removable, which begs the question, why didn't they make different color pauldron accessories?
I would like to see a clean version or a regular Stormtrooper in clean armor.
Truthfully, I would love to see all the Imperial bad guys for this line, Snow Trooper, Scout Trooper, TIE Pilot, Death Star Gunner, Death Star Trooper, AT-AT Driver, AT-ST Driver, Imperial Officers, etc.
Along with the core characters of course, Han, Leia, Vader, etc.
May the force be with you.
AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Anthony Daniels is said to be 5 ft. 9 in. and Mark Hamill is said to be anywhere from 5 ft. 7 inches to 5 ft. 9 inches.
In either case, Mark is at best the same height as Anthony Daniels, but you have to consider that, 1) Daniels is always standing upright as C-3PO and 2) Daniels is wearing a helmet and metallic boots, that adds height to C-3PO. I would say Daniels is slightly taller than Hamill in costume, at least by an inch of two.
Honestly, I always sorta pegged C-3PO at near 6 ft. so if Daniels is 5 ft. 9 inches, add maybe 2 inches that puts him at 5 ft. 11 inches.
But then again, let's not forget Hamill wear boots in a lot of scenes as well, which may add to his height.
Then again, I suspect 5 ft. 9 is on the HIGH side, after all Hamill is a little short for a Stormtrooper.
Does anyone know the average height of a Stormtrooper?
Wait, wut?
May the force be with you.
I'm pretty sure Hamill and Daniels are in the 5'7" to 5'8" range. Both actors' official height is listed as 5'9", but most male actors will exaggerated their height in order to get more roles; so you can't really go by their official heights.
In fact, George Lucas is "officially" listed as 5'7" tall; but since he's not an actor looking for leading man roles, he has less reason to lie about his height:
I'm pretty sure Stormtroopers are supposed to be in the 5'11" to 6'0" range. So that is a 4-5 inch difference between Luke and a Stormtrooper.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
Also, note that Alec Guinness is listed as 5' 10" and still taller than 3PO here:
And I met Anthony Daniels in person briefly at C4, I'm 6', he seemed a little shorter than 5' 9" to me.
As for the boots, everybody in the series is wearing low-heeled boots or flat boots, with heels that seem to vary between 1/4 of an inch and 1". 3PO's costume shoes aren't high either. This is a stuntman's version, but this is the version with the metallic soles:
the rest of the time, I think they had Daniels wearing metallic spats over shoes, you can see evidence of this in ANH once or twice.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.


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Watch Our Google Hangout All About Sharks
Posted On August 14, 2014 by Michelle Frey
Did you miss Ocean Conservancy's Google Hangout all about sharks? If so, don't worry! We have a recording here to share with you. Enjoy.
Did you know that there are roughly 400 species of sharks? While many people fear sharks, the reality is that sharks have more to fear from humans than humans do from sharks. Watch our Google Hangout as we talk about the coolest (and often unknown) facts about sharks, the greatest threats facing sharks today, and our biggest hopes for shark conservation.


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During the academic year, a student must be enrolled at least part-time (Undergraduate = 6 credit hours; Graduate = 5 credit hours) to be eligible to work. If a student's enrollment drops below part-time status, the student's employment will have to be terminated. {Note: During the academic year, international students must be enrolled at least full-time (Undergraduate = 12 credit hours; Graduate = 9 credit hours) to be eligible to work on-campus.}
During the summer sessions, a student does not have to be enrolled to work on-campus as long as he/she is returning at least part-time the following fall semester. If a student is not returning for the following fall semester, he/she is only eligible to work during the summer session through which he/she is enrolled.
All students must be making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree to be eligible to work on-campus. A complete satisfactory academic progress policy is on file in the Department of Student Financial Assistance.
If a student was cleared to work on-campus and then became denied academically at some point during the assignment (enrollment dropped after receiving aid, fall grades reviewed, etc.), the student would be notified to cease employment.
During the academic year, a student can usually work up to 20 hours per week. Once a student secures a position, the student's actual work award is based on the number of hours per week that the student has been requested to work. If a student secures a position in more than one department, the total hours per week that he/she is eligible to work cannot exceed 20 (i.e., the student could work 10 hours in one department and 10 hours in another department, etc.).
