text: High School: "We are safe, healthy and balanced." 04 February 2019 It's February, and time for another new monthly theme... Air Quality Update As you know, we have been carefully monitoring the air quality at the High School, especially given the high AQI figures since the beginning of this term. Last Wednesday, even though the AQI did not reach the 200 threshold for moving all activities inside, we cancelled all outdoor PE and swimming lessons and football and basketball at break and lunchtime. As I said at the recent PTG Meeting, we make these decisions based on our live data from the AirVisual Pros that we have around the High School, and the readings last Wednesday morning were not improving after the morning rush-hour as they usually do. Early on Wednesday afternoon we heard officially that, due to the very high PM 2.5 levels, the Ministry of Education had closed all schools in Bangkok for Thursday and Friday. This also meant that we had to make the difficult decision to postpone this year's Fun Day, which was due to take place on Saturday. As Paul has written in his Head's Lines, we will be working with the PTG to explore the possibilities of re-arranging this later this term. As I wrote last week, while most of the High School was away on Residentials we replaced the 3M Filtrete™ Electrostatic Air Conditioner Filters in our air conditioning units all over the High School. These ensure that even when the air quality is poor outside, the air quality in our classrooms, where the students spend the vast majority of their day, is much better. As you can see from the images above, this morning, when our Atrium AirVisual Pro was showing the outside air quality to have an AQI of 108, the AQI in the Shared Area on Floor 3 of the Gold Building, a much bigger space than the classrooms I showed data for in last week's Newsletter, was below 50, with the graph on the right showing the significant decrease in AQI when we started to turn on air conditioning units this morning, even as the AQI outside was increasing. While the AQI is currently much lower than it was on Wednesday last week, it is predicted to increase again this week. We have therefore made the decision to postpone the House Athletics events, planned for this week and next week. While it is a real shame to postpone these events, which last year were a real celebration of both athletics and our Great St Andrews Community, the students are much safer and healthier in our air-conditioned and 3M Filtrete™ protected classrooms than spending a whole day outside at the moment. "We are safe, healthy and balanced." While the poor air quality means that we have had to postpone the House Athletics events, which were planned to link to February's monthly theme, this is still a very busy week at St Andrews International School Bangkok, with Sex Education workshops for Years 9, 10 and parents today, a Lunar New Year Dragon Dance and Working Title on Wednesday (see the Drama section below for more details) and a range of Tiger Awareness Assemblies and activities taking place on Friday. This range of activities, even without House Athletics, very much reflects the IB Learner Profile definition of Balanced: Roo Stenning Head of High School The school's full Google Calendars are available on Moodle, accessible via http://calendar.standrews.ac.th/. Categories High School Homepage Featured Article Discover more High School High School: Flattening the curve 16 March 2020 There were a lot of discussions this week about different countries' approaches to COVID-19. We take a look at 4 graphs which he ... Head's Lines: Monitoring changes 16 March 2020 An update on countries on the COVID-19 quarantine list…The Year 4 Music Concert was a welcome respite from concerns of the day.. ... High School: International Women's Day 09 March 2020 We celebrated International Women's Day on Friday, celebrating women in sport. High School: Reducing risks 02 March 2020 We review the health directives issued this week and read about ways to keep our community safe.


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SAN ANTONIO – Tony Parker has spent the better part of the past 14 seasons tumbling violently to the court after driving headfirst into the paint against a mass of big men for a contested layup or a timely pass.
Those breakneck drives have not been as frequent this season from the San Antonio point guard, but Parker showed Wednesday night that is by choice.
Parker scored a season-high 25 points and the Spurs never trailed in beating the Denver Nuggets 109-98 for their sixth straight victory.
"He's still got it," Denver rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay said. "He is one of the elite guards. Veteran guard, smart guard. He had one of his best games coming in."
Kawhi Leonard added 20 points and Patty Mills was 3 for 6 on 3-pointers in scoring a season-high 17. Tim Duncan had 12 points and 11 rebounds and LaMarcus Aldridge added 11 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio, undefeated at home after five games.
The addition of Aldridge and the continuing emergence of Leonard has given the Spurs a more balanced offense and allowed Parker to carry less of the scoring load this season.
"It doesn't matter (who scores) on this team," Parker said. "It depends what's going on, who's hot, who's got the advantage in matchup. … It doesn't matter, we just want to win a championship."
In his 15th season, Parker responded to a favorable matchup against Mudiay.
"I thought he was great," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
"He's had some games where he's started slowly, but overall what matters is what he is doing now. He is playing really good defense. He's being really active and aggressive offensively."
The still-speedy, 6-foot-2 guard took advantage of Mudiay's defensive aggression to keep him off balance with a series of drives for layups and runners. Parker had 15 points in the first half.
"He got it going tonight," Leonard said. "Once he gets it going, he makes the game easier for all of us. All we're doing is catching and shooting. That is the easiest shot of the game."
San Antonio shot 49 percent from the field and had 33 assists, two shy of its season high.
Parker finished 9 for 14 from the field and sank all but one of his eight free throws.
"I thought Tony Parker was able to live in the paint. He got into the paint at will," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "We did not do a good job of communicating."
Parker's success in the lane helped San Antonio match a season high with nine 3-pointers.
Mills' effort helped offset the absence of Manu Ginobili, who will miss the next two games with bilateral hip tightness. Ginobili will be re-evaluated before San Antonio's next home game Saturday against Memphis.
Denver rookie Nikola Jokic had 23 points off the bench, going 8 for 13 from the field against Duncan, Aldridge and other Spurs defenders.
"I don't even know if he knows who those guys are, and maybe that's a good thing," Malone said. "He didn't play last night because of matchups with small-ball game, but tonight he was fantastic."
The 6-foot-10 center from Serbia made his first 3-pointer of the season.
Nuggets: G Will Barton was held to nine points, failing to reach double figures for the first time this season. Barton is averaging 14.1 points per game. … F Kenneth Faried (lower back pain) and F Darrell Arthur (sinus infection) played after being listed as probable.
Spurs: San Antonio players have missed a combined three games due to injury, with Ginobili sitting out twice. Leonard (upper respiratory infection) and Ginobili (strained abductor) both missed a 92-83 victory over Philadelphia on Nov. 14. … The Spurs have 10 double-doubles. Aldridge leads the team with five, Duncan has three and Leonard two. … Parker's previous season high was 17 points Nov. 4 at Washington.
Malone smiled when asked if the Spurs' style of play is what he hopes his young team can eventually emulate. "I go to sleep dreaming about playing like the Spurs," he said.
Jokic drained a 3 in the fourth quarter, which only added to his memorable game against Duncan.
