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Management Goal: Achieve Organizational Excellence
The USPTO's Universal Laptop intranet site.
Fulfillment of the USPTO's mission requires strong leadership and collaborative management. While the three strategic goals focus on our core mission, our overarching management priorities focus on the shared responsibility that is a prerequisite for achieving those goals and objectives, namely, the priorities of sound resource management, solid workforce planning, corporate support services, and effective use of IT.
Objective 1: Improve IT Infrastructure and Tools
The USPTO continued to make improvements in our IT enterprise architecture, internal processes, and organizational alignment to improve our ability to be more responsive and better manage and deliver quality products at enhanced service levels. In particular, these initiatives directly support the USPTO 2010-2015 Strategic Plan to:
- Improve overall efficiency;
- Improve availability of and streamline access to USPTO information, data, and services with improvements to the USPTO Website;
- Serve an increasingly geographically dispersed workforce with the deployment of the Universal Laptop (UL);
- Implement faster, more secure information exchange by adhering to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA);
- Continue expansion and improvement of e-filing, e-processing, and other e-government efforts; and
- Improve the USPTO's IT infrastructure and tools.
In October 2010, OMB released the "25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management." This "25 point action plan" directs the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO), OMB, and Federal agencies to take specific steps in solving the most pressing Federal IT problems. The USPTO is implementing many of these points while keeping with the Administration's commitments for "Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration." The USPTO expanded access to all patent and trademark data through the www.data.gov and www.google.com Websites; has a "cloud first" policy; is working to align the IT budget with modular development; is reforming and strengthening the Agency's Investment Review Boards; and has created a "TechStat" model for the USPTO.
The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) continues to work in improving the visibility of IT costs by instituting a standardized budget execution system with assistance from the OCFO. This has allowed for the OCIO to work with all of the USPTO business units to create an improved long-term IT investment strategy, which is discussed further in the USPTO Strategic Information Technology Plan. See http://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cio/ITP_Overview.pdf.
In fulfilling responsibilities under 44 U.S.C. § 3504(h), the USPTO uses a Capital Planning and Investment Control process to prioritize investments and determine funding levels for subsequent fiscal years. Projects are carefully managed throughout their life cycle, and progress reviews are conducted at key milestone dates to compare the project's status to planned benefit, cost, and schedule, along with technical efficiency and effectiveness measures. All major IT system investments are reported in OMB Circular A-11, Exhibit 53, Exhibit 300A and 300B, and the USPTO's IT Investment Portfolio.
The USPTO's OCIO continued to work diligently with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the DOC to improve the USPTO's overall IT security program and the quality of the certification and accreditation.
The chart (Figure 18) shows trend of total number of Open Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) for the USPTO 33 operational systems at the end of FY 2010 and every quarter of FY 2011. Any known security weakness requiring remediation is tracked using POA&M. Our goal is to bring total number of open POA&M as low as possible by remediating security weaknesses in the systems.
Objective 2: Implement a Sustainable Funding Model for Operations
The USPTO operating structure is like a business in that it receives requests for services—applications for patents and trademark registrations—and charges fees projected to cover the cost of performing the services it provides. Unlike a business, however, the USPTO did not until recently have the flexibility to adjust its fees or spending authority if actual application filings and revenues are different than those previously estimated. A USPTO funding model must span multiple years and be adaptable to fluctuations. Anything less will not sustain operation of our nation's IP system over an extended period of time.
Student and Inventor Rebecca Hyndman introduces President Barack Obama to the stage at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011, in Alexandria, Virginia, before he signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) into law.
The FY 2011 President's Budget began to move the USPTO toward a sustainable funding model by proposing:
- Ensuring access to fee collections to support the performance objectives;
- Instituting an interim increase on certain patent fees as a financial bridge until the USPTO obtains fee setting authority and develops a new fee structure that will provide sufficient financial resources in the long term;
- Pursuing the legislative authority to adjust our fee structure by regulation to better align fees with the cost of providing services; and
- Creating an operating reserve to manage operations on a multi-year basis.
Unfortunately, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, did not include authority for the USPTO to apply the 15 percent interim increase on certain patent fees that was included in the FY 2011 President's Budget. Without this interim financial bridge, the USPTO did not have sufficient funding to implement the Administration's Priority Goal of reducing the patent application backlog and pendency or the patent pendency performance targets outlined in the FY 2011 President's Budget.
The Leahy-Smith AIA (Pub. L. No. 112-29) was enacted on September 16, 2011. The AIA authorizes the USPTO to set and adjust fees by regulation. It also improves the USPTO's funding model and access to fee collections by establishing a fee reserve fund where the Agency will deposit all fees collected in excess of the annual appropriation. These fees will be reserved for USPTO's use and the spending will be authorized in annual appropriations. Fee setting authority, along with maintaining an operating reserve and ensuring access to fee collections, will begin to put the USPTO on solid ground to support performance objectives and adjust for volatility in the economy and/or demand for products and services without putting the Agency at risk.
Objective 3: Improve Employee and Stakeholder Relations
The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO) plays a critical role in the Agency's efforts to meet the management goal to "achieve organizational excellence" by making significant and continuous improvements to many of our routine programs and services in the areas of human capital, telework, security, safety, and environmental awareness.
Effective and Efficient Recruitment plus Employee Satisfaction Equals Retention
In line with the President's call for hiring reform and in an effort to streamline the hiring process, the USPTO implemented Monster Hiring Management, and simplified the application process for candidates. As a result, the Agency is able to provide timely notifications to applicants, as well as more quickly generate a list of qualified applicants for the hiring managers. This resulted in increased external and internal customers' satisfaction with the process and the results.
In support of the USPTO's goal of optimizing patent quality and timeliness, a targeted hiring plan was developed to recruit highly qualified individuals who have had meaningful IP experience. These enhanced recruitment initiatives stem from a marketing strategy aimed at building the USPTO's brand at the forefront of technological advancement and innovation.
Effective recruitment and employee satisfaction are essential to mission achievement. Employee feedback obtained through the annual Employee Viewpoint Survey (EVS) is critical to understanding our employees' concerns and satisfaction with the agency overall. In an effort to increase employee participation, the Office of Human Resources (OHR) embarked on a strategic campaign to market the 2011 EVS to USPTO employees. Multiple communication techniques were employed. As a result of these efforts, the USPTO response rate on the 2011 EVS was 65 percent, an increase of 17 percent from the 2010 survey. Using the results of the EVS, OHR partnered with business units to help identify and address human capital opportunities. One program that was identified based on EVS results, was the newly implemented agency-wide USPTO Creativity and Innovation Challenge. This program provides employees with an opportunity to submit ideas and suggestions for improving all aspects of the Agency.
The USPTO continued to offer training and development opportunities through its Leadership Development Program. The diverse set of development strategies in the program are designed to efficiently and effectively identify and close competency gaps, as well as strengthen leadership values, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Additionally, an Executive Education Program was established to address both individual and common development challenges across the executive ranks. It consists of a 360 degree leadership assessment; executive coaching; online, classroom, and mobile training (book abstracts and Web/pod-casts); and executive development plans. The Executive Education Program is designed to maximize the capabilities, contributions, and potential of our entire SES team, build and sustain a common leadership vision, and enhance learning across the Agency.
This year a Leadership in Action Program was implemented to provide employees an opportunity to acknowledge supervisors and mentors who model best practices in leadership or mentoring, and exemplify the values set forth in the USPTO Leadership Vision. The program was designed based on requests from employees wanting an agency-wide method to recognize their supervisors. In FY 2011, 106 supervisors were presented with Leadership in Action Awards.
The USPTO promotes and fully embraces a wellness culture through a voluntary program of formal and informal activities designed to improve the health and well-being of all employees to foster positive lifestyle change. The Agency drafted a comprehensive wellness plan and held a very successful wellness fair this past year. The USPTO has set a goal to have 75 percent of all employees participating in wellness and fitness activities by the year 2017.
USPTO and union executives sign a telework enhancement agreement July 5, 2011 at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. (Left to right, standing: Tim Callahan, David Dalke, Pam Schwartz, Bob Oberleitner, Andrew Lawrence and Meryl Herschkowitz. Left to right, sitting: Harold Ross, Pat Richter, Robert Budens and Howard Friedman. Danette Campbell is not pictured.)
Advancements in Telework
Telework at the USPTO continues to be a primary corporate business strategy and the USPTO continues to be a model for telework in the federal government. The USPTO started its telework programs more than 13 years ago with 18 Trademark examining attorneys. Today, more than 6,200 employees agency-wide are working from home at least one day per week. The successful program continues to draw industry attention as more than 30 agencies and organizations interested in starting or expanding their respective telework initiatives contacted the USPTO.