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I love this--local bedding and accessories design outfit Aubergine Home Collection just introduced this coastal wall plaque, made from painted, weathered boards and distressed hooks. It's a good catch-all for the mud room or hanging in outdoor showers, but in a sea island beach house? I think it works in any room and I couldn't wait to share. Aubergine Home Collection, (843) 884-8100, auberginehome.com
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El Malpais
National Monument
New Mexico
Where Sharp Lava meets Smooth Sandstone
In satellite photo images of New Mexico, lava flows blanketing much of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area look like a huge lake southwest of Grants. The imagery betrays only dominant landscape features - lava flows, mountain ranges, mesas - that in reality mask a myriad of mysteries and wonders. El Malpais means "the badlands" in the Spanish language and is most commonly pronounced ell-mal-pie-ees. Its volcanic features include:
- jagged spatter cones,
- a lava tube cave system extending at least 17 miles, and
- fragile ice caves.
There is much good in these badlands; the area offers diverse natural environments and tantalizing evidence of American Indian and European history. More than mere artifacts, these cultural resources are kept alive by the spiritual and physical presence of contemporary Indian groups, including the Puebloan peoples of Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni, and the Ramah Navajo. These American Indians made their homes here and continue their traditional uses.
Paradoxically, the El Malpais landscape is at once primal, pristine, ancient, and surprisingly modern. Here is a living remnant of the Old Southwest approaching the 21st century as virtual terra incognita or unknown lands. With continuing research, new knowledge is revealed. Lava that poured out of McCarty's Cone established a new land surface 2,000 to 3,000 years ago. Elsewhere, ancient Douglas-fir trees thrive in the midst of rugged lava terrain. The diversity of life tells a story of unique adaptation to a challenging environment.
Many landscape features in El Malpais bear Hawaiian names because early scientific knowledge of volcanoes was developed in the Hawaiian islands. Kipukas are undisturbed areas that lava flows encircled but did not cover. These ecological islands of vegetation are living remnants of native plant and animal communities. Study of these kipukas will provide benchmark information for restoring disturbed portions of El Malpais. Lava types bear Hawaiian names, too. Smoother, ropy-textured lavas are pahoehoe (pronounced pah-hoy-hoy). Sharp, jagged lavas that rip up all but the sturdiest hiking boots are aa (pronounced ah-ah). By studying active volcanoes, geologists can determine how similar features formed at El Malpais.
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A photo album for this park can be found here.For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
Currently, we do not have a listing for a park-specific geoscience book. The park's geology may be described in regional or state geology texts.
Please visit the Geology Books and Media webpage for additional sources such as text books, theme books, CD ROMs, and technical reports.
Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments & Seashores.
Lillie, Robert J., 2005.
W.W. Norton and Company.
9" x 10.75", paperback, 550 pages, full color throughout
The spectacular geology in our national parks provides the answers to many questions about the Earth. The answers can be appreciated through plate tectonics, an exciting way to understand the ongoing natural processes that sculpt our landscape. Parks and Plates is a visual and scientific voyage of discovery!
Ordering from your National Park Cooperative Associations' bookstores helps to support programs in the parks. Please visit the bookstore locator for park books and much more.
Information about the park's research program is available on the park's research webpage.
For information about permits that are required for conducting geologic research activities in National Parks, see the Permits Information page.
The NPS maintains a searchable data base of research needs that have been identified by parks.
A bibliography of geologic references is being prepared for each park through the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program (GRE). Please see the GRE website for more information and contacts.
NPS Geology and Soils PartnersAssociation of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soils
U.S. Geological Survey
Currently, we do not have a listing for any park-specific geology education programs or activities.
General information about the park's education and intrepretive programs is available on the park's education webpage.For resources and information on teaching geology using National Park examples, see the Students & Teachers pages.


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3rd February 2012 02:43 AM #1
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How to conceive if you have irregular periods
Hi all,
My name is Joanna Cortez and I really need help or like tips on how I will conceive. I am married for about 13 months, and if we will be blessed, he/she will be our first born child. The problem is I was having an irregular period before and lately I noticed that my cycle turns out to be like 24-27 days cycle. So, I am not really sure if it already became regular or if it is like something else. Now because of this we were really having hard times on hitting my fertility periods. Some say I can easily detect it through my body temperature and some say I can just count it based on my periods. Well, that is really the problem, since I have irregular periods, I don't know where to start with the counting. Like what they say the dangerous days. I hope you can help me with this because all I want and dreamed of is to be a mum and we are really excited to be parents, especially me. And I'm really sick and tired of seeing negative result from a pregnancy test.