"I enjoyed the game," Jokic said. "I spoke with Tim Duncan in the game. He is a funny guy, good guy, so I was enjoying the game. He asked me, 'Do you shoot 3-pointers?' 'I said, so-so.'"
Jokic went on to make his second 3-point attempt of the season.
Parker took umbrage when asked why Aldridge was having such a slow start to the season.
"Leave LaMarcus alone, he's doing great," Parker said. "He's getting double-doubles. He's doing what Pop wants. He's knocking down shots, playing good defense, getting rebounds. That's what we want. He's not going to average 30 points. Nobody does that here in San Antonio."
Nuggets: Host Phoenix on Friday.
Spurs: At New Orleans on Friday.


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While watching the movie, "College Road Trip," with my two kids, I started getting choked up at the point of the movie when the character played by Raven is actually leaving the nest for college. Effectively using flashbacks the director had scenes moving from the "good old days" with little Raven and the current Raven leaving the teary-eyed parents to enter the dormitory. I was crying along with the parents. I kept thinking that this will be me real soon.
Cozy on the couch, my son watched the tears stream down my face. Moved by my reaction to the movie, he curled up on my lap putting his arms around my neck. Whispering in my ear, "I won't go to college, mommy if it is going to make you cry."
Squeezing him tightly, I whispered back, "No, I want you to go to college. But I will just have to go with you."
Isn't it hard to let our kids grow up?? I have reached a time in my life when I am counting my blessings because they are at the brink of leaving me to an empty nest. When they were little, I couldn't imagine the time coming when I am worrying about college. I was overwhelmed and obessed about leaving them in the care of a daycare and on to kindergarten. I hadn't thought past the elementary years. Yet, here I am thinking about their future and how numbered my days are to have them in my nest under my wings of protection.
Imagine how Mary felt. I wonder if she laid in bed at night worrying about Jesus growing up and leaving her nest. Or did she find rest knowing he was going to change the world? How in the world did she get through the milestones of his life? Was she anxious or excited? I sure wish we had her "how to raise a son and not be overly anxious" book.
I guess I just need to relax, enjoy each day I have with them, and help them find their Godly pathway and purpose in life. But… sniff….it is…. sniff so hard…..sniff sniff……


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June Elizabeth Mayfield Goodwin, 94, widow of John Andy Goodwin, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 15, 2019.
Mrs. Goodwin was born in Simpsonville to the late Smith Newton Mayfield and Ada Lenora Vaughn Mayfield. She was a lifelong member of Clear Spring Baptist Church, where she formerly taught a children's Sunday School class. June enjoyed gardening and working in her yard and had a wonderful love of children.
Surviving are a son, David Goodwin and wife Betty; a granddaughter, Dana Jutton and husband Stephen; and a great-granddaughter, Maria Jutton. She was predeceased by a brother, J.C. Mayfield; and two sisters, Belle Mayfield and Dorothy West.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Fletcher Funeral Service, officiated by Rev. David Shiflet. Burial will be in Clear Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Clear Spring Baptist Church, 301 Bethany Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681; or to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.


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Interview: Rep. Beto O'Rourke on How to Build Jobs at the U.S.-Mexico Border
"It's very much in the economic self-interest of this country, of every single state in the union, and by extension every representative and senator to ensure that we facilitate the secure flow of people, goods, and commerce through our ports of entry with Mexico."
How can the United States secure its southern border without compromising over $1 billion a day in trade? U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) spoke to Council of the Americas' Kezia McKeague about this issue, as well as U.S.-Mexico relations and immigration reform. A former El Paso City Council member, O'Rourke was elected to Congress in 2012, forging a reputation in Washington as a leader on border issues. In August 2013, he co-hosted the Border Conference on U.S.-Mexico Competitiveness Agenda with the Council of the Americas and the University of Texas at El Paso. "I am unwilling to move forward if that means sacrificing the community I live in and the border and the 6 million people on the U.S. side who call the border home," says O'Rourke on why he disagrees with bundling the "border surge" security proposal with comprehensive immigration reform. He added: "We're talking about spending $46 billion on a problem that we do not have."
AS/COA: At our conference last month, you expressed concern with perceptions that identify the U.S.-Mexico border as a security threat rather than as an economic opportunity. Why should your colleagues from non-border districts care about facilitating cross-border trade?
Representative Beto O'Rourke: Members of Congress who don't live close to the U.S.-Mexico border have a vested interest in the success of the border and helping to facilitate a healthy border because it will mean more jobs in their districts. Even more importantly, it will also mean that they won't lose the jobs that they have now that are dependent on U.S.-Mexico trade and commerce.
The estimate is that there are about 6 million U.S. jobs that are supported by trade with Mexico and in the state that I live in, it's more than 460,000 jobs. In California it's nearly 700,000 jobs. But even in states that you might not make an obvious connection with in terms of trade with Mexico, New Hampshire has 30,000 jobs, Maine has almost 30,000 jobs, the state of Washington has 130,000 jobs. So my appeal to these other members of Congress from around the country is that it's important for the border and our quality of life to facilitate the secure but quick flow of people in commerce through our ports of entry, but I don't expect them to act in our interests.
So the appeal to that member from Illinois is that there are more than 250,000 people in your state who depend on this and if you will help invest in the ports of entry with additional customs officers, with better infrastructure, with investing in twenty-first century technology, I can guarantee that we will create more jobs in the district that you represent. And to put it a negative way, the long wait times that we see at our ports of entry right now result in $166 million lost to the U.S. economy for every additional minute of wait time at our commercial crossings with Mexico. So it's very much in the economic self-interest of this country, of every single state in the union, and by extension every representative and senator to ensure that we facilitate the secure flow of people, goods, and commerce through our ports of entry with Mexico.
AS/COA: What do you think is the solution to long and unpredictable wait times that produce bottlenecks at the border, and why hasn't more money been dedicated already to better infrastructure given the importance of the bilateral economic relationship with Mexico?
O'Rourke: The most immediate need is to staff every single lane at every port, every hour of the day that they're open and, in some cases, to increase the number of hours that those ports are in active service. We have some 24-hour ports, but we have some ports that are operating on a much more limited schedule. It is simply a matter of throughput, of being able to get more trucks, more people. In El Paso, Juarenses—the people of Ciudad Juarez on the other side of the Rio Grande—spend $1.4 billion a year in our local economy, as conservatively estimated by the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve.
We've been told by Customs and Border Protection and by Secretary Janet Napolitano at the Department of Homeland Security that more than 99 percent of the people who are crossing our ports of entry—either the truck drivers who are bringing over commerce, the students who wake up in Ciudad Juarez and attend the University of Texas at El Paso, the shoppers who cross our bridges to spend their hard-earned money in our local economy—more than 99 percent of them are traveling for legitimate purposes, have the appropriate documentation, and pose no threat to the homeland or to communities like El Paso. And it's part of the reason that El Paso is the safest city in the country now, three years running.