The Telework Enhancement Act was signed into law on December 9, 2010. The law specifies roles, responsibilities, and expectations for Federal agencies with regard to telework policies, employee eligibility and participation, program implementation, and reporting. In addition, the Telework Enhancement Act enables the USPTO to conduct a pilot program called the Telework Enhancement Act Pilot Program (TEAPP). This pilot program will enhance USPTO's current telework programs and will allow employees teleworking full-time to decide, for their convenience, to live farther than 50 miles from the USPTO Headquarters located in Alexandria, Virginia. Pilot program participants will be able to change their duty station to their home, or in some instances, a location near their home.
"Telework has been shown to save money on infrastructure, transportation, and other costs. At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for instance, millions of dollars have been saved through the reduction of office space due to increased use of telework."
—Representative JASON CHAFFETZ (R-UT),
on May 5, 2010, on the House floor while discussing
H.R. 1722, the Telework Improvements Act of 2010
The legislation specifies that an oversight committee be established and be comprised of equal representation of management and labor. The USPTO's Oversight Committee included representatives from the Patent Office Professional Organization, National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) 245, NTEU 243, the Patent and Trademark organization, and the OCAO. This committee designed the TEAPP's operating procedures. The Memorandum of Understanding for the TEAPP was signed on July 5, 2011. Implementation of this pilot program will have a significantly positive impact on the effectiveness, productivity, and work-life balance for USPTO employees.
Safe, Secure and Green
The USPTO has created an environment for employees that is favorable to enhancing their effectiveness by taking measures to ensure the workplace is modern, safe, secure, attractive, and energy efficient. For example, with the full-scale issuance of new identification cards, the USPTO made significant progress in implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, the government-wide mandate to establish a common identification standard for all Federal employees and contractors. Approximately 2,000 new cards have been issued as of September 30, 2011.
To further employee awareness during emergency situations, the Agency's emergency preparedness program was expanded to include computer-based training to 500-plus Occupant Emergency Plan team members. Additionally, the USPTO's Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) was updated and valuable COOP-related tabletop exercises were held with Business Unit COOP managers, Emergency Response Group personnel, and Reconstitution Team members in June 2011.
The Green at the USPTO intranet site.
The USPTO continues to develop energy and environmental programs to meet Federal mandates and to educate employees on the benefits of sustainability. To that end, the Green at the USPTO intranet Website was redeveloped to focus on new sustainability initiatives; the third annual "Green Fair" was hosted in April 2011; a commuter survey was conducted, which launched a ridesharing Website; and recycling policies were expanded to include many more options in single-stream recycling beyond glass and cans.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity
On October 1, 2010, the Agency reorganized its operational structure establishing the new Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (OEEOD). The Director of OEEOD reports directly to the Under Secretary and Director and is a member of the Agency's Executive Committee and Management Council. The reorganization resulted in a more strategic, proactive, and organizationally independent functional unit than its predecessor, the Office of Civil Rights, with the goal of supporting an increasingly diverse workforce. Notably, the USPTO is 26 percent Asian, 24 percent African-American, 2 percent Hispanic (Figure 19). Also, females comprise 39 percent of the USPTO's employee population.
The reorganization paved the way for a number of new initiatives. Including one designed to increase diverse interest in the Agency's senior-most positions. In support of this initiative, OEEOD hosted a seminar designed to expand the pool of qualified SES applicants. The program consisted of two-parts: an overview about the SES and the application process; and executive-led roundtable discussions about SES candidacy.
OEEOD also piloted a New Examiner Mentoring Program. The program's goal is to help new examiners acclimate to the Agency and improve retention past the initial probationary period.
OEEOD actively supports a network of 11 new affinity groups. This support involves conducting quarterly meetings with the leaders of the affinity groups to discuss joint projects, delivering a leadership training retreat for the affinity group leaders, hosting an annual International Food Sample Festival that allowed the affinity groups to showcase diversity through food. Comprising the 11 affinity groups are the:
- American and Muslim and Arabic Cultural Association
- Asian Pacific American Network
- Blacks in Government
- Caribbean Intellectual Property Association
- Intellectual Property Society of Iranian Americans
- Lambda PTO
- National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Extension Chapter
- Responsibility
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- Society of Ethiopian American Engineers and Scientists
- Women in Science and Engineering.
In addition to these new initiatives, the Agency hosted its annual Community Day event, a major celebration of the Agency's diversity. The Agency also held observances for National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Black History Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Caribbean Heritage Month, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.
Providing Information and Feedback Channels for Employees and the Public
Implementation of the Patent Ombudsman Program was a direct response to the public's request for a dedicated resource to provide patent applicants, attorneys, and agents assistance with application-specific issues related to patent prosecution advancement. This program serves as a means for maintaining the lines of communication between practitioners and examiners. The Patent Ombudsman Program has resulted in improved, high-quality customer service by advancing the status of patent applications while simultaneously demonstrating the Agency's commitment to achieving its strategic goals by improving patent quality and timeliness, promoting confidence in the patent examination process, and improving relations with stakeholders, all in an effort to ultimately spur innovation and economic growth.
The USPTO continues to support the independent inventor community and enhanced its efforts with the newly created Office of Innovation Development (OID) within the Patent organization. The OID serves a key role in promoting innovation and technology creation in the United States. The OID oversees programs that foster and support innovation in the independent inventor communities, universities, and non-profits. The OID also works closely with other officials and agencies throughout the government in support of the Administration's efforts to promote small business, entrepreneurship and job creation. The OID designs and implements outreach programs to a wide range of groups including independent inventors, women, small business concerns, minorities, and other underserved communities. As part of this effort, the OID held a Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium and a California Regional Conference.
The USPTO also participates in outreach initiatives with inventor organizations throughout the United States. These non-profit inventor organizations assist inventors with innovations and the desire to start a business based on those inventions.
Online public chats are held bi-monthly. These chats provide ongoing education opportunities and allow the public to ask questions in a live chat room and receive an answer.
The USPTO encouraged the establishment of pro bono IP services through universities and law associations. In all cases, the USPTO will be instrumental in helping in the development of concepts and finding partners. The USPTO acts as an information conduit for independent inventors through our Website and outreach events. There are 13 universities currently offering IP law clinics on IP rights education aimed at independent inventors and small businesses. The IP law clinics will also provide basic IP education. A first pilot program was launched in June of 2010 in Minnesota by an association of law offices and private companies to assist individuals and small businesses with certain financial needs to protect their valuable inventions and innovations. This program, in conjunction with the OID, will offer education and guidance to new and financially needy inventors. Independent inventors can work directly with experts to gain assistance in filing a new application or improving their existing applications.


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Our animation above gives a very basic, simplified, version of the rules. UK air law is documented in 'The Air Navigation Order' issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). You can view the ANO it in its entirety here: CAP393 The Air Navigation Order 2016
The ANO is 408 pages long! Which parts are relevant to me as a Drone/ Model Aircraft pilot?
As model/ drone pilots we fall under "Small Unmanned Aircraft" and in some cases "Small Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft" and as such we are exempt from the vast majority of the Air Navigation Order. The articles that do apply to us are: 2, 91, 92, 94, 95, 239, 241 and 257 (this is specified in article 23 of the ANO).
The following 4 are not really relevant to R/C and FPV and paraphrased descriptions are included here only for completeness – please open the PDF if you would like to read them in full.
2 = Schedule 1 (interpretation) has effect.
91 = Dropping for the purposes of agriculture
92 = A glider must not be winched or ground towed above 60 metres
239 = Power to prohibit or restrict flying
257 except 257(2)(a) = CAA's power to stop flying
The articles which are relevant to R/C, drone/ model and FPV flying are: 94, 95 and 241.
Bold parts in the text below have been added by FPV UK to emphasise the key points.
Endangering safety of any person or property
241A person must not recklessly or negligently cause or permit an aircraft to endanger any person or property.
Small Unmanned Aircraft
94 (1) A person must not cause or permit any article or animal (whether or not attached to a parachute) to be dropped from a small unmanned aircraft so as to endanger persons or property.
(2) The person in charge of a small unmanned aircraft may only fly the aircraft if reasonably satisfied that the flight can safely be made.
(3) The person in charge of a small unmanned aircraft must maintain direct, unaided visual contact with the aircraft sufficient to monitor its flight path in relation to other aircraft, persons, vehicles, vessels and structures for the purpose of avoiding collisions.