Also, if possible, I want to ask you tips on how I will conceive easily. Thanks A lot. Hope you will help me with this.
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3rd February 2012 07:46 AM #2
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I also have the same problem but the only difference is that my periods skip a month or two. Since my mother and grandmother also have the same problem therfore the doctor said that it will go away after child birth but I have trouble calculating my fertile period. Any tips on how to work around irregular periods?
3rd February 2012 09:19 AM #3
Detecting Ovulation Even With Irregular Cycles
Irregular cycles (especially skipping a month or two) are often caused by PCOS (Polycistic Ovary Syndrome). PCOS is often passed on from mother to daughter, so in Anukriti's case, it would make sense that her Grandmother, Mother and herself may all have a predisposition to PCOS. If you'd like a little more information on PCOS do a search in the forums and you'll find more posts about it.
But as for how to conceive if you have irregular periods... the first thing you'll want to do is learn how to get your baby making sex timing perfect.
Counting days is not helpful when you have irregular cycles, and ovulation calendars won't give very accurate dates for someone with irregular cycles simply because they are based on an "average" cycle (having the same number of days from month to month) and women with irregular cycles don't have this.
It's really important that you learn how to read your body's fertility signs so you'll be able to catch your fertile window when it happens.
Warm regards,
*Note - I moved the portion of this post that discusses how to get your timing perfect when trying to conceive, here.
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3rd February 2012 09:36 AM #4
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Kate is right on with everything she said. As someone who struggled to become pregnant - charted, took my temperature each morning, read books on how to conceive and did everything "right" it was just very frustrating when I got a negative test month after month. Causes of infertility or difficulty conceiving can be difficult to pinpoint.
Have either of you spoken with your doctor? They can run tests to try to determine the reasons for the difficulty and may resolve the issue.
I also just want to say that I can relate to what you are both going through and I know the rollercoaster you are on right now is a tough one. I was there.
There is also come good information in this article on Conception that I found on PBB.
I wish you both the best!!!
3rd February 2012 05:24 PM #5
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Thank you Kate and Sunshine. It really helps a lot especially in detecting my fertility period
Kate I think I'm going to try it this time but I still have some questions tho, like my husband is working in a refinery in he has shifting schedule. He usually got home really tired but we still try to make love. You know like to work out and have a baby. Can this also affect the chance to conceive?
And Sunshine, yes I have already consulted my OB. Before my period I also skipped for about a month or two and she asked me to take Provera. We have done that for 3 sets of 10 days,1 provera/day. If I'm not mistaken I should start taking the pills after the last day of my period. Since then I got my period every month, but the thing is I don't have a consistent days for my cycle. I was also given folic acid capsules and vit E.
She advise us to make love at least every other day starting the 10th day after my first day of period. We have been trying these for about 3-4 months but I always end up disappointed
5th February 2012 03:54 AM #6
Please be aware the if your husband is exposed to chemicals in the refinery (or in the air at the refinery) that this could impact his fertility and lower the quality and quantity of his sperm. I don't know if you've been told this before, but it's something to be aware of.
As for his schedule, you'll just need to work around his schedule. Making love at night is nice because you can stay laying down for many hours without getting up (helps the sperm to have a better chance of entering the cervix and traveling towards the egg). If you need to make love in the morning before he goes to work, then you'll want to try to stay laying down for at least 2 hours after having sex (put a book by your bed so you have something to do if you're not tired).
7th February 2012 04:14 PM #7
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Oh I see. Ok Kate thank you so much for the information.
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Hello Mum Kate!
As far from what I had read from the above inquiries on how to conceive if you have irregular periods sounds so informative and I had learned a lot from your posts.
May I ask also what if your partner smokes or drink alcohol, will it affect his sperm fertility count? We are both in our late 40,s but is still aspiring to conceive our first child. Although I may say that I had live a healthy lifestyle, is there still a chance that I will conceive at my age? I know some women have fears if they will conceive later in life, but all things is possible if you have faith in the Lord and with yourself.
