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Lake Info
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Boating database reaches
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Special to The Monitor
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–More than 20 years ago, Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS) started asking its members about their boats, their marinas, their boat dealers and any other marine service provider that they had worked with.
The organization wanted to know how boats were holding up, if any problems arose, and whether or not boaters were being treated fairly if a dispute had arisen.
Most importantly, it wanted to share that information to help other boaters steer clear of problems.
In June, the on-line BoatUS. Consumer Protection Database reached its 10,000th entry, and it remains the only nationwide database of consumer complaints and safety information reported by boat owners, the U.S. Coast Guard, manufacturers, marine surveyors and marine technicians.
The database contains thousands of specific reports about boats, marine engines, boating products, dealers, marinas and related boating services, as well as information about how, or whether, the companies involved responded to each complaint.
Also included are manufacturer's defect recall notices, safety alerts published by the U.S. Coast Guard and a selection of service bulletins issued by boat builders.
The database can be searched by boat and engine make, model, year, hull number or serial number, or by the type of problem.
To increase accuracy, BoatUS makes every effort to collect boat make and model information and hull and engine identification numbers.
Having this data is vital, because analysis often shows that problems are confined to specific models or a series of hull numbers.
The database does not rate or evaluate boats, engines, marine products or services, so users should not expect to find an overall company report card.
Also, boaters searching the database will most likely find reports about larger companies, simply because large companies have more products on the water.
"Keep in mind that the presence – or absence – of reports is as much a reflection on market share, rather than the quality of a boat or lack of it," BoatUS Consumer Protection Bureau Director Caroline Ajootian pointed out.
The database is located at www.BoatUS.com/consumer and available to BoatUS members. If you aren't a BoatUS member yet, this website also gives prospective users the option of easily signing up at a special on-line rate of $19 a year.
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Trending in TexasPosted by Kristen on Apr 24, 2015 in Family, Texas | 0 comments
In case you missed all of the latest updates (ack!! because I am so behind on blogging)….we have moved and we are now back in Seth's native land of Texas. We are re-acclimating back to BBQ, Tex-Mex, mosquitoes, southern accents, very erratic weather and all other Texas joys!
I know you have all heard this but just in case you haven't, this week Blue Bell ice cream was recalled again. Seriously folks, if you aren't from Texas you just don't understand. People are very worked up about this. Lucky for Blue Bell they have such loyal customers that I am pretty sure most are worked up about waiting for ice cream and there is hardly a soul ticked about the listeria. Priorities. I told Seth someone should do an independent study to see how much weight Texans lose in the absence of Blue Bell. I saw someone on Facebook who said they have never had a birthday in 35 years without it so they would postpone their celebration! Ha!
We braved a few Texas snow days and now we have moved on to the bluebonnets!!! Here are a few pictures we snagged from a neighbor who offered mini photo sessions a few weeks ago. Our own family attempt ended abruptly with a bee sting, a screaming baby (not the bee sting victim), and a too cool for school not going to smile child. So we opted for the mini session and her results were much sweeter! Caitlan Salerno is a great photographer for you local folks! She is super flexible and can come to you for family photos. (and she didn't pay me a penny to say that)
Jackson and Owen have adjusted well to their new schools and Seth has been enjoying the momentum of his new job. The boys have been busy with sports practice and MaryAnne is thriving on running the show! She is a climber and a great "helper". She is talking lots and her favorite pastime is tracking down the boys and calling "BOYS" as she heads their way. They mostly welcome her with lots of love….unless she grabs the remote. My days are spent mostly busing kids to and from school and I am getting antsy to make some friends in our new hood!
Texas is feeling more like home! The swing set is up (our marriage survived the reassembly!) and the garden is in. Now to slow down and let some roots begin to grow. We are trying to get out in the cooler weather now, knowing that we are no where near prepared for the heat to come.


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Antigua Observer:- As the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) celebrates its 35th anniversary, today, Director General Dr Didacus Jules said while, as a small island grouping, there has been some successes, efforts should be made to build on this, but in a shorter space of time.
"Let us commit to achieving more in less time. Let us emphasise the things that unite us rather than punctuate the differences that divide us. To survive, we must learn to cooperate as intensely as we have competed and we must make the most of whatever we have that is deemed of value in today's world. We must find our niche," Dr Jules said in his address.
He said that customs, immigration, security, port and other officials from all the member states have been working together to design new systems for the free circulation of goods and services within the single space.
The ultimate objective is to move goods and services freely throughout OECS countries.