To put the simple investment in more port officers in context, to hire a new officer it costs around $147,000 to train them, to bring them to the community in which they're going to serve, and to pay their salary that first year. Each additional year is something significantly less than that. The hiring of that port officer creates 33 new additional jobs in the U.S. economy and adds $2 million to our economy. You compare that with the proposal that successfully passed the Senate to "secure" the U.S.-Mexico border to the tune of $46 billion to double the size of the Border Patrol, to add 700 more miles of fencing, to invest in unproven military technology, to defend the homeland in a part of our country that is far more safe and secure than the rest of the country.
All that while, net migration from Mexico this last year was at zero. You understand that it's a failure to educate those members about the true nature of any threats that we see at the border, to put them in perspective, to try to offer a proportionate alternative to what those threats are and to turn their attention to the wonderful opportunities that we have with Mexico, our country's third largest trading partner and the number one trading partner for the states of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and many, many more states in the union.
To a degree, that is the border's fault. That is our fault in El Paso, in San Diego, and Brownsville, in McAllen, and Nogales. And it's something that we're trying to correct. So our office, for example, has led an initiative that is delivered to every single member of Congress, a one-page fact sheet that describes their state's economic interdependence with Mexico and with the U.S.-Mexico border, and tries to show them the opportunity present at the border and really put any concerns they have about threats into perspective. So education, I think, is the answer to why we haven't seen a more rational response to the opportunity with Mexico.
AS/COA: You're a supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, but it seems that increased investment in border security may be the price to pay in order to secure bipartisan passage of reform. What are your views on that tradeoff and where do you see the immigration reform debate going this fall?
O'Rourke: It's clear that the Corker-Hoeven amendment to the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform plan, also known as the border surge, was a political calculation to secure more votes to perhaps provide comprehensive immigration reform with the momentum needed to pass the House. I think that was a miscalculation because it didn't have the desired political result in the House. As we all know, Speaker John Boehner has decided to approach this in a piecemeal fashion instead of comprehensively.
When I spoke to senators who voted for and even advocated for the inclusion of Corker-Hoeven, they admitted as much and essentially said, you know, this is something that we agree is unnecessary, it certainly can be seen as waste of taxpayer dollars, but we just have to hold our nose and pass it and move forward. My response to these members of the Senate is that it's fine for you to have to hold your nose, but for the 6 million of us who live on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border, we won't simply be holding our nose, we'll be living that every single day, militarizing the communities that we live in, wasting money on additional border patrol and fencing at a time that we have zero net migration from Mexico and absolutely missing the chance to capitalize on this wonderful opportunity that we have with Mexico right now. And for a fraction of that $46 billion, we could invest in ports officers that would facilitate billions of dollars in additional trade with Mexico and far more jobs in all of our districts throughout the country.
I'm a big proponent of comprehensive immigration reform. So many of the things that are proposed in the Senate, like a tough but fair path to citizenship, reuniting families, focusing on the real threats that we might see at our border instead of people who are coming to our country to work, and improving our communities and our economy—it all makes sense to me, but I am unwilling to move forward if that means sacrificing the community I live in and the border and the 6 million people on the U.S. side who call the border home.
That proposal is inhumane considering how many additional crossing deaths this militarization has already caused. It is irrational given the fact that net migration from Mexico is zero, and it's not fiscally responsible. We're talking about spending $46 billion on a problem that we do not have. So yes, I'm for comprehensive immigration reform, but I have a responsibility to represent the community that I serve in Congress, and it is not in our interest to militarize El Paso or the border with Mexico.
AS/COA: As we approach the twentieth anniversary of North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA) entry into force, how you view the next 20 years of the U.S.-Mexico economic relationship? How can we continue to maximize the economic opportunities along the border and jointly advance the competitiveness of the U.S. and Mexico?
O'Rourke: Looking back on 20 years of NAFTA, it was certainly incredibly tough for a lot of people in the community I represent to adjust to the implications of NAFTA and to, in many cases, lose those low-wage, low-skill jobs that were headquartered in El Paso, Texas. And as we all know, the vast majority of those jobs moved to cities like Ciudad Juarez just across the border. So I think it's important to say that many people, especially in communities like El Paso, paid a very heavy price for moving forward with NAFTA.
In Juarez, you see a lot of success in terms of the industrialization of that community, of the wealth that was created there. But it also happened so quickly that I don't know that that community was prepared with the hard infrastructure—water and sewers just as an example, in addition to roads, as well as the soft social infrastructure in terms of the community, schools, the ability to integrate people who are moving in from the countryside for these factory jobs.
But having said all of that, it is certainly within our interests to see Mexico rise as a leading Latin American and leading world economy. A prosperous Mexico equals a more prosperous United States and also lessens the demand for economic refugees to come into our country. It creates bigger markets for U.S. exporters. And very unique to our trade relationship with Mexico, 40 percent of the value of imports coming in from Mexico is made of content produced in the United States. That is unlike our relationship with any other trading partner across the world. So we win, obviously, when we export to Mexico; that creates U.S. jobs, but we win even when we import. There are U.S. jobs connected to the U.S. content of those Mexican imports into the United States.
So I would love to see the next 20 years of NAFTA or potentially the Trans-Pacific Partnership or other trade agreements build upon those successes, but also, frankly, do a better job of helping those people who are negatively affected by the very disruptive part of the integration of our economies.
AS/COA: Vice President Joe Biden is going to be in Mexico this week to launch the high-level economic dialogue between the United States and Mexico. What would be one takeaway from our conference that you think would be relevant to the launch of this dialogue and Biden's consultations in Mexico City?
O'Rourke: I believe the Mexican ambassador to the U.S. [Eduardo Medina Mora] said something to the effect that we have a twenty-first-century trading relationship between our two countries that is largely dependent on twentieth-century processes and technology and nineteenth-century infrastructure.
Even though the Mexican economy had some difficulty recently, the larger trend is that it continues to grow and become more and more of a dominant player in Latin America and around the world. It is in our interests to modernize our ports—not just the infrastructure, but the processes and the technologies that we employ there so that we can capitalize on the export and import opportunities, because both ends of our trade relationship are tied to millions of U.S. jobs.
So to me, that was the clear message from our conferences. There is so much potential, so many great things already happening, but we are holding back even greater possibilities by our unwillingness to invest in our border, and to treat our relationship with Mexico in a much more rational fashion. That would be my message to the vice president.