Can you give me some insights and words of encouragement about conception in this kind of situation? I will be glad if I will hear from you.
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9th February 2012 12:08 PM #9
Hi Amy (and everyone else),
I'm glad you learned some new things from the information I posted earlier.
Smoking can decrease the number of sperm your husband has AND the quality of those sperm by up to 50%. Alcohol will decrease his fertility as well, so it's really important that your husband stop smoking and drinking. Once he stops these activities, it will take 4 months for him to create new sperm that aren't affected by the toxins in the smoke or alcohol.
Fertility declines dramatically at the age of 40. Have you had any fertility testing done? It would be really helpful for your doctor to know what your FSH level is (follicle stimulating hormone) because this indicates the quality and quantity of your eggs. A high FSH level indicates a low ovarian reserve (small number of eggs). However, Chinese Medicine (acupuncture accompanied by high quality herbs prescribed by a Master Herbalist) can lower FSH levels and increase the quality of the eggs remaining.
The FSH test is typically done on day 2 or 3 of a cycle, so you should talk to your doctor now, so that the order for the test is written and ready when you have your next cycle.
Even if you are able to conceive in your late 40's the chance of miscarriage is high so it would be really important for you to start a preconception care program right away. If you can get your husband to join you that would be very helpful as well.
Post back any questions.
Warm regards,
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11th February 2012 02:27 PM #10
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Hi Kate,
I have been visiting the OB since the age of 15 and taking medicines. My periods are regular for about 3 months after I stop taking the medicines but then again they become irregular. But your insight in to checking other indications is every useful. Thank you for the information.
17th February 2012 03:48 AM #11
Hi Anukriti,
I'm glad you found the information helpful.
Warm regards,
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Hi Kate,
I am actually 3 weeks delayed and I am so afraid to try a pregnancy test kit for it might be a negative result again. Is there any other way I could determined if I am pregnant. I am experiencing beats from my womb not sure if it is already a heartbeat.. Do you think it is already the best time to use pregnancy kit?
Thanks in advance Kate.. and I hope you support me along the way..
12th March 2012 05:06 AM #13
Hi Joanna - saw your post and hope you don't mind me replying. The only way you can tell if you are pregnant is by doing a pregnancy test. If you are three weeks late a home pregnancy test would be reasonably accurate. I will cross my fingers for you.
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Thanks Mum Aussie.
13th March 2012 02:42 AM #15
Hi Joanna,
As Jane mentioned, the only way to know for sure whether you're pregnant is to take a pregnancy test or have your doctor do a blood test, but if you're actually 3 weeks late, then a home pregnancy test should give you an accurate reading. Most pregnancy tests that are being produced now will pick up hCG (pregnancy hormone) before you miss your period.
Here's a good article that teaches you more about about early pregnancy tests.
It's not uncommon for a hopeful woman to think she may be feeling movement from her baby if she really wants to be pregnant - in fact it is very common, but baby's movement is usually felt starting in the second trimester.
I would encourage you to take a pregnancy test simply because if you are pregnant, then you can start thinking about scheduling an appointment with your midwife or doctor, and if you're not pregnant, you can start looking into what is causing the irregular cycles and how to correct it. Being that you have had a history of irregular cycles, you will want to correct the underlying cause so that your body naturally comes into balance.
Let us know what the results of your pregnancy test is, and if it's negative, I'll be happy to try to help you figure out how to balance your hormones so that you can conceive easier.
Warm regards,


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I don't fear earthquakes. But I do fear tornadoes, cyclones, twisters, funnel clouds, etc. I've lived through at least one (perhaps two) in which I was in a mobile home trailer as a pre-tween, and I drove through a few "watches" and "warnings" before. No thanks.
Here, it's similar to TI's post: snow level down to about 3K ft., topping out at upper-40s today, but there's purdy skies above. Rain, rain seems gone away (come again another day means this coming weekend).