Dr Jules noted that history has proven that, as a unified front, the OECS countries will continue to succeed but it requires the continued support of all.
"A house divided into itself cannot stand, we continue to maintain the illusion that each of us can stand alone, and succeed," the director general said.
"This involves the free movement of people, goods, services and capital across the member states (and) the harmonisation of policies in trade, monetary policy, social welfare, health and a range of areas. In other words, it is about the bringing together of our collective strengths to overcome our individual weaknesses."
He added that the proposed Growth & Development Strategy for the OECS, now in its final stage, will provide a common framework for economic growth and national development.
This strategy seeks to address several key problems and identify many vital opportunities that can open new globally competitive possibilities for the region, including revitalising the agriculture sector.
Among the achievements of the OECS that Dr Jules pointed to are the formation of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ECTEL) 15 years ago; the signing of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre five years ago; and that February 2017 will mark 50 years since the formation of the OECS Supreme Court.


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What Are Case Studies And How Do I Conduct Case Study Research?
A case study is a paper written for particular subjects that explores a particular situation. Case studies are a powerful learning tool in a range of disciplines, such as psychology, business, health, law, and many other fields. Writing a case study involves describing the situation (a legal case, illness, or ad campaign) that contains a problem which should be analyzed and solved by the students in the classroom or as a home assignment.
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TEL AVIV (Apr. 10)
Israel appeared to be caught in a dilemma as preparations got underway for the first stage of its partial withdrawal of forces from south Lebanon, commencing tomorrow at sundown. The second phase will begin Friday. Israel is still far from convinced that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), to which it will hand over areas in the eastern and central sectors of the front, is capable of preventing the return of Palestinian terrorists to the region.
Israel is also anxious to avoid a new confrontation with the United States over its operations in south Lebanon. Sources here noted that when Israeli forces invaded south Lebanon on March 15, in the aftermath of the March 11 terrorist assault, the U.S. demonstrated understanding for Israel's need to establish a security belt near its borders.
But when the Israeli operation expanded a few days later to the banks of the Litani River, well beyond the area originally designated as a security belt, the U.S. Administration changed its attitude and initiated Security Council Resolution 425 which established UNIFIL and called for Israel's immediate withdrawal. The resolution was adopted March 19.
Israel is less concerned with its relations with UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim who criticized the withdrawal plan as "inadequate." Officials believe that Waldheim may have acted under Arab pressure and suffered from lack of communications with the UN supreme commander in the Middle East, Gen. Ensio Siilasvuo. Circles here stressed today that Israel's withdrawal plan was agreed to by Siilasvuo but Waldheim may have been unaware of that.
The ultimate objective of Resolution 425 is to restore south Lebanon to the control of the Lebanese government and army. But until now the government in Beirut has been unable to exercise authority in the region. The dispatch of a few hundred gendarmerie is regarded as symbolic without any practical military value. The value of UNIFIL, which is still well below its mandated strength of 4000 men, is also questioned by Israel.
Israeli military sources noted that Norwegian UNIFIL units were forced by the terrorists to evacuate Kaukba village several days ago, though they have since reoccupied it. Nevertheless, if the terrorists manage to return to south Lebanon to resume incursions against Israel and the bombardment of Israeli border villages, the entire Lebanon operation will have been a waste.
For that reason, Israel has set no timetable for withdrawals beyond those to be carried out this week. Its troops will continue to occupy the western sector of the front and all areas adjacent to the border. This raises the likelihood however of new strains developing with Washington.
Commencing tomorrow, Israel will hand over villages in the eastern and northeastern sectors to UNIFIL, including the Khardaleh Bridge area and the small localities of Habariyeh, Farade and Suba. Israel will remain for the time being in the Christian villages of Marj Ayoun, Kle'a and El-Khiam.
On Friday, withdrawal will begin from the eastern edge of the central sector, a rectangular shaped salient of some 50 square kilometers. It includes Taibeh village, a former terrorist stronghold within easy artillery range of Manera and Misgav Am, Israeli villages in Upper Galilee.


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datafolder 0.0.4
Install and access data files (conf, json, sqlite3, ...) in an easy way.
Latest Version: 0.3.6
datafolder is a small python library that makes it very easy to install the data files of your package and access them later.
If you want to install some data files (conf, sqlite, csv, …) to a place like the user's home directory and find it difficult with setuptools then here is some help.
WARNING: this is pre-alpha software!!!