(4) The person in charge of a small unmanned aircraft which has a mass of more than 7kg excluding its fuel but including any articles or equipment installed in or attached to the aircraft at the commencement of its flight, must not fly the aircraft:
(a) in Class A, C, D or E airspace unless the permission of the appropriate air traffic control unit has been obtained;
(b) within an aerodrome traffic zone during the notified hours of watch of the air traffic control unit (if any) at that aerodrome unless the permission of any such air traffic control unit has been obtained; or
(c) at a height of more than 400 feet above the surface unless it is flying in airspace described in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) and in accordance with the requirements for that airspace.
(5) The person in charge of a small unmanned aircraft must not fly the aircraft for the purposes of aerial work except in accordance with a permission granted by the CAA.
Small Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft
95 (1) The person in charge of a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not fly the aircraft in any of the circumstances described in paragraph (2) except in accordance with a permission issued by the CAA.
(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are:
(a) over or within 150 metres of any congested area;
(b) over or within 150 metres of an organised open-air assembly of more than 1,000 persons;
(c) within 50 metres of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft; or
(d) subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), within 50 metres of any person.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), during take-off or landing, a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not be flown within 30 metres of any person.
(4) Paragraphs (2)(d) and (3) do not apply to the person in charge of the small unmanned surveillance aircraft or a person under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft.
(5) In this article 'a small unmanned surveillance aircraft' means a small unmanned aircraft which is equipped to undertake any form of surveillance or data acquisition.
Is FPV flying Data Acquisition?
At first it would appear that FPV flying would fall under article 95 for small unmanned surveillance aircraft because the ANO definition of an unmanned surveillance aircraft is as above in 95(5). However in situations where a camera is used for the sole purpose of controlling the aircraft the flight is not considered surveillance or data acquisition.
CAP 722 (Click to view CAP722) article 3.7 on page 34 refers to this, copied here: "The provision of images or other data solely for the use of controlling or monitoring the aircraft is not considered to be applicable to the meaning of 'Surveillance or Data Acquisition' covered at ANO 2009 167 for SUSA." (Article 167 became article 95 when the ANO was re-issued in August 2016).
In Chapter 2, Page 3 of CAP658 (Click to view CAP658) it also says: "NOTE: The provision of data solely for the use of monitoring the model is not considered to be applicable to the meaning of 'surveillance or data acquisition'".
Nb. If the video is captured in some way and used for other purposes the CAA considers the flight to have been for data acquisition and article 95 does apply.
In 2009 FPV UK worked with the CAA to issue an exemption from Article 94(3) (previously 166(3) in the ANO 2009) for FPV fliers, where certain criteria are met. This exemption has been renewed and extended every year since. To fly under the terms of the exemption you must meet all of the criteria in the exemption: A full copy of CAA exemption E4457 can be viewed here

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Installation Frequently Asked Questions
Do the ironing centers fit between the studs?
All models, except the NE-242 (surface mount), are designed to fit between standard 2" x 4" studs on 16" centers.
Can the ironing center be installed at any height?
One of the benefits of owning an ironing center is you can have it installed at your desired ironing board height. However, most ironing centers seem to be installed with a 34" – 35" ironing board height.
Are the ironing centers difficult to install?
The ironing center is very easy to install. The product basically requires identifying the desired location, cutting and removing the drywall, slipping the unit between the studs and attaching it with the installation screws provided. All units are pre-assembled and ready to install.
Are the electrical models hard to wire?
Electrical models are pre-wired so they only need to be pigtailed with the incoming electrical wire. The pigtails are located at the bottom of the electrical raceway. All electrical work must be done in accordance with all applicable electrical codes. Electrical models utilize 15 AMPS.
Where does the electrical wiring enter the ironing center?
The electrical models contain a raceway that has an knock-out for entry of the house's electrical wire at the top of the raceway.
Can the ironing center be recessed into a cabinet rather than in a wall?
The ironing center can be recessed into a cabinet. Since your cabinet will have the door, you simply purchase your ironing center without a door. However, the door dimension for the model of your choice is very important since it determines the opening size requirement for your cabinet. An added tip for this type of installation is to purchase the surface mount trim and add it to the ironing center prior to installation in the cabinet.
The surface mount package trims out the sides of the ironing center so they are flush on all four sides. This will make the installation into the cabinet easier and quicker. (Please contact us for electrical wire placement if you choose to install an electrical model into your cabinet.)
Is the wood on the cabinet frame that extends into the room when recessed or the entire cabinet when surface mounted pre-finished?
The exterior of our cabinets, as well as our doors, are unfinished so that you can stain or paint to match your décor.
Do most homes stain the cabinet frame to match the door or do they match the cabinet frame to the wall?
This is really a matter of choice but it would be typical that the cabinet frame matches the ironing center door.
Can I make my ironing center flush with a wall or cabinet?
You can make your ironing center flush with the wall or the cabinet provided that the depth of the wall or cabinet is equal to the depth of the ironing center. Irons by themselves require more depth than a typical 2"x4" wall so unless you customize the installation, the ironing center will extend into the room some distance.
Can the ironing center be installed into metal studs?
This type of installation can be completed, but you will need to use mounting screws designed for use with metal studs. Additionally, given the design of metal studs, in your rough-in opening, one stud will need to be trimmed out with a piece of wood to fill the cavity designed in the bend of the metal stud.
Do all the units have to be recessed?
With the exception of the NE-242, all cabinets are designed to be recessed mounted. However, all models can be surface mounted. When doing so, we recommend adding the surface mount trim package (except on the NE-242) so your cabinet sides are flush with the cabinet frame.
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Go-Ahead, the transport group that runs a quarter of London's buses, today said the Olympics and Paralympics as well as acquisitions were likely to have boosted bus revenues 17% year on year in the six months to December 29.
The firm, which also runs the Southern and Southeastern rail franchises, is on track to meet its target of £100 million operating profits from its bus business by 2015-16.
Hurricane clean-up boosts Ashtead
The job of clearing up the wreckage left by Hurricane Sandy boosted sales by about 5% in November at plant and tool hire firm Ashtead. Revenues come mainly from the US, where Ashtead is also being buoyed by more construction firms choosing to rent heavy equipment rather than own it outright. Pre-tax profits for the first half to October 31 rose 36% to £113 million while full-year profits will also beat expectations.
Lonmin gets shares take up boost
Troubled mining firm Lonmin continued its recovery from a summer of strikes today as it announced investors have snapped up 97% of the $817 million worth of shares it issued. The company announced the rights issue in November in a bid to patch up its balance sheet, which was left in tatters after a wildcat strike broke out at the firms platinum mine in Marikana, South Africa in August. The firm's Chairman Roger Phillimore said the uptake of shares meant the company now had "a secure platform from which to deliver the Lonmin Renewal Plan."
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Children's books should be funny, Roald Dahl said. None of this educational nonsense. The story has got to be exciting and rib-tickling to engage growing minds.
R.A. Spratt is a devotee of Dahl's first law of comedy writing. Elements of Dahl's comic orthodoxy - loopy plot twists, rebellious children and dimwitted adults - are present in Spratt's porcine tales of a mutinous, wisecracking circus runaway.
Spratt's 15 years spent working in children's television have taught her that children laugh loudest at slapstick and visual surprises - whether it be banana-peel slip-ups, stinky socks or talking dogs - so long as heroic adventures are played out in the familiar confines of their imagination.
''Kids' shows are very frustrating because they have a childhood adviser who tells you: you can't use these words, you can't say these things. They tell you why what you are doing is inappropriate,'' Spratt says.
''They never ever say to you, 'That's funny' or 'Make it funnier'. I thought, 'Why can't we have a show for kids that's not educational, it's just funny?'''
The idea of Nanny Piggins came to Spratt while working on the Jim Henson-Yoram Gross co-production Bambaloo in 2000. Since then Spratt has interspersed television writing - her credits include CJ the DJ, Erky Perky, Gasp!, I Got a Rocket, Pearlie and a new series of Dennis and Gnasher - with seven instalments of Nanny Piggins's fantastical adventures.
The child-pleasing delight of Nanny Piggins is that she is no virtuous role model. Their wisecracking nanny urges the three Green children to stay up half the night watching violent movies and eating chocolate before and after breakfast. To Nanny Piggins's mind, it is an insult to mix fruit and cake in the one dish and an outrage children should spend five consecutive days at school.
Spratt wrote Nanny Piggins as a television sitcom with six main characters - Nanny Piggins, Mr Green, children Derrick, Samantha and Michael, and Boris, the three-metre-tall ballet-dancing bear who lives in the garden shed - a single location and a series of walk-on guest roles.