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Tuvalu Population: 10,698
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|In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
One of the smallest and most remote countries on Earth; six of the nine coral atolls - Nanumea, Nui, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Funafuti, and Nukulaelae - have lagoons open to the ocean; Nanumaya and Niutao have landlocked lagoons; Niulakita does not have a lagoon
|Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 26 sq km
land: 26 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|24 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
|low-lying and narrow coral atolls
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m
|Natural resources:
|Land use:
| arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 60%
other: 40% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|Natural hazards:
|severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
|Current Environment Issues:
|since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan
|Ethnic groups:
|Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%
|Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
|Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
|10,698 (July 2013 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 29.8% (male 1,637/female 1,555)
15-24 years: 20.9% (male 1,197/female 1,044)
25-54 years: 35.8% (male 1,846/female 1,985)
55-64 years: 8.1% (male 352/female 514)
65 years and over: 5.3% (male 238/female 330) (2013 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 24.6 years
male: 23.4 years
female: 26.3 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.77% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|23.56 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|8.97 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-6.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 50% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.71 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 32.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 35.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 29.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 65.47 years
male: 63.36 years
female: 67.67 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|3.06 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|30.5% (2007)
|Health expenditures:
|17.5% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|0.64 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
|Hospital bed density:
|5.56 beds/1,000 population (2001)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 98% of population
urban: 2% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 2% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 88% of population
rural: 81% of population
total: 85% of population
urban: 12% of population
rural: 19% of population
total: 15% of population (2010 est.)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|1.6% (2007)
|Education expenditures:
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 11 years
male: 10 years
female: 11 years (2001)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tuvalu
local long form: none
local short form: Tuvalu
former: Ellice Islands note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands
|Government type:
|parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
| name: Funafuti
geographic coordinates: 8 31 S, 179 13 E
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
|Administrative divisions:
|7 island councils and 1 town council*; Funafuti*, Nanumaga, Nanumea, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Vaitupu
|1 October 1978 (from the UK)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
|1 October 1978
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (since May 2010)
head of government: Prime Minister Enele SOPOAGA (since 5 August 2013)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by and from the members of parliament following parliamentary elections
election results: Willie TELAVI removed as prime minister by the governor-general on 1 August 2013; Enele SOPOAGA elected 4 August 2013 in a 8 to 5 vote by the House of Assembly
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House of Assembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held on 16 September 2010 (next to be held in 2014)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 15; 10 members reelected
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Court of Appeal is the Fiji Court of Appeal on Fiji Island (consists of the chief justice who visits twice a year); High Court, located on Fiji, consists of the chief justice of Fiji who presides over its sessions judge selection and term of office: chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; justices of the Court of Appeal, and puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the president of Fiji, upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, after consulting with the Cabinet Minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70; puisine judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: magistrates' courts; island courts; lands courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|there are no political parties but members of parliament usually align themselves in informal groupings
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, IDA, IFRCS (observer), ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO
|National anthem:
| name: "Tuvalu mo te Atua" (Tuvalu for the Almighty)
lyrics/music: Afaese MANOA
note: adopted 1978; the anthem's name is also the nation's motto
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Aunese Makoi SIMATI
chancery: Note - Tuvalu does not have an embassy in Washington, D.C.; UN office located at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 490-0534
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|the US does not have an embassy in Tuvalu; the US ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tuvalu