First, lets make life easier and use some 'configuration by convention'.
I assume that (1) you have layout your project like:
MANIFEST.in README.rst setup.py mypkg |_ __init__.py |_ mypkg.conf |_ mypkg.db |_ ...
And that (2) you want to put a folder, in the home directory of the user (in Windows will be in %APPDATA%), with your data files (conf, csv, …) inside. This folder will have the name of your package (preceded with a '.' in UNIX systems), let us say '.mypkg' and, of course, with the right permissions (it will work with sudo pip install mypkg). For virtual environements these files will be put at the root of the environement.
How to do it?
Use the following template for your setup.py (just enter at a terminal datafolder_mktpl if you already installed datafolder):
import sys import pkg_resources from setuptools import setup from datafolder import Installer # write the name of the package (in this case 'mypkg'!) MYPKG = 'mypkg' #<-- ADAPT THIS # mypkg supports these python versions? SUPPORT = ((2, 6), (2, 7), (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4)) #<-- ADAPT THIS # list of data files in mypkg (just the names) MYDATAFILES = ['mypkg.conf', 'mypkg.db'] #<-- ADAPT THIS # (many people get confused with the next step...) # tell setup were these files are in your package # (I assume that are together with the first __init__.py) MYRESOURCES = [] for datafile in MYDAFILES: MYRESOURCES.append(pkg_resources.resource_filename(MYPKG, datafile)) # now, create the installer installer = Installer(sys.argv) # use the installer to check supported python versions installer.support(SUPPORT) # create the data folder and tell setup to put the data files there DATAPATH = installer.data_path(MYPKG) data_files = [(DATAPATH, MYRESOURCES)] # setup can now do his thing... setup( name=MYPKG, data_files=data_files, install_requires=["datafolder>=0.0.4"], # <-- IMPORTANT ... # <-- ADAPT THIS ) # but we are NOT READY, in some cases the data files # don't have the appropriate permissions, # let us fix that... installer.pos_setup(MYDATAFILES)
And that is all!
"But, I have a reverse problem, how I access these files in my code?" I heard you say.
Very easy, in your code:
from datafolder import DataFolder data = DataFolder('mypkg') # now you can get the full path of each data file, e.g. conffile = data.files['mypkg.conf'] # do your thing... (read, write, ...)
For your convinience, the DataFolder class discovers the location of the data folder for you and provides attributes and methods that make it easy to handle the files presente in the data folder.
Feedback, please!
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- Keywords: packaging,setuptools,installation,discover,data files
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- Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha
- Environment :: Console
- Intended Audience :: Developers
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- Operating System :: OS Independent
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I borrowed a book called "Acrylics workshop" by Phyllis McDowell, DK Publishing from the new Chatswood library. I examined the various techniques in this book - including how certain objects are sketched from different perspectives and how colors are used to build depth etc.. I found this book quite good as it is SIMPLE to follow and the paintings illustrated are great for practicing with ……. So I copied one of the artwork illustrated in this book and this is how it turned out:
|Three Fish
Note that I used acrylic paint in "Three Fish" but the original artwork was painted in watercolor.
"Three Fish" is a bit different to my other practice pieces as I have been painting a lot of abstract stuff - generally I have been mucking around with new paint colors & brushes. I guess I got a little bit more serious with this one as I wanted to follow stricter painting rules e.g. which brush to use to give what result, use of glazing technique. I also focus hard on developing the form of the individual carps to make it resemble the original painting.
Overview of how I choose to paint "Three Fish":
• Painted background
• Lightly sketched carp shape
• Painted bottom left fish
• Painted right fish
• Painted top left fish
I showed the painting to 3 different people and asked them which fish they preferred most and funny enough they all like different ones!
One more thing… "1001 paintings you must see before you die" by Stephen Farthing, is a great book to flip through. It's like a painting dictionary! I wish it only came in A3 size??
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Last week, we focused on players who hit a high percentage of fly balls and identified them as solid targets for tournament play as feast-or-famine home run threats. This week, we'll take a look at players who might not go deep all that often, but contribute plenty of fantasy points in other ways.
These players are probably not the best fit for your large-field events, since they lack the upside of a Mark Reynolds or a Khris Davis. They are, however, ideal for cash-game competitions, as they tend to be more consistent fantasy producers than the league's top home run threats. Keep them in mind whenever you're building a 50/50 or H2H lineup.