From Emily Bronte and Anthony Trollope, she took the idea of the self-conscious narrator who interrupts the narrative to defray nervous tension whenever Nanny Piggins's misadventures backfire.
''I wanted to make Nanny Piggins a cat originally but pigs are just so greedy and it's so much fun and because pink pigs are so human-like. There is something wonderful about the honesty of their greed.''
The R stands for Rachel, a former gag writer and political satirist for Good News Week, BackBerner and Life Support, and stand-up comedian before venturing into children's comedy.
Spratt, 36, speaks in rapid one-liners. ''My brain is a comedy writer's brain. I say things that are peculiar. At school, I was the slightly grumpy, slightly depressed person at the back of the class making sarcastic comments and saying mean things about other people. That is very good training for writing news jokes.''
My brain is a comedy writer's brain.R.A. Spratt
The other law of writing funny states that those who poke fun at modern life are its most reluctant engagers - the more introverted in real life, the more cuttingly funny your jokes on paper. ''I like to think,'' Spratt says with a wry grin, ''I am a very talented writer and I have moderate social skills. I can pass as normal.
''My mum used to say, she knew my brother and I'd be smart because when we got angry and we had fights we'd say such clever, mean things.''
On her first day as a 22-year-old intern at Good News Week, Spratt wrote 10 jokes. ''The head writer came in the next day and just slammed them on my desk and said, 'These are frighteningly good,' and I had a job.
''That was back then with Bill Clinton and the blue dress and Princess Diana and Pauline Hanson. It was a ripe time for comedy.''
Spratt took to live comedy and came to spend a lot of nights cracking jokes in ''seedy pubs''.
''I had no trouble writing the routine,'' she says. ''In the end, what made me stop was not that I didn't think I could do it or I wasn't good at it, I met my husband [fellow Good News Week writer Angus FitzSimons] and I had someone to come home to at the end of the day and I got sick of smelling like smoke. But I learnt so much … now I do all these school visits and all these dormant skills from stand-up I'm suddenly reusing.''
The first of the Nanny Piggins books was written while Spratt was pregnant with her first daughter, Violet. She secured a two-book deal three days after Violet's birth and wrote her second book in four months. By the time Samantha, 19 months, arrived, Spratt had written six books.
To publicise her first, Spratt wrote to the five most impressive people she knew: Bill and Hillary Clinton, J.K. Rowling, George Bush snr and Madeleine Albright. Only Albright, the former US secretary of state, responded.
''The Adventures of Nanny Piggins is the most exciting saga about a flying pig nanny ever told,'' Albright's endorsement reads. ''There is a laugh on every page and a lesson in there somewhere.''
The letter sits framed above Spratt's desk.
Nanny Piggins and the Daring Rescue by R.A. Spratt is published by Random House, $15.95.


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Due to a substantial bounty for time based rules, this functionality is being added to the 1.2 release before we enter beta and is the reason for the delay since our last post regarding this in January. This feature isn't ready for prime time just yet, but it's getting close and hence we're getting close to the first 1.2 beta. Expect to see the first beta release within the next two weeks.
Note: Scott meant 1.2, not 1.0.2 in his last post. We're skipping 1.1 because 1.2 will be based on FreeBSD 6.2 and we're going to try to keep the versions matching the FreeBSD release.
The policy we've adopted on versioning going forward is to keep with the FreeBSD release if possible, and substantial changes will always be a version increase (i.e. 1.0 to 1.2) rather than a minor version increase. 1.0.2 won't be released unless a major problem is found in 1.0.1. Then 1.0.2 would be no different from 1.0.1 other than the fix to whatever major problem. Hopefully that makes sense.


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A fraudster who claimed £29,000 in benefits despite owning properties in France and Wales has been jailed.
Graham Axford, 58, was sentenced to 16 weeks for falsely claiming council tax and housing benefit over an eight- year period.
He failed to tell Croydon council he owned a home near Newport and part-owned a farmhouse in Normandy.
During his trial he claimed to have sold the Welsh property and transferred ownership of his farmhouse to his wife. But he was found guilty of three counts of fraud by false representation.
The council discovered the fraud following an anonymous tip-off and will now launch an investigation into whether he made any other gains from his criminal activity, to see if any more money should be confiscated.
Sentencing him last week at Croydon crown court, Judge Peter Gower QC told him: "You owned part of not just a property but a home in France and in 2007 you declared to the council that you were not paying a mortgage. That was a blatant lie. You were paying a mortgage in respect of a property in Wales that you were the registered owner of, and which you later sold, albeit it was in negative equity at the time.
"As a result of your dishonest claims, you have been overpaid benefit.
"It is conceded by the prosecution that your claims were not fraudulent from the outset, but it is quite clear this was a fraud carried out over a significant period of time."
Axford hit the headlines two years ago when he was exposed during an episode of Panorama sailing his private yacht across the Atlantic despite being in receipt of incapacity benefit for a bad back. It was later revealed he had also participated in a bike race lasting 24 hours but has never faced charges over his receipt of incapacity benefit.
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The Leonard Lopate Show
Teddy Wayne talks about his novel Kapitoil, about a young financial wizard who creates a computer program called Kapitoil that predicts oil futures and reaps record profits for his company.
He soon begins to question the moral implications of Kapitoil, and moves toward a decision that will determine his future, his firm's, and where his loyalties lie.
Teddy Wayne will be reading and signing books, as part of Steamboat: A Literary Humor Series
Thursday, May 20, at 7:30 pm
Greenlight Bookstore
686 Fulton Street
He'll also be reading
Sunday, May 23, at 7:00 pm
KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue


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Hello Jim! Would you mind sending me full details of the project at email@example.com.
Contact me Jim. I can recommend you to someone—What I don't get is how people are like "write good code"
Valid HTML /CSS is valid—You can't really get much better then that. One of the guys I'll recommend will probably do it for 100-200$ and be 100% Valid
@Deriggs – while valid is valid I believe that there can be differences in the quality and way that code is put togehter. Anyway am not a pro so cannot comment properly.
We were wondering if you genuinely have someone who can create 5 pages from unsliced PSD to Wordpress for between 100-200$ and all the HTML /CSS/PHP is valid etc then please email us on email@example.com. Obviously our concept also has some JS elements but its hardly anything so can add that to a quote if it is all possible.
Hi, Cara
I understand what you're saying about quality. The good thing now a days is that if they're doing it in a valid manner, and can keep it valid, the source is already generally well put together.
Not always, but it's usually more of a hassle to keep it valid and still not "be well put together" if that makes sense.
If you're looking for someone who can do what you ask, you will need to contact me instead. I'm a little lazy to start finding clients for others, the clients need to find me for them haha
@Jim—I received your email and sent it to the coder. I know he's currently working on a project so far but I'm not sure if he has room for another client right this instant or he might have the time, I'm unsure. I'll send you a follow up reply shortly!
Valid is not enough… testing/debugging/browser compatibility/security check, is a big part of a serious web coder job. Only experienced coders will do it fast. And experience has a price.
However, in some countries, 200$ can be a lot of money…Btw, thxs for reminding me that old video, still so true : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY
Good luck with your project.
Little-Neko said
.... Btw, thxs for reminding me that old video, still so true : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY ...
WTF that suppose to mean? ... you taking piss on me?
Little-Neko said
Valid is not enough… testing/debugging/browser compatibility/security check, is a big part of a serious web coder job. Only experienced coders will do it fast. And experience has a price.
However, in some countries, 200$ can be a lot of money…Btw, thxs for reminding me that old video, still so true : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY Good luck with your project.
Yes, that's a big thing that most developers need to do. However, I disagree that it doesn't take experience for the bug testing. The more experienced the developer, the less the bugs will pop up. I know that nobody is perfect, but the more experienced and practiced the they are, the less likely the mistakes will appear.
Look, I understand that people do this for a living—Some of us do it as a hobby and don't mind spending that extra time for something we love to do where the money isn't as well some stuff ends up "not being worth it". I don't need to charge 50$ an hour to write HTML /CSS and spend 10hours X $50 to try to find bug fixes that I know aren't going to show up. And I don't need to charge.
I've looked at Jims requirements and the design and trying to charge someone $500 for a website like he wanted, that's just robbery. Furthermore, people that have higher rates might not be worth Jim's time but on the contrary, they aren't worth his money either.
P.S—Nice video, but you'd be amazed at how far haggling really goes. It's not the buyers fault for trying, it's the sellers for giving in…....
Im confused the thread started about creating Wordpress yet the last few comments only seem to bring up HTML /CSS? 5 pages from PSD to HTML /CSS – $500 yeah maybe if its easy or pre sliced.