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Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. The country has no known mineral resources and few exports and is almost entirely dependent upon imported food and fuel. Subsistence farming and fishing are the primary economic activities. Fewer than 1,000 tourists, on average, visit Tuvalu annually. Job opportunities are scarce and public sector workers make up most of those employed. About 15% of the adult male population work as seamen on merchant ships abroad, and remittances are a vital source of income contributing around $2 million in 2007. Substantial income is received annually from the Tuvalu Trust Fund (TTF) an international trust fund established in 1987 by Australia, NZ, and the UK and supported also by Japan and South Korea. Thanks to wise investments and conservative withdrawals, this fund grew from an initial $17 million to an estimated value of $77 million in 2006. The TTF contributed nearly $9 million towards the government budget in 2006 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. The US Government is also a major revenue source for Tuvalu because of payments from a 1988 treaty on fisheries. In an effort to ensure financial stability and sustainability, the government is pursuing public sector reforms, including privatization of some government functions and personnel cuts. Tuvalu also derives royalties from the lease of its ".tv" Internet domain name with revenue of more than $2 million in 2006. A minor source of government revenue comes from the sale of stamps and coins. With merchandise exports only a fraction of merchandise imports, continued reliance must be placed on fishing and telecommunications license fees, remittances from overseas workers, official transfers, and income from overseas investments. Growing income disparities and the vulnerability of the country to climatic change are among leading concerns for the nation.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $37.61 million (2012 est.) $37.25 million (2011 est.) $36.98 million (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $37 million (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|1.2% (2012 est.) 1.1% (2011 est.) -2.9% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
|GDP - per capita (PPP): $3,400 (2012 est.) $3,400 (2011 est.) $3,300 (2010 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|coconuts; fish
|fishing, tourism, copra
|Industrial production growth rate:
|Labor force:
|3,615 (2004 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
|note: people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and from wages sent home by those abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)
|Unemployment rate:
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $21.54 million
expenditures: $23.05 million (2006)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|58.2% of GDP (2006)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.8% (2006 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$7.7 million (2010 est.) -$11.68 million (2003)
|$600,000 (2010 est.) $1 million (2004 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|copra, fish
|$16.5 million (2010 est.) $12.91 million (2005)
|Imports - commodities:
|food, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods
|Debt - external:
|Exchange rates:
|Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 0.9658 (2011) 1.67 (2011 est.) 1.67 (2010) 1.2822 (2009) 1.2059 (2008)
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|Telephones in use:
| 1,400 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 219
|Cellular Phones in use:
|2,100 (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2007)
|Broadcast media:
|no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters (2009)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|145,158 (2012)
|Internet users:
|4,200 (2008)
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| 1 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 235
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
| total 8 km
paved: 8 km (2002)
|Merchant marine:
| total 58
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 24, chemical tanker 15, container 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 33 (China 4, Indonesia 1, Maldives 1, Singapore 19, South Korea 1, Turkey 1, Vietnam 6) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
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|Military branches:
|no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 2,021
females age 16-49: 2,026 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 119
female: 111 (2010 est.)
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I still carry a bum-bag wich I picked up at EMS about 10 years ago. I carry it slung across my shoulder these days - provides easy access and allows me to slide it up around my neck when I get too deep
I've been looking at modern chest pack designs but nothing is compelling me to spend $$ at this stage.
Those packs are much more high end than mine. The pack I bought was $22.
It also doesn't have the waterproof zipper. I have a Patagonia pack that is completely waterproof. It will do double duty as a deck bag for the kayak.
I have settled on the Sagebrush Dry Goods camera bag...when putting one's very expensive digi cam in the hands of waterproof bag, you do not settle for second best!!
I have used the Pelican Cases in the past and there is no way in Hell water is getting into them but they are a little too bulky to carry around on a river for a days fishing.
They are have a decent supply of padding within the bag...come with a strap and a heavy duty belt loop so that you can either hang them off your vest (which I do when I am wading deep) or wear it on your wading belt when you are wading shallow (which I have done as well).
They come complete with a heavy duty 100% waterproof zipper and I honestly do not see how water can get into them...I have put full faith in it!
They are a tad pricey ($80-85) but they are well worth it!!!
...and oh yeah, they are available from one of our fine sponsors...I wonder which one that is!! ...Kaufmanns ofcourse!!...the new catolog with the bags should be posted anytime!
|John Desjardins
|I can vouch for thr waterproof performance of neoprene fanny packs. The only time I've gotten much water in mine is when I left a zipper open and took a swim chasing a fly box down stream.
Neoprene Fanny Pack = Dry Gear
I stumbled across a neoprene fanny pack while perusing an online catalog.
I picked one up to slip on the belt of my stripping basket so I would have extra storage, out of the way, while I wade. I just spin my stripping basket around behind me when I want to access it. It's large enough to hold a phone, some essential tools, some ostrich jerky(one of my favorites) and a few flyboxes with some room to spare. I'd compare it to a good sized chest pack.
The best part is the waterproof nature of the pack. It isn't 100% waterproof because it has a normal zipper across the top. The zipper is covered by a neoprene flap that secures on either size with velcro, though. That keeps spray and or downpours from getting in the pack. This all adds up to being able to wade up to the small of my back without getting anything I'm carrying wet. Not a bad deal if you ask me. I'm just not a fan of chestpacks because they get in my way.
I sent the company an email to inquire if they wanted to become a sponsor. Therefore, pending their reply to Juro, I won't post the retailers name, or, the manufacturer for that matter. If anyone wants info they can PM or email me.
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They fold up?
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Sadly, they don't accurately fold up, nor do they come close.