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With the global spread of COVID-19, vaunted London institutions such as the Saatchi Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Tate Modern have been forced to close their doors indefinitely—though many can be viewed digitally. As the situation continues to evolve, much of the actual physical programming has been extended well into the back end of 2020, optimistic that 10 Downing will eventually ease restrictions.
A show we were specifically looking forward to was at one of our lesser known London faves (also shuttered), the the chicly offbeat Fashion and Textile Museum, which has no permanent collection, instead featuring rotating exhibits. Founded by legendary punk fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, and noted for its cheerful, bright orange and pink façade, it is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, by also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the capital's exalted Designers Guild.
The latter is the invention of London interior design icon Tricia Guild, and rose from humble roots as small shop in Chelsea in 1970, to a paragon of contemporary style. The brand has since grown into a global enterprise, whose products have changed the way we view modern interior design. But while the exhibition remains postponed, there is a striking new companion book to fill the void, Out of the Blue: Fifty Years of Designers Guild, compiled and authored by Guild herself (and available via ACC Art Books),
The book unravels her unique approach to design, focusing on influences, intuitive methodology, and the techniques, processes and materials applied in her five decades of work. Originally frustrated with the lack of truly contemporary fabrics and wallpapers for interiors, her vision was to create a total lifestyle, not just a look.
Guild conjured new ways to mix diverse elements, as well as re-envisioning how color, pattern, texture and form can combine to create a harmonious space. Juxtapositions are still key to her style, and like an artist employing collage, have led to a remarkable eclecticism. However, what has remained consistent is the bold fearlessness with which she brings it all together.
Readers are given a peek into Guild's inspirations: her travels to India, Japan and Scandinavia, and how it all translates into stunning new collections of fabrics, wallpaper, furniture and accessories. Ancient Indian textiles, Renaissance-style velvets and Swedish Gustavian wall treatments are brought together in surprisingly forward-looking harmony, eclectic amalgams which harmonize East and West, past and present.
Designers Guild is perhaps known best for florals and botanicals, but plain fabrics in a multitude of shades and textures, alongside a vast range of geometric and abstract designs, are also vital to the mix. And like the museum housing this exhibit, Guild is renowned for her confident and vivid use of color; but the natural and neutral palette enjoys equal prominence in her collections.
Of course, as we continue to shelter-in-place, what better time to seek inspiration for that long-considered interior remake? Out of the Blue, the book, is surely the perfect place to start.
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"People are dumping trash all over the place."
That's how one group participating in the Beautify My Marianas program sees it, after doing several cleanups in separate locations around Saipan.
On April 11, 2015, Friends for Life picked up trash along a two-mile stretch from Oleai Beach to Sugar Dock in Susupe.
"We found our faces in gruesome trash…such as many beer cans and plates with leftover meals….plastic bottles, plastic bags, plastic forks, plastic spoons, foam plates, tissues, cardboard, soda cans, and juice boxes," said the group in their post-cleanup report. "It's making this place look filthy because people are dumping trash all over the place."
The Beautify My Marianas program offers $100 for each 1-mile cleanup in assigned areas and is coordinated by the Marianas Visitors Authority.
Marians Outrigger Club cleaned at Obyan Beach and Ladder Beach on April 12, 2015.
The bulk of trash found at Ladder Beach was in the caves where people normally go for partying or bonfires, said the group in their report. "Surprisingly there wasn't much trash. It pales in comparison to Sugar Dock and behind Aquarius [Beach Tower]."
"If we want visitors to think our islands are a special place to visit, we also need to act like it's a special place," said MVA Community Projects manager Martin Duenas. "Many beachgoers have good intentions and bag their trash, but stray dogs can come along and easily rip open those bags. We're encouraging everyone to go the extra mile and ensure their trash bags are not left lying around. This is one of the best ways we can help end this trash problem, for all our sakes."
For more information on Beautify My Marianas or an application, visit the MVA homepage at www.mymarianas.com. Groups must apply to participate and document their cleanup with a written report, list of participants, and photos. (MVA)


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October 18, 2019
VOGT POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC. APPELLANTv.LABOR DEPARTMENT OF WORKPLACE STANDARDS; DAVID A. DICKERSON IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ACTING SECRETARY OF THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET; [1] and STEPHEN KAPSALIS APPELLEES
FOR APPELLANT: Michael D. Risley Shannon Antle Hamilton
Ashley Owens Hopkins Louisville, Kentucky
SECRETARY OF THE KENTUCKY LABOR CABINET: Mikala L. Noe
Frankfort, Kentucky
In an
April 12, 2016 final administrative order, the Secretary of
the Kentucky Labor Cabinet determined that appellant Vogt
Power International, Inc., violated Kentucky Revised Statute
(KRS) 337.055[2] by wrongfully withholding wages belonging
to Vogt's former employee, Stephen Kapsalis. Vogt
petitioned the Franklin Circuit Court for review and
declaratory relief, and the circuit court affirmed. Vogt now
appeals to this Court, and for the reasons set forth below we
affirm in part and vacate in part.
general background of this wages and hours matter is
relatively straightforward. As conceded by all parties to
this appeal, Stephen Kapsalis was the type of
"employee" classified as a "bona fide
executive" as set forth in KRS 337.010(2)(a)2; to that
end, he served as Vogt's President and CEO from July 2009
until April 12, 2013, and he was paid $350, 000 per year for
his services. Kapsalis operated Vogt for its parent
corporation, Babcock Power. Months after his resignation,
Kapsalis filed a complaint with the Cabinet alleging that
Vogt had violated KRS 337.055 by failing to pay him $8,
788.62 in wages, an amount representing 58 hours of his
accrued annual leave. After investigating Kapsalis's
complaint, the Cabinet then issued tentative findings of fact
on February 25, 2014. In its findings, the Cabinet concluded
that Vogt had indeed violated KRS 337.055 by failing to pay
Kapsalis $8, 788.62 for 58 hours of accrued annual leave.
Accordingly, the Cabinet directed Vogt to pay a civil penalty
of $250, and to pay Kapsalis $8, 788.62 in restitution.
Thereafter, Vogt administratively contested the tentative
findings of fact;[3] an evidentiary hearing was held; the
Secretary of the Cabinet ultimately affirmed the penalty and
amount of restitution in an April 12, 2016 final order; and,
following a petition for judicial review, [4] the Franklin
Circuit Court likewise affirmed.
pause here to note that in part of this appeal, Vogt
argues that no evidence of substance supports that it owed
Kapsalis $8, 788.62 in unpaid wages, or that it otherwise
violated or should have been penalized for violating KRS
337.055. For the sake of brevity, we will address that part
first. The Secretary's April 12, 2016 final order set
forth the evidence and applied the law in relevant part as
Mr. Kapsalis accrued annual leave pursuant to Babcock
Power's vacation policy. Mr. Kapsalis stated the accrual
occurred at a rate of 160 vacation hours per year. Mr. [John]
Heffernan[5] confirmed that figure on direct
examination. Each year, Mr. Kapsalis was allowed to carry
over up to two times the maximum amount of hours accrued
Mr. Kapsalis had an accrued annual leave balance of 168 hours
at the time of his separation from employment of Petitioner.