BUT – Wordpress then thats different – there is more than just html/css and what about JS, potentially responsive elements, options panel integration? I can only assume all of these are being left out.
Of course its down to each individual what they charge as a professional or otherwise but I would definitely side with the more experienced people in this thread and say that anyone who can code all that is needed for a functioning WP theme at that speed is not going to come cheaper than $50/hour.
As for why most design/developers charge up to $50+ an hour is because those who do work for free or very cheap (DO NOT TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY IT IS NOT MEAN OFFENSIVELY ) undermine web professionals. This is exactly why their is a misconception sometimes that what we do is easy, that when some people buy products on here that they expect a hand holding services, 24/7 support or the author to do it for them, as well as the reason why there is sometimes a severe lack of respect for the skills involved in doing this job properly.
Again not taking sides or meaning to offend anyone. Good luck with it.
I'm not trying to offend those that have really high rates, I'm saying that people can easily find rates and the quality is still there. Too many people bash those with lower rates like they can't code or that if they don't charge X amount of dollars, they're probably not very good and that's also false.
The major point is that there are people out there that don't have such high rates that do this not only for extra money but as a hobby or more experience. That being said, as a buyer and a coder—I'd never charge nor pay for $500 to have a website sliced and coded unless it was 10+ unique pages and not even real sub pages at that.
Integrating Wordpress or Joomla is easy compared to other CMS 's like vBulletin or IPB —The rates should be lower
@wargfx Lol, you are overreacting… if you feel offended by this video, well… ask yourself why. Video just made me laugh and i thought i would share. Peace, man.
@AjexFjord, @Deriggs007 I'm not here to offend anyone, I just pointed out that coding requires skills and experience, like any other jobs, and there s a client trend to think it s as easy as in an Apple advertsing (NO, i do not mean to offend Apple fans). I mean, i didnt make that video, and didnt watch it 2 000 000 times, right?... Coding is not just like : "page is valid, fine, let's go drink a beer now" (no offense if you drink beer).
More than often "If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys ", wise man said. And i swear i'm not trying to offend monkeys!
Btw, our friend here didnt asked for a hobbyist but "only people with good experience and portfolio".
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New Information Regarding Ferrari F50 Crashed By FBI
You know it's a good story when there's a prequel. Not long ago, a Ferrari F50 that was stolen from a dealership, then later recovered by the FBI, and then crashed by two FBI agents (if not, you can familiarize yourself with the back story here) When we last left the saga, the insurance company was trying to get its money back from the FBI for the smashed (and worthless) Ferrari.
Here's how it all started. Tom Baker, an airline pilot, really wanted a Ferrari, but like the rest of us, just couldn't afford it. But he really, really wanted it – so, he decided to get want he wanted by breaking the law. Baker didn't start with the 1996 Ferrari F50. He started with a 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS, taking it for a test drive from a North Carolina dealership and never bringing it back. Next, he conned a Long Island dealer out of a 1985 Ferrari Testarossa.
But most impressive was his skill with taking the F50. Want to know how he did it? He walked into the Philadelphia dealership, without a driver's license, and claimed he was the CEO of a California tech firm. He had just flown in from Atlanta, he said, to make a down payment on the posh ride after taking it for a test drive.
After getting the keys and taking off, no one saw it again until 2008, when FBI agents seized it from the Kentucky emergency room doctor Baker had sold it to. (Side note: the "poor" doctor had reported the car stolen after checking the VIN against Ferrari's records, and lost both the car and the $375,000 he had paid Baker).
From here, the story takes an odd plot twist. Baker comes back into the picture to buy the car back from the doctor, in an attempt to cover his tracks. The FBI arrested Baker, notified the insurance company that the car had been found and the F50 was put into storage. You know the rest: two FBI agents, who allegedly moved the car from one storage facility to another, totalled the car by smashing it into tree. Motors Insurance Group now wants the FBI to pay them the total amount of what they had paid the dealership for the lost car. And, rightfully so, they want to know what the two agents were doing driving the car.
The matter is still waiting to make its way through the courts. And, we can smell a sequel in the works – nobody knows where the totalled F50 is.
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Francisco Mauro Severiano Carrau Rovira
|Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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About Francisco Mauro Severiano Carrau Rovira
- Name: Mr Francisco M. Carrau
- Age: 27 years
- Last Residence: in Montevideo Uruguay
- 1st Class passenger
- First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
- Ticket No. 113059 , £47 2s
- Died in the sinking.
- Body Not Recovered
Mr Francisco M. Carrau, 28, of Montevideo, Uruguay, boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a first class passenger (ticket number 113059, £47 2s) together with his nephew (?cousin) Jose Pedro Carrau.
Francisco Carrau, though very young, was an active member of the board of directors of one of Uruguay's traditional companies, Carrau & Co., well known importers and also in the maritime business (the company is still operating in Uruguay today). Instructions on business procedures he left when he died, were used well into the '50s.
According to family legend, when they went to board the ship, their cabin had not been allocated, so calmly but with confidence, Francisco looked for someone in authority and threatened to cause a tremendous fuss if the problem was not immediately rectified. The cabins were, apparently, quickly found.
On the night of the sinking, Mr Carrau and his nephew were observed by second class passenger (and survivor) Mr Julian Padro y Manent standing with a fellow Uruguyan passenger, Mr Ramon Artagaveytia. They were also seen by first-class passenger Mr Elmer Z. Taylor. Mr Taylor and Mr Padro y Manent's versions of events differ quite widely.
While Mr Padro y Manent reported the three men joking and relaxed, Mr Taylor, who later escaped the wreck with his wife, clearly states that the Carraus were not joking about the situation and appeared quite alarmed.
The two men died and their bodies were never recovered.
- Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
- Marriages, births, deaths and injuries that have occurred on board during the voyage (PRO London, BT 100/259-260)
- Names and Descriptions of British Passengers Embarked at the Port of Southampton, 10 April 1912 (PRO London, BT 27/780B)
- Alfonso Carbone Garbuci
- Michael A. Findlay, USA
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
- Mr José Pedro Carrau
LOS CARRAU. Ramón Artagaveytia viajaba solo. Pero en más de una oportunidad se cruzó en las cubiertas y fastuosos salones del Titanic con los otros dos uruguayos a bordo: los jóvenes Francisco y José Pedro Carrau.
A los 28 años, Francisco Carrau Rovira dirigía la pujante distribuidora de alimentos Carrau & Cía (fundada en 1843), incluso siendo el menor de ocho hermanos. Quienes lo conocían decían que era un joven brillante y hábil empresario. Para 1912, Carrau & Cía ya estaba fuertemente consolidada en el mercado local. La misma familia dirige la firma en la actualidad, siendo la compañía privada más antigua del país.
Sin compromisos amorosos o conyugales, Francisco recorría Europa en viaje de negocios junto a su primo José Pedro, un imberbe de 16 años que lo acompañaba bajo el pretexto de ser su secretario personal. Pero era claro que los unía más que una relación de negocios. Francisco le había prometido a su tío devolverle a José Pedro "siendo un hombre". Sus sueños jamás se harían realidad. http://www.elpais.com.uy/120415/pciuda-636267/ciudades/los-uruguayos-de-la-primera-clase-del-titanic/
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November 8, 1884
Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
April 15, 1912
Age 27
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Hey guys,
I received over email some requests to join Linkedin. It seems it is kind of a professional networking website. Anyone knows how it works? If its a good way of connecting with people and find potential partnerships? So many of these things nowadays and I am really wondering if it worth a shot…
Hey, yeah I use it (pretty bad with social networking though!) I find it's pretty good for finding people who work in the similar field as you as well as potential clients.
I did a film festival a year ago and found Linkedin was a great way to keep in touch with the people I met, as well as well as enable them to view my portfolio / CV. I'm pretty new to audio jungle, so I've not really had time to see what potential Linkedin has with my stuff on here yet.
Hope this is of some help!
I really like it and recommend getting it!
1. It's good to maintain connections with people in related industries and get introduced to others by these people 2. It acts as a great looking online CV
Edit: Not sure why it's put the above text into weird boxes
Thanks guys…guess I'm gonna give it a try!
@Fraserpurdie Thanks for the tip mate. I also don't know what effect it can have on AJ…but overall it seems pretty good for connecting with the world outside
@SoundFix Sometimes when I write here that weird box appears as well…I get rid of it by separating phrases with 3,4,5 ENTER keys
It is like Facebook, but just job related There are some companies in America that only hire people through Linkedin. I do not have one my self, but it is a good thing to have.