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Right on JediTricks. I myself have tried hours on end to try and fold them up. They don't.
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They can "sort of" fold up, but not like they did in the movie. I think you have to turn his head 180 degrees first and work your way down.
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State's May Revise Gives more Money to Schools
Original post made by parent, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on May 16, 2011
State income is up which means that schools will receive more next year based on their assumptions.
Because of California's Proposition 98 guarantee, the state would owe K-12 schools and community colleges about half of those revenues. Brown's plan envisions schools getting about $3 billion more next year than it is getting this year.
This will now show how well the school board works. If the income for next year is more than this year, and they still eliminate programs and fire teachers, you know they are doing something wrong.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 16, 2011 at 1:54 pm
The May Revision is of the governor's proposed budget proposal. It has not yet been enacted into law. It includes a key assumption that the legislature will approve of extending the sales and vehicle tax rates at their current level (which would require a 2/3rds vote in favor of doing so.)
Until the budget is enacted, we do not know that schools will receive more revenue. It is possible that they may receive more revenue than Pleasanton's school board has been planning for (which I think is good, because it means that the school board is budgeting conservatively). It is also possible that the state legislature might still vote to suspend Proposition 98 (which I think they did last year), in which case, additional income tax revenue will not flow through to school funding.
The May Revise is not the end of the story. It's only act 2, and there are at least 3 acts in this play.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 16, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Here's a good story in the OC Register that provides some context:
Web Link
And here's a collection of links to the actual proposal:
Web Link
a resident of Country Fair
on May 16, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Gov. Brown punted. He doesn't have the courage to publish an all-cuts budget to let the voters know what his priorities are if he doesn't get the tax extensions/increases he wants. That.....is not leadership. It is cowardly politics. And makes the 1000 school districts put budgets in place that are based on the hope that taxes are extended. What a waste of time he has caused.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 16, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Yes the May Revise is just the next step and there are more. The good news is that the district was concerned that the May Revise was going to result in less money. That turns out not to be the case.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 16, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I, for one, am outraged. Like Start Afresh, my mentor, I am appalled that the governor wants to pour billions of dollars into the educational system. And who do we have to thank for this recklessness? The UNIONS!!
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on May 16, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Clearly you missed the point Start was making Smart. Districts in CA will, as usual, have to produce final budgets by June 30 before the state legislature will have adopted their budget. Most districts will be forced to be conservative. That would mean teacher layoffs, cuts to program, increased class sizes, and all that will hurt not only the unions, but more importantly, students.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 16, 2011 at 5:10 pm
I think YOU missed the point. We need to break up the teacher's unions!
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on May 16, 2011 at 6:00 pm
I know that recent history suggests it's unlikely, but it is possible that we could pass a state budget before June 30. There's a whole month before June 15, which should be the legislature's deadline (since none of them will get paid after that until they get the budget done.)
The Republican plan calls for a 10% pay cut for all state employees. Perhaps the governor could agree to drop the request for extending the sales tax in exchange for a Republican agreement to settle for a 5% pay cut? Perhaps Republicans could settle for a slightly higher spending cap, if the governor will agree to put one in place?
There's still room for compromise before act 3.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 16, 2011 at 9:37 pm
"Gov. Brown punted. He doesn't have the courage to publish an all-cuts budget"
Why would he do that? He thinks we need higher taxes and I agree with him. I'm not sure
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 16, 2011 at 9:38 pm
"have to produce final budgets by June 30 before the state legislature will have adopted their budget. Most districts will be forced to be conservative"
I think he was saying the opposite of that, or maybe I'm missing the point.
a resident of Birdland
on May 16, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Way to go Jerry! Not even a year in office and the deficit is reduced from 15 to 10 billion. Not bad fella! And to think so many of the yokels on these sites supported that walking catastrophe, meg whitman.
a resident of Foothill Knolls
on May 17, 2011 at 10:44 am
still not too late for all of you bleeding hearts to donate to the schools because Measure E failed (again). Put your money where your mouth is instead of putting my money where your mouth is.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 17, 2011 at 11:04 am
I tell you what Joker. Let's make a deal. I'll pay your portion of any parcel tax Pleasanton may enact if you let me keep the difference between the average increase/decrease in house values in the bay area and the average increase/decrease in Pleasanton house values between now and when you sell your house.