Mr. Kapsalis's claimed balance of 168 hours was
substantiated by Mr. Heffernan on direct examination when he
stated: "So based on accruing 160 hours a year, having
over 160 hours upon departure, it did seem like a lot."
Petitioner's counsel asked on direct examination of Mr.
Heffernan: "Why did you do an investigation after Mr.
Kapsalis left and make a decision not to pay him the total
amount of vacation pay?" Mr. Heffernan responded not by
claiming Petitioner paid the total amount of vacation pay but
rather went on at length as to why the internal investigation
was performed. This exchange shows there is no dispute that
Mr. Kapsalis's original leave balance upon departure was
168 hours as he claimed. It also confirms that Petitioner
disliked how large the balance was and refused to pay the
total balance.
Petitioner did make a payment for one-hundred-ten (110) hours
of accrued vacation time earned. However, Petitioner failed
to pay a balance of fifty-eight hours remaining for accrued
annual leave. Mr. Heffernan wrote Investigator Blevins on
August 6, 2013, stating in relevant part: "Mr. Kapsalis
was paid for 110 hours of accrued vacation time." Mr.
Heffernan went on to state in that letter: "We refute
the additional 58 hours of accrued time Mr. Kapsalis is
As there was a total balance of 168 hours of accrued annual
leave for Mr. Kapsalis upon his separation from Petitioner,
and he was only paid for 110 hours of that leave, payment for
58 hours of leave is still due to Mr. Kapsalis.
Petitioner refused to pay the remaining 58 hours of accrued
leave due to Mr. Kapsalis based on its assertion that he
incorrectly report[ed] his work time and sick time. This
contention is detailed in a letter from Mr. Heffernan to
Inspector [Michael] Blevins dated August 12, 2013. On two of
the days in question, Mr. Kapsalis took sick leave while on
an out-of-town business trip. Each of the other dates in
question occurred on a day Mr. Kapsalis was out of the
office, did not report business expenses, and took annual
leave for at least part of that day, the day prior, or the
following day.
Mr. Heffernan appeared to assume if Mr. Kapsalis did not
report business expenses on his expense report that he must
not have worked on the days in question. Specifically, he
stated: "There was no indication that showed that there
was any business that was being conducted while on travel
because there were no expenses associated with those
days." This assumption is not supported by testimony in
the record.
When questioned as to whether he himself would report
business expenses when working from home, Mr. Heffernan
stated: "I wouldn't have any expense." The same
holds true for Mr. Kapsalis if or when he was working from
his homes in Louisville, Florida, or the property he leased
in the Carolinas. Additionally, if Mr. Kapsalis was out of
town for personal reasons, and he performed a half-day of
work for Petitioner, there would not have been any added
expense to report.
When questioned on the type of proof an employee is required
to provide to show work was actually being done while working
outside of the office, Mr. Heffernan stated none was
required. The exchange was as follows:
Cabinet Counsel: "There's been a lot of talk about
e-mails and phone calls while out of the office on the days
in question. What proof is an employee required to present on
a workday outside of the office to prove they worked?"
Mr. Heffernan: "What are they required to prove?"
Cabinet Counsel: "Is there a policy requiring employees
to prove it?"
Mr. Heffernan: "No."
Mr. Heffernan's understanding that there was not a proof
requirement regarding work performed was echoed by Mr.
Kapsalis. When questioned as to what records would be
required to prove he worked when out of the office he stated:
"None that I'm aware of."
While there is no requirement to provide proof of working
when out of the office, there is proof Mr. Kapsalis performed
work on each day in question where working hours were
reported. For each day, there are numerous work phone calls
and emails made by Mr. Kapsalis occurring over a number of
hours. While the total time spent on work calls varies from
day to day, the records prove Mr. Kapsalis was performing
work on those days. Simply because Mr. Kapsalis was not on a
business call at a given time is not proof he wasn't
working at that time.
Petitioner's assertions that Mr. Kapsalis was hunting or
traveling on a particular day are irrelevant. Both Mr.
Kapsalis and Mr. Heffernan agree that there were not specific
set hours which Mr. Kapsalis was required to work by
Petitioner. Both also agree that Mr. Kapsalis often worked
both nights and weekends as part of his job. As such, any
non-work activity that may have occurred on a given day
during normal nine-to-five work hours is not determinative as
to whether or not he was working on that day.
Petitioner asserts Mr. Kapsalis's report of sick leave
was improper for March 6th and 7th of
2013. Mr. Heffernan stated on direct, "I just assumed
again, since he is back in that same area that it was another
long weekend hunting trip." This assumption is not
credible. Mr. Kapsalis was there for a long weekend, yet the
Petitioner did not question Monday and Tuesday (March
4th and 5th) or Friday (March
8th) which were reported as work days. Any lack of
proof that Mr. Kapsalis worked on these days would be due to
his illness. Nothing in the vacation policy would prevent Mr.
Kapsalis from taking sick leave while on a business trip. In
fact, had he even been on a personal vacation during this
time and took ill, he would still be allowed to take sick
leave. During cross-examination Mr. Heffernan confirmed this
availability of sick time during a personal vacation.
Mr. Kapsalis reported his worktime each week as seen in his
timesheets. Each of Mr. Kapsalis's timesheets was
approved by an employee designated by Mr. Kapsalis's
supervisor Mike LeClair. Petitioner had an opportunity to
reconcile any perceived inconsistencies in Mr. Kapsalis's
timesheets prior to approval, yet no claims were raised prior
to his resignation.
Section 2.6.1 of the Babcock Power Vacation Policy states:
"Employees who leave the company will be paid for unused
vacation hours that have been accrued up to the termination
date." Mr. Heffernan confirmed that it was
Petitioner's policy to pay unused ...
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Simba is full of emotions due to being saddened by his grandfather's death, yet full of joy after marrying the love of his life. Although he's put Lailani and his family through enough issues in the past, he needs to go on one final mission. He not only wants to find who murdered his grandfather, but figure out who's after him as well. Secrets begin to unravel that will not only have him on edge but also have him questioning the loyalty of everyone around him. Who can he trust?
Quincy is just as determined as Simba to find out who was responsible for the death of his mentor. He's also begun to look at everyone sideways and doesn't have confidence in anyone's loyalty. Melanie and his cousin Brandon warn him about getting involved, but against his better judgment, he does anyway. Before he knows it, things backfire and he's in a fight for his life. Will he be able to protect himself and his family from an unknown enemy?