I have one and use it pretty frequently. I like joining the music related groups and keeping up on news and connecting with people in the music industry. I recommend using it.


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I have a 1999 Passat V6 that I recently bought (used). I recently noticed that the temperature gauge on the dash seems to be faulty.
Sometimes the needle goes to the middle (190 degrees) only to slowly fall back to zero after a while (or not - it's random). Other times, it remains at zero and never moves even after the car has been running for a few miles. No CEL though. I hooked up an OBD-II code reader - no pending codes either.
Any ideas on what might be the issue? I'd appreciate any help.


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Taj HotelsConsumer
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, which is recognised as one of Asia's largest and finest hotel companies. Incorporated by Jamsetji N. Tata, Founder of the Tata Group, the company opened its first property, The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, in Bombay in 1903. IHCL now was six brands which include the luxury Taj, Taj Exotica, Taj Safaris, Vivanta by Taj Hotels & Resorts, and Gateway Hotels & Resorts brands, and the economy Ginger Hotels, in addition to Taj Air, a luxury private jet operation, and Taj SATS Air Catering Ltd. IHCL also operates the Indian Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad. The institute offers a four-year diploma, designed with the help of international faculty and has affiliations with several American and European programmes.
Rakesh Sarna joined Indian Hotels Company Limited as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in 2014. He brings over three decades of experience across various leadership roles with the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, including serving as Group President - Americas. Rakesh has a degree in hospitality administration from Ottawa University in Canada.


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Top-Ranked Trojans Set for Lake Natoma Invitational
April 16, 2013
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LOS ANGELES - The No. 1-ranked USC women's rowing team heads to Northern California, this weekend, to race in the 2013 Lake Natoma Invitational, April 20-21. Hosted by Sacramento State and the University of California, the two days of races takes place at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., which is also the site of the Pac-12 Championships.
Among the teams that will converge on Natoma are second-ranked co-host California, No. 8 Stanford, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 19 Washington State, co-host Sac State, Kansas, and Tulsa. Including No. 1 USC, all nine schools will race in three varsity events: an eight, a second eight, and a fours boat. Six teams will race novice boats including two boats each from Cal and Sac State, and one each from Stanford, USC, Wisconsin, and Washington State.
Saturday's (April 20) varsity groupings and races will be determined by race official's assignments. Sunday (April 21) groupings are determined by coaches' seeding. The novice eights will race in a pair of heats on Saturday evening and will race in petit and grand finals on Sunday morning.
Fans can follow @NatomaInvite on Twitter for updates and up-to-date results. Complete results will be posted at CalBears.com and on Row2K.com.
The Women of Troy are coming off a fantastic start to the season in which the varsity eight claimed a third consecutive Jessop-Whittier Cup at last week's 40th-annual San Diego Crew Classic. The second varsity eight won the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy as winners of its division, and the varsity four claimed the Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup for the second time in USC's program history. For its impressive start, USC claimed all 25 first-place votes in the April 10 CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll and moved from its sixth-place ranking to No. 1.
SATURDAY, April 20
Novice Heats :: 3:30 p.m. | 3:40 p.m.
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|News from 2008-09
- Engineering Banquet serves up its usual fare of awards and surprises
- Scholarship meets face-to-face
- Engineering Students join ranks of Alpha Chi
- Madl scholarship debuts
- Long-time friend of LSSU establishes new scholarship
- Faculty receive first place at ASEE spring conference
- LSSU teams place at ASEE conference
Longtime friend of LSSU Engineering establishes new scholarship | Spring 2009
Introducing the Andersen Family Engineering Scholarship
The purpose of this $1200 non-renewable annual scholarship is to benefit a student(s) in any engineering-related course of study at Lake Superior State University. The named endowment is established by Mr. Robert G. Andersen. Bob, like his father and grandfather before him, continued the family engineering tradition. He recently retired from his engineering supervisor position with Continental (Teves) Automation Systems.
A long-time supporter of LSSU's engineering and engineering technology programs, Bob served as a senior project sponsor for more than seven years, and provided cooperative and employment opportunities for our students and graduates. He has received honorary "alumni status" with the department along with several recognitions by the university and the department.
Faculty receive 1st place at ASEE Spring Conference | Spring 2009
Congratuations are in order to Prof. Paul Duesing and Dr. Wael Mokhtar for receiving the Best Paper Award at the ASEE North Central Section Spring Conference held at Grand Valley State University on April 3-4. The co-authored paper is entitled "Active Discovery and Engineering Problem Solving (EPS) Techniques - An Effective Approach to Teach a Freshman Level CAD Course."
The new teaching methodology was approved by LSSU Provost Dr. Scott Amos and implemented in EGME141 Solid Modeling. Emphasis is placed on providing students a focused task that requires learning the tools to render it as opposed to lecturing about the tools and then applying them. In this way, students use problem solving techniques to learn the applications of tools with a goal in mind.
Click here to download the paper
LSSU Teams place at ASME Conference | Spring 2009
|Team members: Dale Burnham, MfgET, Plainwell, Mich.; Joe Betcher, ME, Trout Lake, Mich.; Bob Hemeleski, EE, Iron River, Mich.; Mark Stumpo, CE, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; (not pictured) Jonathan Lane, ME, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Members from senior projects Team Innovative Medical Training Devices (IMTD) and Team Rock Rover Design and Development (R2D2), as well as the LSSU Chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (AMSE) traveled to Dayton, Ohio for the 2009 Student Professional Development Conference for District B. They were the largest contingent (18 participants) traveling the greatest distance to attend.
2nd Place: Student Design Competition - Senior Project Team R2D2
Team R2D2 designed, developed, fabricated, assembled and tested an omni-directional rover which took second place. They will advance to the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition's student design competition on November 18, 2009 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Congratulations R2D2!
2nd Place: Old Guard Technical Poster Competition
"Simulated Arterial Blockages for Ultrasound Training"
Natasha Flynn, ME, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. represented the senior project Team IMTD, presented the team's poster at the conference, taking second place.
Team members: Ray Bergeron, ME, Grand Ledge, Mich.; Robert Camp, ME, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; Natasha Flynn, ME, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont; Lance Rood, EE, Shelby, Mich.; Mike Zavislak, EE, Washington, Mich.
The team designed and built a prototype of an ultrasound scan-able device, known as a dynamic flow phantom. The phantom will be used to aid in the training of future ultrasound technologists. It accurately simulates a variety of arterial blockages along with a range of flow characteristics. The system involves several different settings which closely imitate human blood flow and tissue characteristics. Team IMTD's prototype will be used to substantiate Dr. George Chandran's intellectual patent.
4th Place ASME Old Guard Oral Presentation
"Pick-up Trucks and Aerodynamic Drag CFD Analysis"
Robert Camp, ME, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
His presentation was based on research work performed with Dr. Mokhtar during the summer of 2008.
Engineering banquet serves up its usual fare of awards and surprises | Winter 2009
Our emcees were Mike Zavislak and Jason Fall who did a fine job of running the evening's festivities. This was Mike's 4th and last year serving as an emcee.
The following outstanding graduates were announced, receiving clocks created on our CNC:
- Outstanding Computer Engineer: Jordan Meyer
- Outstanding Electrical Engineer: Michael Zavislak and Dave Stiles
- Outstanding Mechanical Engineers: Joe Betcher and Joel Diemer
- Outstanding Manufacturing Engineering Technologist: William Carolan
- Outstanding Engineering Management: Jeremy Hotlen
- Outstanding Engineering Athlete: Adam Smith
Congratulations to these graduates for their hard work, and exemplifying what it means to be a graduate of the Department of Engineering & Technology at LSSU.
Following the faculty and staff recognitions by the students of the Dean's Student Presidents Council (comprised by the presidents of each of the engineering organizations and members at large), the Big Resistor was passed on to Andrew Jones, leaving an empty spot on Prof. Paul Duesing's wall.
A rendition of Sonny & Cher's "I got you babe" contemplating the little screw by Dr. David Baumann (Sonny) and Morrie Walworth (Cher) primed the audience for the presentation of this year's Little Screw. Dr. Robert Hildebrand passed on the new Little Screw to Dr. David Baumann.
Dr. Andrew Jones kept the Big Nut & Tool under wraps as he explained the renovations, frequently peeking under the cloth. After the unveiling, the remotely-operated award, now consisting of the original Big Nut and Tool, a model train with a sound system proclaiming the award's name, and flashing lantern, automatically ran through it's steps. Now residing in Dr. Ron DeLap's office, should one walk a bit too close, the sequence will be set off.