OF Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds
Hamilton is the ultimate non-power fantasy threat, armed with the fastest wheels in the majors and perched atop the Reds lineup for the foreseeable future. Hamilton came into Wednesday batting just .252 with a modest .306 on-base percentage, but that hasn't prevented him from racking up a league-high 19 steals on just 20 attempts.
Hamilton is a threat to steal every time he reaches base - and with two stolen bases equal to one home run, he is just as prolific as the league's top sluggers. Add in the fact that he has four triples already on the young season - each worth nine points apiece -and you can confidently roster Hamilton on any night without needing him to fluke a ball over the fence.
2B Dee Gordon, Miami Marlins
Gordon is in the same boat as Hamilton, blessed with sensational speed and a spot at the top of the Miami batting order. He isn't quite as prolific on the basepaths as his Reds counterpart, but Gordon has traditionally been a much better hitter - though you wouldn't know it so far this season, as he entered Wednesday batting a pedestrian .262.
Gordon led the majors in hits in 2015, and topped the National League with a .333 average. That wasn't so long ago, and even if that was his peak, he's still capable of batting north of .280 - an average boost that will see a subsequent rise in runs scored and stolen bases. If Hamilton is too rich for your liking, consider taking a flier on Gordon - or, if you're feeling brave, roster them both.
OF Nick Markakis, Atlanta Braves
Markakis is the first non-speedster on the list, but that doesn't mean he's any less capable of putting up solid FanDuel performances. Markakis has never been a big power threat - topping out at 23 home runs in a season - but he finds himself in the heart of the Atlanta batting order, which means plenty of RBI chances - and he has shown he can capitalize on those.
The veteran outfielder racked up 89 RBIs despite hitting just 13 home runs a season ago, and is on a similar path so far this season with one home run and 13 RBIs entering Wednesday. He hits for a good average, and provides a nice baseline for cash-game scoring even though the chances of him going deep are remote.
2B/SS Jean Segura, Seattle Mariners
Segura fits into the first category - players who generate fantasy points with their legs - but made some believe he was a dual threat after slugging 20 homers last season in Arizona. He has gone deep three times already this season, but fantasy players shouldn't expect the power surge to continue - Safeco Field is far less homer-friendly than Chase Field.
That said, Segura is red hot right now, leading the American League with a .364 average following Wednesday's victory over Philadelphia with 21 runs scored in 22 games. Confidently roster him in your cash-game entries as one of the league's top hitters and the leadoff man for one of baseball's most potent lineups.
Four MLB players who contribute in Daily Fantasy without home runs
Last week, we focused on players who hit a high percentage of fly balls and identified them as solid targets for tournament play as feast-or-famine home run threats. This week, we'll take a look at players who might not go deep all that often, but contribute plenty of fantasy points in other ways.


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Great find. Looks like you got a lot of good project wood stored up.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau


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suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Shifa VIRANI: The work is based on the concept that the architecture of inhabitable spaces has begun to engage a broader cross disciplinary discourse within the biomedical field, energy sector and architecture itself.
The design process consisted of Investigating the potential of various entries to delineate spaces independent of solid surfaces. Chemical, acoustic, thermal and electromagnetic energies create boundaries which then become the architecture. The project also takes into consideration the augmentation of the human body and it's sensorial envelope allowed for by advances in the biomedical field and consequently how this has led to a transformation in how we might perceive space and interact with and within it. The program quantifies and accentuates various sensory delights that have traditionally led to the romantification of pleasure gardens and embodies them as material energies that can delineate functions as they relate to the human body. The reinvention of the park landscape would be responsive to our ability to transcribe chemo-sensory information, be it through light therapy, chemical absorption through the pores, dermal implants, or sub dermal implants. The inertly therapeutic nature of pleasure gardens would then become actively therapeutic and manifest material energies that relate to the human body.
sP: What or who influenced this project?
sP: What were you reading/listening to/watching while developing this project?