Vamp and Darian get on board with helping Simba and Quincy but at the expense of betraying the trust of their loved ones. Keyani becomes suspicious of Vamp as he comes up with lie after lie to cover up his involvement. Will she stick around or will she leave? Darian also faces issues with Lauren, but he has even bigger problems when he becomes the informant. These four friends get caught up in proving their loyalty to each other, but will they make it out alive?
I Can't Trust You: Friends, Lovers & Lies
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I Can't Trust You 3: Friends, Lovers & Lies
Nothing is Promised: Vamp and Keyani's Love Story
Loyalty is Everything: Betrayal of Friends & Lovers
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Art gave Navajo combat vet another chance after tornado injuries ended his military career
By ROBERT NOTT | The Santa Fe New Mexican | Published: December 13, 2019
SANTA FE, N.M. (Tribune News Service) — War didn't kill or physically scar Jeff DeMent. He survived countless combat missions in Iraq during his 14-month tour there with the U.S. Army.
His combat experience did leave indelible emotional and psychological marks on him, but it was the tornado that hit the St. Louis area on Good Friday in 2011 that knocked more than the wind out of him.
Making Native art, the Navajo silversmith said, has opened a path to healing.
DeMent, 42, who lives in Santa Fe, was serving as a front-gate guard the evening the tornado swept over the Missouri Air National Guard Station at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. When the tornado arrived, he made a dash for an underground shelter.
The twister knocked him down, the ice-cold rain battered him and the wind bashed him against the walls near the opening of the tunnel — which turned out to be locked. His injuries were severe enough to end his 16-year military career with a medical discharge in summer 2014.
Restless, he drifted for some time, haunted by thoughts of taking his own life.
Now, just days before he showcases his work in the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts' annual Winter Market at La Fonda on the Plaza, he believes the tornado set him spinning into a new career of creation and gave him a renewed shot at life.
"If that [tornado] hadn't happened, I wouldn't be here," he said while holding one of the many silver-and-turquoise works he made in his home-based studio, nestled at the end of a mountain trail high above the city.
His worktable is laden with pendants, bracelets, earrings, bolo ties and other jewelry he has made. Tools from the past, including a vise, sit side by side with more modern tools, like a 3D printer. He can peer out a picture window in the workspace and see Mount Taylor in the distance. The Navajo people consider it Turquoise Mountain — which DeMent finds appropriate, given the type of jewelry he makes.
It seems right, he said, that he somehow ended up "bringing beauty back into the world" after all the death and destruction he saw during his military years — and after a particularly desperate moment that found him lying on his bathroom floor with a gun by his side.
After less than four years of making jewelry, he has shown his work in galleries and art shows, in venues from Santa Fe to Paris. Silversmithing, he said, "has provided an outlet to help me process my thoughts concerning traumatic experiences from the past, especially those from combat."
He's come a long way from home.
DeMent was born in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. His dad worked in the timber trade, and his mother, now deceased, taught special education.
He had no formal introduction to art, he said, but he recalls visiting a grandmother in New Mexico and stopping at makeshift roadside jewelry shops set up in the back of pickups. He liked the look and feel of the Native jewelry, but the price was out of his family's reach.
"It looked like magic to me," DeMent said.
He liked to draw when he was a kid, but he grew up with only one aim in life: to join the military. It was "the thing to do, something to do with honor and freedom and patriotism," he said.
His two brothers still serve in the Army.
DeMent received Special Forces training and became a combat engineer, serving on the front lines when called. He got used to the camaraderie and teamwork, knowing his buddies had his back.
Returning to the U.S. following his tour in Iraq, he planned to serve until the 20-year mark and then perhaps become a security adviser.
The tornado changed all that, making his body no longer fit to serve.
"My career was over; they said I couldn't function," he recalled. "All of a sudden, I got nothing."
His gut told him to head west, first to Colorado and then to Santa Fe.
"It found me," he said of the City Different.
In what he sees as a sign of fate, he stumbled across an isolated mountain home where he could work in peace. The landlord rented it to him immediately, saying he felt DeMent was a good fit for the place.
DeMent creates his jewelry using a process known as tufa casting, in which he carves designs into pieces of hand-cut tuff — compressed volcanic ash he gathers from the desert — and then pours molten silver into the design. He then inlays the turquoise.
One of his favorite designs is in the form of a lightning arrow, an idea "that just kinda happened," he said. It represents power, focus, a warrior mentality, he said.
He still considers himself a warrior — and more often, he uses his artwork to embrace that idea. "My calling is to be a protector, to help people who can't defend themselves," DeMent said.
Jessi Ortega, a sales associate at Malouf on the Plaza, which sells DeMent's work, said that while the artist works in traditional methods, his art comes out "with a modern twist, which I think is very important to people.
"A lot of times when people buy jewelry, they want a story to take home with them," Ortega said, "and the story behind him — his heritage as a Native American and a warrior finding peace and beauty with his work — is a beautiful one."
DeMent is still working his way through that story, unsure of how the next chapter will read. For now, he said, "Each day is a bonus. I made that choice: I choose to be here every single day.
"I'm gonna keep living that way, doing the best I can and making the most of each moment."
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60 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last revised: 1 Nov 2019
Date Written: October 1, 2019
This study examines whether audit firms hire former Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) employees in response to negative PCAOB inspection reports, and whether such hiring leads to reductions in future inspection deficiencies and an increase in audit quality. Using a large sample of publicly available curricula vitae, we find that the number of PCAOB employees hired by large audit firms is positively related to the number of deficiencies reported in their prior PCAOB inspection report, and that the number of deficiencies reported in firms' future inspection reports is negatively associated with the number of former PCAOB employees hired. However, we find no evidence of any association between the number of former PCAOB employees that a firm hires and improvement in five other commonly used measures of audit quality. Our findings thus combine to suggest that PCAOB personnel possess valuable knowledge about how to perform and document audit procedures to satisfy PCAOB reviewers, but that this expertise does not necessarily have direct implications for the accuracy and reliability of clients' financial reports.
Keywords: Audit Quality, PCAOB, Regulation, Inter-Industry Worker Flows, Revolving Door
JEL Classification: G28, G38, M41, M49
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Better battery technology and concerns over global oil consumption are driving hybrid vehicle sales at an incredibly fast rate.
Sales are predicted to increase by more than 20 percent, but automakers said those sales could be better.
The cost of a hybrid vehicle is definitely holding the market back. Sales would be skyrocketing if it weren't for the extra cost.
Industry analysts said saving money on gas over time is a concept drivers are slowly warming up to.