The council members did an excellent job of organizing the banquet, soliciting door prizes and putting togher another memorable program.
Scholarship meets face-to-face | Winter 2009
Mike, pictured at center wearing a ball cap, is flanked by members of Precision Edge Surgical Intruments, Inc. From left they are: Doug Pascoe, controller; Stephanie Pins, quality control manager; Katie Pepin, accounting manager; and Duke Pepin, engineering manager. At right is then-LSSU president, Rodney Lowman.
Laker hockey was the background for a meeting of Precision Edge scholarship donors and recipient, Mike Zavislak, an electrical engineering senior from Washington Twp. The group enjoyed getting to know each other and watched the game from the president's box.
Update January 2010: Mike is pleased to announce his engagement to Helena, an LSSU nursing student. He has accepted a position in Chattanooga, beginning early winter 2010. A wedding is planned for summer 2011.
Engineering students join the ranks of Alpha Chi | Fall 2008
This year's class of LSSU juniors granted membership to Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society included three engineering students: Tom McGrail, CE, of West Branch; Brian Reid, EE, of Ray; and Jonathan Valley, CE, of Standish. Only the top 10% of the junior and senior classes of LSSU is eligible for invitation to Alpha Chi.
The purpose of the society is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students and to honor those who achieve such distinction.
Madl Manufacturing Engineering Technology Award debuts | Summer 2008
|Jan and John Madl are thanked by Dean Morrie Walworth for their award contribution. The slide rule is one of many items rescued by John and now hangs in the school office.
Professor Emeritus John Madl, and his wife, Jan, donated a $500 award for a full-time manufacturing engineering technology student who has earned at least 26 credits. The impetus behind the award was to help a struggling student.
"I struggled as a student and want to help someone in a similar situation. Perhaps part of the struggle is trying to do well as a result of having to work outside of school to be able to afford living and educational expenses," said John regarding the type of student he would like to see as a recipient. He's thinking of the person who works hard, studies hard, and contributes to LSSU but doesn't necessarily get top grades. That said, the requisite minimum GPA is 2.0.
Candidates should indicate a need for the award in their submission letter. Although the award is not automatically-renewable, recipients are eligible to reapply for it each year. Selection is made the faculty of the School of Engineering and Technology.
John Madl started teaching in the Engineering Department at the Soo Branch of MTU in 1967 after finishing his MSME at Michigan Technological University. He accepted early retirement in 2002 after 34 years of service to Lake Superior State University.
Jan (Osterhout) Madl was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. She received her RN from LSSU in 1982 and has since retired from War Memorial Hospital. They have three children: Janel Wallis, Dawn Cole, and Bryan Madl. John and Jan also have three grandsons.


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Kenneth Frampton, president of the jury for the inaugural Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), named seven finalists for the award at an event in Santiago, Chile last week. The program, which was announced in March 2013 as part of Dean Wiel Arets' new curriculum for the school, seeks to honor the best built work in the Americas. Arets launched the prize in collaboration with Phyllis Lambert, Hon. FAIA, and Dirk Denison, FAIA, at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, where Lambert serves as founding director.
"These seven built works are creative responses to the challenges of building in the 21st Century here in the Americas," Arets said in a release. "By highlighting them as MCHAP finalists, we wish to focus the public conversation on the opportunities of the modern metropolis—we seek to create a hub and it is our ambition to create a dialogue, that unites architects working in the Americas, but at the same time opens the discourse with others involved in the discipline around the world."
Jury members for the prize include Frampton and Arets as well as Jorge Francisco Liemer, architect and professor at Torcuato Di Tella University; Dominique Perrault, Hon. FAIA, founding principal of Dominique Perrault Architecture (DPA); and Sarah Whiting, dean of the Rice University School of Architecture in Houston. Jury members visited the building sites of the finalist projects.
A shortlist of 36 works for MCHAP was announced in April, narrowing down a field of 225 nominees selected by an international pool of architects and ambassadors from related fields. The winning project will be announced at an MCHAP Conference, which will be held in Chicago on October 22. Chilean practice Pezo von Ellrichshausen received the MCHAP.emerge award—aimed at recognizing work by an emerging practice—for Poli House in May of this year.


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By Leigh Coleman
PEARL, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Friday freed two sisters from life sentences in jail for an $11 armed robbery on condition that one donate a kidney to the other.
The sisters, Gladys and Jamie Scott, smiled and waved as they emerged from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility after 16 years in prison, a Reuters witness said.
"It's been a long, hard road but we made it. There were times when we wanted to give up but I told my sister ... 'we're going to make it, we're coming up out of here, we're not going to die (in jail),'" Gladys Scott later told a news conference.
Barbour, who is considering whether to run for president in 2012, suspended their sentences on condition that Gladys Scott, 36, donate a kidney to her sister, Jamie, 38, in an operation that should be performed urgently.
Gladys said she was a willing donor for Jamie, who requires dialysis, and said she hoped and prayed she was a good medical match.
The sisters were convicted of robbing at gunpoint two men driving them to a nightclub in Forest, in northern Mississippi, in 1993. They had no prior criminal record. Each was sentenced to two life terms.
On Friday, both protested their innocence and said they would work to support other women in the prison who had no voice or outside support. Crowds came from as far afield as Canada to witness their release.
"We are not bitter. We never would have made it through 16 years behind bars if we were full of hate," Gladys Scott said in Jackson, the state capital. Continued...


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Education in Mongolia
By Robert
Mongolia's system of education closely followed the Soviet and Eastern European model until the demise of the USSR. Since the early 1990s, it has been undergoing many changes as the country shifts from a centralized economy and one-party state system to a market-oriented economy with a more pluralistic system of government.
Under the current reforms, school curricula have been revised, and the supply of textbooks has increased at the primary and secondary levels. The number of students at all levels of education has also increased.
The Ministry of Science, Technology, Education and Culture (MOSTEC) formulates educational policy and sets the standards for each level of formal education.
Promotion to each educational level is through a system of exams. At the end of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education, students are required to take state examinations.
Primary education
is compulsory and lasts four years. Schools for the primary, lower secondary
and upper secondary levels generally do not exist separately. There are
only 79 schools offering just primary education in Mongolia (mostly in
remote rural areas), and 232 eight-year schools offering both primary
and lower secondary education. More than 20 percent of primary school
children drop out of school due to high travel or meal costs, lack of
interest in study, poor living standards and health problems.
Upper secondary school (not compulsory) is divided into general education and vocational/technical education.
Most of Mongolia's institutions of higher education are based in the capital, Ulaan Baatar. Since the early 1990s, a number of new schools focusing on information technology, business administration and medicine have cropped up there. Many students go abroad to pursue higher-education studies, especially to the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. There has also been a recent shift away from the study of Russian to include more English, Japanese and Chinese.
Duration of program: Four years (grades I through IV)
Mongolian language, mathematics, history and social studies, natural sciences,
music, fine arts, physical education
Lower Secondary School
Duration of program: Four years (grades V through VIII)
Upper Secondary School
Duration: Two years (grades IX and X)
Curriculum (for both lower and upper secondary): Mongolian language, Mongolian literature, foreign language (English and Russian), mathematics, natural sciences, geography, biology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, history and social studies, music, physical education, art
Leaving Certificate: Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate)
There are a number of technical and vocational schools that enroll lower and upper secondary school graduates. These schools provide secondary vocational education programs to train skilled workers and technicians. In recent years, many of the schools, which are subsidized by the government, have been closed down due to the current economic crisis in Mongolia. In 1990, there were 46 such schools, but by 1996 their number had dropped to only 33. The total number of students enrolled in technical and vocational schools is 11,308.
Higher education in Mongolia is provided by universities, colleges and institutes. Colleges offer mainly undergraduate programs, while universities focus more on research and graduate study. Public institutions of higher education are non-profit organizations, while private institutions may be either non-profit or for-profit.
Under the former communist regime, Mongolia's entire system of education remained under complete state control. This changed in the late 1980s, with the fall of the Soviet Eastern bloc, when colleges and universities were gradually given more academic freedom and institutional autonomy.
Higher education was fully subsidized by the state until 1993, when fees for students were introduced for the first time. However, the government continues to provide financial assistance in the form of grants and loans to students from low-income families and to those who demonstrate outstanding achievement.
In 1990, private institutions began offering higher education in Mongolia, and a new law, ratified in 1992, officially permitted the establishment of privately funded schools that met specific pre-conditions set by the government. There are currently more than 100 private institutions of higher education offering programs mainly in the fields of economics, management, law, computer science, languages and performing and fine arts. These institutions are approved by the MOSTEC, which also sets standards for private higher education. Students enrolled in accredited private higher-education institutions are eligible for various aid programs granted by the government.