For example, say you want to sell your house 4 years from now. If bay area houses values decline 10% in the next 4 years, but Pleasanton only declines 5%, you'll owe me 5% of your house value when you sell. That's fair isn't it? After all, your house value would have dropped 10% if it wasn't for the schools that I'll be paying to maintain.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 17, 2011 at 11:05 am
I suggest everyone read the School Services of California (SSC) analysis of the governor's May budget revise. (Web Link)
This is a consulting/lobbying company that PUSD pays and where several PUSD leaders go to get advice on how to budget (note reference to upcoming 5/19 conference).
Contrary to the original poster's belief that schools will be getting increased spending capacity of $3B, SSC says:
"However, this rise in Proposition 98 will not translate into additional expenditures at the local level. Instead, the Governor proposes to use the increase to (1) reverse $2.5 billion in K-12 apportionment deferrals, (2) reverse $350 million in community college apportionment deferrals, and (3) provide $222 million to fund mental health and out-of-home care for special education students, an expense that was previously borne by counties. With these proposed expenditures, state expenditures under Proposition 98 will increase compared to the January Budget proposal, but school districts will not experience a net increase in expenditure authority. Therefore, overall expenditures for schools will be roughly flat under the May Revision, rather than what was initially perceived to be a significant boost."
If enacted, funding for AB 3632 may save PUSD $1M in the 11-12 budget and there may be lower borrowing costs. Again, this is all contingent on whether the tax extensions happen.
There are only two more scheduled school board meetings before PUSD needs to put their 11-12 budget into place. I encourage everyone to attend or watch.
a resident of Foothill High School
on May 17, 2011 at 11:43 am
Hi Joker.... I DID send in my money. I just sent $100 to the CORE campaign. Will you do the same? Or do you not value education?
Anyone who is using this to 'break unions; or whatever else you agenda is...is using our children as pawns. And that is SOOOOOO sad
a resident of Country Fair
on May 17, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Silicon Valley Education Foundation contributes this analysis (Web Link)
"Though pressed by reporters, Brown and his finance director, Ana Matosantos, were vague ... in explaining how districts should go about building next year's budgets now without knowing for sure there will be more revenue."
The hope is people begin to see the state's 'gimmick' of deferrals and Prop 98 maintenance factors are hurting the schools. PUSD and the union's inflate the budget drama by keeping the 3-year contracts in place and using one-year agreements as band-aids while the underlying structural deficits persist. All the while, the kids are hurt and school employees from the top to the bottom protect their salaries.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on May 17, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
That's good that they will start paying the deferrals. The State started the deferrals back after the dotcom bust, found it was a convenient, though irresponsible, way to balance the budget, and has been doing it ever since. In the meantime, districts have been forced to borrow, which meant taxpayer money being paid for debt service rather than to the classrooms.
a resident of Ruby Hill
on May 17, 2011 at 1:42 pm
If you want some intelligent analysis of CA's problems, go look at The Economist and their Special Report on California, how it got to this point and what it will take to get out. Expectations that these problems are going to be solved with a wave of the magic wand are unrealistic, ie. criticism that they were "vague" in their guidance. My recollection was we had a similar situation in early 2010, revenues came in higher than expected and then came in lower than expected. For all of the anti-union contributors, please go start your own blog and grind your ax there. CORE -yes, putting money where my mouth is, and am happily paying extra...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 17, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Thank you, Joe.


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It's an issue that has challenged many towns and cities across Canada.
Up until the early 1990s, says Sheilagh Malone, outreach facilitator for Canada's housing strategy, Canada was a world leader in social housing.
"Then came the cuts under the (Brian) Mulroney government and it didn't take long for homelessness to become visible in larger cities," Malone told a regional municipal symposium at Clarenville earlier this month.
Organized by the Discovery Regional Development Board, the symposium drew together municipal leaders from the region to discuss common issues.
While there may not be people living on the streets in local towns, Malone says that doesn't mean that people aren't homeless.
"People are less likely to live on the street, but they are living in sheds, in cabins in the woods or couch surfing - finding temporary shelter with relatives and friends and creating overcrowding in some houses," Malone told the symposium.
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Sunnyside town councillor Boyd Snook also noted the system doesn't provide well for young adults who are too old - under provincial guidelines - for foster care, but really too young to be living on their own.
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