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Kerin Cosford wrote: > I'm writing a XSL sheet to process a large volume of XML files into > HTML. Every XML file has a node ("Summary") which contains a large block > of text. Within that text, there are various reference numbers (these > are scientific documents) in the format [1234567]. What I need to do is > have each occurance of the ref. number wrapped in a  href="1234567"> in the resulting HTML. Unfortunately I can't search > for a certain string of digits, as the reference numbers are not always > 7 characters long - so what I need to do is have a template which looks > for the square brackets, and returns what is held inside them to the > result tree like so: [1234567]. It's not exactly the same problem, but I think a solution from the XSL FAQ is adaptable to your case. See: http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/N7240.html#d44e34285 The key is a recursive named template which loops through the text node in question. Ugly as sin, and I don't know how performance is, but it works :). You might consider doing a one-time transformation of all the raw source documents to true markup (rather than the mixed markup/square-brackets thing you've got now), and then just going forward from there. ================================================================= John E. Simpson | "I installed a skylight in my http://www.flixml.org | apartment... The people who live above XML Q&A: www.xml.com | me are furious!" (Steven Wright)Received on Friday, 1 June 2001 14:10:46 UTC
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Stripped bare by the drought and grasshoppers. Trees on the farm of Mrs. Emma Knoll. Grant County, North Dakota. July 1936; photo by Arthur Rothstein; Library of Congress image.
Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99, California. The father, twenty-four, and the mother, seventeen, came from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, early in 1935. Their baby was born in the Imperial Valley, California, where they were working as field laborers. November 1936; photo by Dorothea Lange; Library of Congress image.
Windmill and tank on an abandoned farm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma. April 1936; photo by Arthur Rothstein; Library of Congress image.


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Discussion in 'Movies/TV' started by Puck, Jul 21, 2007.
You didn't miss much.
With my luck, he'll be the first "big" type I get a scene with in a film. That'll be awkward as sh*t.
I'll probably bro it up with him and avoid actually talking about acting.
Three of us just got back from GoTG and we all gave it a resounding "meh!" Would have liked it better if it were the Rocket and Groot Adventure Hour.
Yep. Convoluted story and "Attack of the Clones" style CGI ....
Been stuck in my head since GoTG.
The whole awesome mix is friggin awesome.
This movie ****ing sucked.


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By George W. Hammond, Ph.D.
Director and Research Professor, EBRC
Cross-posted from Arizona's Economy
Arizona's economy is well positioned to outpace the U.S. during the next 30 years. The outlook calls for the state, the Phoenix metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and the Tucson MSA to grow faster than the nation across most major macroeconomic aggregates. However, as is expected for the nation, the state is not likely to regain the rapid growth rates posted during the 30 years before the Great Recession. In the end, the aging of the baby boom generation will take a toll on growth at the national, state, and local levels.
Arizona's recent growth continues to be strong, with job gains far outpacing the national average. This is true even for Tucson, where employment increases have accelerated strongly during the past nine months. The outlook calls for growth rates to improve in the near term, with reduced fiscal drag and increased migration flows into the state. This drives further gains in construction and related sectors, which have been slow to rebound from the housing bust. Overall, the state economy is moving forward and its trajectory is positive.
Arizona Recent Developments
Arizona added 64,400 net new jobs in the second quarter of 2016, compared to the same period of last year. That translated into 2.5% growth, which far outpaced the national average of 1.8%. The Phoenix metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which includes both Maricopa and Pinal counties, grew faster in the second quarter at 2.9% (54,300 new jobs over the year). The Tucson MSA also posted strong job gains over the year, with growth of 2.2% (8,200 new jobs). Keep in mind that these data reflect EBRC's benchmark estimates and thus differ from data currently published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Note as well that construction jobs were up by 7.0% during the past four quarters, reflecting in part rebounding residential construction activity. Three sectors lost jobs over the year: mining and logging (reflecting low copper prices), government (losses concentrated in the state and local sector), and other services.
Even though Arizona is generating job growth in excess of the national average, our earnings remain below average. Exhibit 1 shows how Arizona stacks up against all U.S. states and the District of Columbia, after adjusting for the cost of living using relative price parities provided by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). BEA estimates that Arizona's cost of living was 3.6% below the national average in 2014.
Adjusted for the state's cost of living, per worker earnings in Arizona hit $52,553 in 2014 (we do have earnings data for 2015, but estimates of the cost of living extend only through 2014). The data show that Arizona's adjusted earnings per worker were 7.7% below the national average, ranking the state 36th in the nation. Overall, Arizona ranked below average in per worker earnings. However, state earnings were above those in Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho, but below earnings in Colorado, California, Washington, and Texas.
Exhibit 1: Arizona's Per Worker Earnings Were 7.7% Below the Nation in 2014
Adjusted for Cost of Living Using Regional Price Parities
Arizona Outlook in the Short Run
The short-run outlook calls for the U.S. economy to continue to expand during the next three years, although at a fairly modest pace. Real GDP growth is expected to average 1.9% this year, then to accelerate modestly to 2.4% in 2017 and 2018. Slow nonresidential investment and export activity restrain gains this year, as does slower growth in consumption. Sluggish export activity is in part connected to the fallout from Brexit. Residential investment is expected to remain robust during 2016 and 2017, in spite of increasing interest rates.