A new report by industry analysts paints an increasingly green picture of the global growth for hybrid vehicles over the next few years.
Sales are predicted to exceed 20 percent through 2015, as drivers gain awareness to the reduced dependence on oil and pollution.
"Hybrid buyers are economically thoughtful people," said Keith Pierson, of Keith Pierson Toyota. "They choose us because we have a lifetime warranty."
Pierson said the hybrid is the wave of the future for Toyota, pointing to 14 different models of the Prius, and several hybrid models of the Camry and Avalon.
Sales of hybrids would be even higher, according to the experts, if a barrier to market growth didn't exist: the cost.
"Hybrids generally come with a little more expense at first, but some people over time save money and that makes the most sense," Pierson said.
Hybrids cost an average of $4,000 to $10,000 more than their gasoline counterparts, but they still are beating out the auto industry's futuristic cars, like vehicles that run on electricity.
"Just like going to an electric vehicle, people don't want to plug their cars into the wall just yet," Pierson said. "Hybrid is a culture. You put gas in, just less."
The hybrid market also took a hit following the Tsunami in Japan, which wiped out production for a while. But production is back to normal and expected to be better than ever.


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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
A Special Online Seminar Series
Next-Gen Streaming Video Technologies and Strategies: A Special Online Seminar Series
Join us on Wednesday July 15 for our next online seminar: Securing Next-Gen Streaming Video
This special series of online seminars co-hosted by Light Reading and the Streaming Video Alliance will feature video industry experts from across the spectrum as they tackle all these issues and more. The series will offer a fresh digital forum for video technologists, business strategists and market analysts to share their experiences and expertise.
Our team of experts will assess the streaming video market, evaluate the latest entrants, examine the major challenges they face and discuss how the industry can reach the desired goal of OTT Video 2.0 – a scalable, stable, secure streaming platform that generates regular, predictable revenue.
Securing Next-Gen Streaming Video: July 15, 2020
Securing Next-Gen Streaming Video: July 15, 2020
With nearly 100 OTT video services operating in the US and Canada alone and with nearly three quarters of North American consumers already subscribing to at least one OTT service, streaming video has quickly established itself as a cultural force. Now, with such media behemoths as Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, AT&T and Discovery all plunging into the streaming space, the OTT video market is shifting into overdrive as it moves toward a more advanced stage of development.
But, even as this shift takes place, the streaming video business is encountering some imposing hurdles. Chief among them is security as video piracy runs rampant on streaming platforms, hackers break into high-value premium services and consumers increasingly share their secret passwords with family members and friends.
How can OTT providers safeguard their precious video streams? What new technologies are vendors developing and deploying to keep prying eyes away from streaming content? How can content and service providers tackle the sensitive issue of password-sharing?
This session will include industry experts from across the video spectrum who will tackle these critical security issues and more.
Distributing/Processing Next-Gen Streaming Video: Oct 6, 2020
Distributing/Processing Next-Gen Streaming Video: Oct 6, 2020
Thanks largely to the COVID-19 pandemic, video streaming traffic has increased exponentially across the globe this year as hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people have been forced to shelter at home indefinitely. At the same time, major new OTT services like Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Peacock and Quibi have launched, putting the streaming market into hyperdrive.
While industry experts may have seen this growth curve coming eventually, few could have expected it to happen so quickly. Indeed, just a month after the pandemic hit the US with full force, OTT players reported already seeing about a year's worth of traffic growth.
Given this explosive and unexpected traffic growth, how are OTT providers coping with the sudden surge in demand for their services? What steps are providers and their tech partners taking to scale up their networks rapidly and handle such unprecedented traffic spikes? And how are they working to prevent potentially catastrophic breakage in both the Internet and streaming infrastructures?
This session will tackle such issues as video workflow, architectural strategies, multicast, ABR and delivery protocols as providers seek to scale up to meet the massive traffic demands.
Securing Next-Gen Streaming Video Seminar Speakers:
Taking Streaming Video to the Next Level
Catch up with the first session from our Next-Gen Streaming Video Technologies & Strategies Series, which took place on April 20, 2020. Hosted by Light Reading's Cable/Video Practice Leader, Alan Breznick, this special online seminar assesses the streaming video market, evaluates the latest entrants, examines the major challenges they face and discusses how the industry can reach the desired goal of OTT Video 2.0 – a scalable, stable, secure streaming platform that generates regular, predictable revenue.


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- 92000 Miles
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- 129 CO² (g/km)
- £265.00 12m Tax
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- 55.4 Avg. MPG
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- Engine capacity1.6 L
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- Number of seats2
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- CO2 emissions129 g/km
- Insurance group6
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- Cylinders4
- Engine power101 bhp
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- Height1833mm
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- Deadlocking and internal locking button
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- Front fog lights£150
- 2 sun visors folding and pivoted with vanity mirrors£30
- Air conditioning£978
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- Total value of factory fitted extras£1,404
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The Official Handover Ceremony of specialised technical equipment for Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, procured by EU-ACT, was held on 22nd of June 2020 in Tbilisi.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, EU-ACT has managed to complete another activity in Georgia: International Peer Review of the National Prevention Strategy on Substance Abuse have been made by Professor, Dr. hab. Krzystof Ostaszewski, Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology of Poland and Dr. Boguslawa Bukowska, Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Drug Prevention.
From 16th to 17th June EU-ACT Ukraine has organised a two days webinar, chaired by the head of Ukrainian FIU Academy Prof. Anton Chubenko, with more than 120 Ukrainian practitioners from all Ukrainian´s LEA´s. Also 5 international top-level EU experts in the field have participated: one from EU-ACT (José Manuel Colodrás), two from EUAM (Frantisek SAILER and Mr. Oscar Rey), one expert and officer or EUDEL in Moldova (Igoris Krzeckovskis) and above all the President of Moneyval and representative of the Polish Government (Ms. Elżbieta Franków-Jaskiewicz). All of them have extensive and in-depth experience in Ukraine and adapted the presentations to national needs.