Beginning in 1998, with the establishment of the National Council for Higher Education Accreditation (NCHEA), all higher-education institutions are required to undergo accreditation. Only those institutions that have passed the accreditation process are eligible to receive government financial support. Likewise, only students enrolled in accredited institutions are eligible for government grants and loans.
In addition, higher-education reforms introduced in 1995 and 1998 reorganized coursework at institutions of higher education into credit hours. A credit is defined as an academic content unit that is equal to an average of 15 hours of lecturing or 30 hours of practical training. Programs leading to the B.A. degree cannot be fewer than 120 credits.
Admission to both university and non-university programs requires the Gerchilgee diploma, awarded at the end of secondary school. Students must also take a competitive entrance examination administered by all institutions of higher education. The examination is held once a year, usually at the end of June and early July.
Until 1990, the National University of Mongolia (originally Mongolian State University) was the country's only university. However, following the implementation of education reforms in 1991, the following former polytechnics have been upgraded to university status: the Russian Language Institute, the State Pedagogical Institute, the Pedagogical Institute, the Agricultural Institute, the Medical Institute, the Management Institute and the Military Institute.
Hence, the higher-education sector has been transformed from a single, state-run multipurpose university into a decentralized group of specialized universities all having the freedom to appoint their own instructors, set their admission policies and confer degrees.
The drop out rate for university students continues to rise as increasing numbers of young men return home to rural areas to help their families with herding. According to the Mongolian Statistical Office the number of female students currently significantly exceeds the number of males attending universities. Women currently account for more than 63 percent of university students with 65 percent of them earning master's degrees. In addition, a recent Human Development Report revealed that 80 percent of medical doctors, 70 percent of lawyers, and 73 percent of teachers in Mongolia are women.
Programs and Degrees
Stage I: The first stage of higher education requires three-to-five years of full-time study leading to a Bachelor's degree. A student must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours to earn this qualification. Professional degrees in dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine require five years, and degrees in medicine are conferred after six years.
Stage II: The Master's degree is awarded after one and a -half to two years of study beyond the bachelor's degree. This degree requires a total of at least 150 credit hours.
Stage III: The Doctor of Philosophy requires several years of advanced study beyond the master's degree in addition to a dissertation and public defense. A total of not less than 210 credit hours is needed for the Ph.D.
Some colleges offer vocational training, which lasts between two and four years and leads to a Higher-Education Diploma.
The majority of colleges offering vocational training programs are run by the state. They are: the College of Commerce and Business, the College of Pedagogy, the Railway College, the Economic College, the College of Agriculture, the College of Art and the College of Light Industry.
Primary School Teachers
Primary school teachers are trained at the teacher training colleges.
Secondary School Teachers
Secondary school teachers are trained at the State Pedagogical University in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, social science and vocational/technical education. Graduating students are awarded a bachelor's degree in education.
The Distance Education department of the Mongolian Technical University offers online courses.
Refer to the World Education Services Grading Scale for Mongolia http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/mongolia.htm
Asia-Pacific Centre of Educational Innovation for Development: Mongolia Country Report
British Council. International Guide to Qualifications in Education (fourth Edition). Great Britain, 1998.
International Association of Universities: Mongolia's System of Education
International Bureau of Education (UNESCO)
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Hey friends!
I've been a a member at Audiojungle for a half year now. A great friend told me about the great site and I thought it would be something very interesting to try it out.
I've had a goal since some years back to focus and try to succeed in the electronic dance music industry and I thought Audiojungle would be something good & fun to do aside of that. As soon as I started exploring audiojungle it got more and more fun. I discovered many different genres I've never heard of, a forum to discuss many things with talented musicians & more.
Anyhow, after getting a item featured, being included in a bundle, winning a bounty contest and just the awesomeness that AJ delivers I've been distracted from my goal quite a lot so I decided to take a break for a while.
With the age advantage (16) and the help I've got from people I really wanna try my best to achieve what I'm striving for, and then unfortunately audiojungle can't be in the picture. I'll visit the forums from time to time though!
I really want to thank envato for helping me out so much, if I wouldn't be a part of this site, I would probably be producing music on my old pc (where I could have like 10 channels until the DAW started to lag), but because of you I've bought a great computer that makes everything a 100 times easier.
I also want to thank all the great & positive people I've met here (Jamie Blanks, Crian, lucafrancini, LLP, SoundFix, Grooving Gecko, matsteiner, brandonamatias, Lumenmedia, PhilLarson, Urbazon and many more!)
It's a nice point.. It's unusual reading the case of a successful author leaving Aj, but you've explained well all the points. You're mature minded if you still want to focus on yur first goal. So, nothing to object. There's only a point I don't get, do yu want to close your profile or you just don't upload new tracks for a while? I suggest you to leave your profile open, it doesn't cost anything Good Luck
You're a talented guy, indeed, and you are only 16. When I was 16 I could only change my desktop background picture on windows (and it was great fun :D). So you can do everything you want, but like LucaFormicola said, leaving this account open could be a good idea
Good luck from a jungle fellow!
This is stupid.Why you must leave?Audiojungle is not some thing which you can leave it.I think you can focus on your primary goal and AJ, eventually, leave it beside. Anyway, If you really leave, can I get your badges
You'll always have a home here. The support is going nowhere. Just will probably grow stronger. Come on back and upload a new awesome track from time to time. Good luck!
Thanks for the support guys! I will leave this account open, I'll just be very inactive, no new uploads for a long while..
Sad to see you leave but I really think it's a good choice to focus 100% on succeeding in the electronic dance music industry. You have written/produced some truly GREAT tracks (both here and what I've seen on BeatPort/SoundCloud etc.) and there's a future for you! To be honest, you have even inspired me to venture a lot deeper into the electronic world.
I will definitely follow your career. And don't forget to stay in school.
Good luck!
Well you've done incredibly well here for a 16 year old. When I was 16 my tunes sounded like absolute crap! Good luck on your dance music mission, I hope you make it Definitely keep your account open too
That's really warming to hear fellas, thank you!
Good luck man, I hope you do well in your other music endeavors


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I happened to take care of my sister's baby and it made me wonder why, sometimes, the baby just cry hard for no reason. We've checked every possible cause of discomforts (nappies, hunger, surroundings, etc) but, there was none. I've observed similar scenario from other babies as well.


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These pictures show the devastating aftermath of a storm that spread across the UK today, marking a break in the recent hot weather.
Nearly two inches of rain fell in some parts as a band of stormy weather swept over the country with incredible amount of hail striking Evesham.
One picture shows holes that were punctured into Kerren Lippett's gazebo in his back garden while others show piles of hail.
Another image shows the storm clouds looming large over Evesham moments before the town was battered by the storm.
The photograph was taken by Jan Knurek who also took an incredible picture of a lightning bolt hitting the ground during the height of the bad weather.
Severe weather warnings and flood alerts were put in place, meaning there were more brollies than ice lollies in many areas.
The most rainfall recorded so far is in Ballypatrick Forest, Co Antrim, where 40.8mm fell in six hours, a forecaster at the Met Office revealed.
Kirk Waite said there has been heavy hourly rates in other places too, including 18mm in one hour in Oxfordshire.
"We have seen some quite unsettled weather move across the country and there's been a few thundery downpours in amongst it as well. And we're still expecting some further rain overnight tonight," he said.
Today, the Met Office had yellow warnings - meaning "be aware" - in place for Northern Ireland, Wales, much of Scotland, north west England, north east England and Yorkshire and Humber.
The Environment Agency had three flood alerts in place in the south east.
Tomorrow, the Met Office still has yellow warnings in place for much of Scotland and north east England.
Forecaster Mr Waite said Scotland can expect another 20mm of rain to fall in quite a short period tomorrow as heavy thundery downpours are set to soak the country.
"It is going to gradually ease away northwards through the day," he said.
Mr Waite said this amount of rainfall is not unusual for August, because while the month can bring warm weather, the combination of high temperatures and moisture from the ocean creates the potential risk of thundery downpours.
"It's not that unusual to see some heavy - even torrential - downpours in August," he said.
The forecaster said next week is also going to be "a little bit unsettled", but not as bad as today.
Many places will have a mixture of bright sunny spells and a scattering of showers.
"We're not expecting anything particularly exceptional temperature-wise," he said.
However, during the sunny periods it will feel "pleasant" and the warmest temperatures will be in the south east.
This will increase the risk of heavy, potentially thundery, showers, he said.