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Whatever criticisms one can make of Syriza's handling of its negotiations with its creditors since it came to power, and there are many, one inescapable fact remains, and that is the fact that Greece's debt burden remains unsustainable, and that the current bailout program is not fit for purpose. The IMF has already indicated that Greece's debt needs reducing or restructuring, but due to pride, hubris or whatever you want to call it on both sides we are faced with the very real prospect of a Greek default in the coming days, and an outcome that no one really wants. With Greek finance minister Varoufakis ruling out making any new proposals to EU officials in the days ahead, and Greek Prime Minister Tsipras accusing the ECB of asphyxiating his country, and blaming the IMF for "criminal" responsibility for the country's plight, a solution looks as far away as ever, with even German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitting that the talks are stuck. The ECB is also due to decide later today whether to increase the haircuts on Greek collateral in respect of the ELA for Greek banks, as cash continues to drain out of the Greek banking system. The UK economy also remains in focus after yesterday's inflation data saw CPI for May recover back into positive territory after Aprils dip into negative territory. Today's unemployment data is expected to point to a continued improvement in the jobs numbers with claims continuing to drop, while the ILO unemployment rate is expected to remain at 5.5%. More importantly the latest average earnings data is expected to point to a significant jump in private sector wages in the three months to April, as the new tax year gets under way, with a jump to 2.5% expected as long awaited pay rises start to filter down into the economy. A sustained improvement here would go a long way to moving the debate along with respect to a prospective rate increase. In this context today's Bank of England minutes are likely to be no more than a footnote on the day's events, but given recent comments by MPC members Martin Weale and Ian McCafferty about the potential for rate rises in the near term, the overall tone of the minutes could well give clues as to how the rest of the MPC lines up in that regard. Both Weale and McCafferty were in a minority who were in favour of a rate increase last year, before coming back to consensus this year, which means they are likely to be early bellwethers once again with respect to a change in tone. Away from events in Europe there is also the small matter of the conclusion of the latest FOMC meeting, where US policymakers are likely to have a slightly concerned eye on events in Athens. With expectations of a rate hike minimal the primary focus of today's meeting will be the tone of the statement, as well as the press conference Recent economic data has pointed to a rather uncertain outlook for some areas of the US economy, a fact that has been articulated by a number of eminent members of the rate setting committee in recent days. In this context the economic forecasts are likely to be closely scrutinised for any evidence of optimism about the glide path of the US economy, and in particular whether members of the committee feel confident enough to upgrade their growth and inflation forecasts so soon after the March downgrades. This seems unlikely given that recent moves by the OECD and IMF have been to downgrade their US growth forecasts. It would be highly unusual for the Fed to go the other way. Opinion remains sharply divided as to whether the Fed will adopt a hawkish or dovish tone with respect to timings of a possible rate adjustment. It would be surprising if the Fed were overtly hawkish in its statement, given recent concerns about lacklustre growth, and while we may get some encouraging noises about the jobs market, inflation still remains fairly benign. This suggests that the hawks have more chance of being disappointed than the doves. EURUSD – the euro seems content to range trade between support around the 1.1200 area and the highs this month at 1.1380/90 level. Major support still sits at 1.1050, a break of which could see a significant move lower. The main resistance remains at the May highs at 1.1480. GBPUSD – the pound continues to be well supported on dips finding support at 1.5540 yesterday, having pushed through the 1.5600 level earlier this week. The next target sits at the May highs at 1.5815. Only a fall below the 1.5400 level suggests a move back towards trend line support at 1.5320, from the lows this year at 1.4565. EURGBP – the euro continues to decline having failed to push above 0.7250 yesterday, which suggests the possibility of further weakness towards the 0.7080 level. Only a move back through 0.7250 argues for a return towards 0.7300. USDJPY – the break below the neckline support late last week now at 124.40 opens up the prospect of a move towards 121.80 as the recent topping pattern alluded to last week played out. The 124.20 neckline level should now act as resistance on any pullbacks. CMC Markets is an execution only service provider. The material (whether or not it states any opinions) is for general information purposes only, and does not take into account your personal circumstances or objectives. Nothing in this material is (or should be considered to be) financial, investment or other advice on which reliance should be placed. 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FOMC and UK data in focus as Greece rumbles along in the background.
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HIALEAH, Fla. – A fire erupted in a Hialeah warehouse Tuesday that is used to collect used shell casings from gun ranges, authorities said.
The fire occurred at 2296 W. 80th St.
Authorities said the casings in the warehouse should all be empty, but there could still be residual gun powder.
Firefighters quickly controlled and extinguished the flames, which were contained to one warehouse bay.
Authorities said shell casings went off during the incident, causing several explosions that sounded like gunfire.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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The results have surprised BTEC officials who expected just over half to go on to higher education, a similar progression from the traditional national diploma courses. But Sir Michael Lickiss, the council's chairman, has issued a strong note of caution: "Good though these results are for the status of the new General National Vocational Qualifications, we must not lose sight of the fact that they are also meant to be a route to employment."
The country was in danger of becoming too obsessed with graduate status, he said. "Equally, if not more important, we need well trained technicians in the workplace." Nevertheless, the survey was a fillip for the new qualification which appeared to be at last breaching the last bastions of academic traditionalism such as medicine.
The survey suggests that the GNVQ is being seen as an alternative to A-level in its own right and not just an addition or route to broadening studies, according to a commentary. "The addition of A-level studies did not appear to influence the likelihood of progressing to higher education."
Additional A-level studies were taken by around one in five of GNVQ students overall and about a quarter of those aiming for degrees.
"However, while 42 per cent of students taking additional A-levels progressed to degree courses, 49 per cent of students not taking A-levels also progressed to degree courses," says the report.
This suggests that the style of GNVQ is more appropriate to those students, and that for many there may be no great benefit in mixing traditional A-levels and advanced-level vocational courses.
The old BTEC qualifications (national diplomas and first diplomas) are being phased out as GNVQ courses are introduced. This has allowed BTEC to compare progress from the two routes and to question whether further changes are needed to strike a different balance between the vocational and academic content of GNVQs.
More students were staying on in full-time education from the new GNVQ courses than from traditional BTEC national diploma courses - 70 per cent compared with 55 per cent. And fewer were going into jobs - 25 per cent compared with 39 per cent.
Of the GNVQ students staying on, just over half went straight to degree courses, around four in 10 went on to HND courses, 2 per cent went into teaching and 2 per cent took other professional qualifications equivalent to higher-level studies. The fact that a substantial number went on to HNDs, a route to skilled technician status was "good for the economy", said Sir Michael.
Most students who aimed for HE achieved their goals. Of those aiming for degree courses, 97 per cent were accepted. Slightly fewer than 91 per cent were accepted for HNDs. Of those aiming for employment, just over seven out of 10 found jobs.
Around eight out of 10 students taking the intermediate-level GNVQs through BTEC, continued in full-time education and 14 per cent went into jobs. Equivalent figures for those studying the traditional BTEC first diploma were 76 per cent and 20 per cent. This, Sir Michael found "most encouraging" since it suggested that more students were endeavouring to reach the A-level-equivalent standards needed for them to start skilled technician training.
Details of the BTEC survey are contained in its annual report. The survey did not include degree subjects chosen by GNVQ students, which it is expected will be covered later this month in a Universities and Colleges Admissions Service survey of destinations for all GNVQ students, including those on Royal Society of Arts and City and Guilds courses.