The subdued national outlook translates into something similar for Arizona. Job growth is forecast to rise from 2.5% in 2015 to 2.8% this year, then again to 3.0% in 2017.
Arizona Outlook in the Long Run
The long-run outlook for Arizona calls for continued growth in the major macroeconomic aggregates, like jobs, population, and income. While Arizona's growth rates are expected to exceed the national average, the forecast does not call for a return to the pace of growth set during the 30 years before the Great Recession (1977-2007). It is much the same story for Phoenix and Tucson.
The forecast calls for Arizona to add 1.8 million jobs during the next 30 years, with total employment reaching 4.5 million by 2046. The average pace of job growth is forecast to be 1.7% per year, which is more than double the expected national rate of 0.7% per year. Arizona jobs are forecast to rise by 2.3% per year during the next decade, then by 1.6% per year during the 2026-2036 period, and finally to decelerate to 1.3% per year during the 2036-2046 period. The gradual deceleration is driven by the aging of the baby boom generation which mirrors the national trend.
Both Phoenix and Tucson are forecast to generate faster job gains in the next few years, as Exhibit 2shows. However, they do not escape the demographic slowing in the longer term. The Phoenix MSA is forecast to add 1.5 million jobs during the next 30 years, which implies an average annual growth rate of 1.9% per year. Further, this means that Phoenix accounts for 83.4% of statewide job gains during the period. The Tucson MSA also adds jobs during the 30 year period, with employment increasing by 162,000 or 1.2% per year. Tucson is expected to account for 9.1% of job gains during the forecast.
Exhibit 2: Job Gains Accelerate in Phoenix and Tucson in the Near Term,
Annual Job Growth Rates
Population growth is expected to continue for the state, Phoenix, and Tucson during the 30 year period, outpacing the nation but falling short of past results. Most of the population gains during the forecast are driven by net migration. Natural increase (the difference between births and deaths) continues to be positive during the forecast, but drifts down as demographic aging takes hold. Overall, the state is forecast to add 3.6 million residents during the 30 year period, with population rising from 6.9 million in 2016 to 10.5 million by 2046. That translates into an average annual rate of 1.4% per year, which is much faster than the national rate of 0.6% per year, but falls well short of the state's growth rate of 3.2% per year during the 30 years before the Great Recession.
Risks to the Outlook
Longer-term risks revolve around the main determinants of state and local economic performance. One of these is human capital accumulation, which is often measured by educational attainment. During the past 74 years, the share of Arizona's working age population with a bachelor's degree or better has steadily increased, as Exhibit 3 shows. That is a good thing. However, during that time Arizona has also steadily lost ground relative to the nation. Indeed, in 2014, Arizona's educational attainment rate was 3.9 percentage points below the national average. Without better performance in educational attainment, it is hard to see the state keeping up with national per capita income gains.
Exhibit 3: Arizona's Working Age College Attainment Rate Falls Behind the U.S.
Share of the Population Age 25-64 with a Bachelor's Degree or More
Infrastructure is another key component of state and local economic performance. This includes investment in highways, roads, water, sewer, telecommunications, airports, and border ports. Facilitating improved trade, travel, and communications flows across the country and around the world will be important for Arizona to remain economically competitive.
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October 17, 2012
For the October meeting, the Monday Mystery Book Club read Murder on Bank Street by Victoria Thompson. This book is #10 in Thompson's Gaslight Mysteries. This series follows Sarah Brandt, a midwife, and detective Frank Malloy through turn of the century New York City. In this particular story, Malloy has decided to solve the murder of Sarah's husband from four years earlier.
Sarah actually feels like a secondary character in this book. Malloy and the Pinkerton detectives are more central to the story, which is okay. This one is a solid mystery. It's not a bad read. The one complaint about the book is its lack of historical details. Most wished there'd been more. Overall, this is a cozy mystery that doesn't take long to read. If you need character background to enjoy a book, you may want to start towards the beginning of the series.
On Nov. 12th we will be discussing Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva. Books for the current month's selection can be picked up at the Blue Ridge Branch.
Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson:
1. Murder on Astor Place (1999)
2. Murder at St. Mark's Place (2000)
3. Murder on Gramercy Park (2001)
4. Murder on Washington Square (2002)
5. Murder on Mulberry Bend (2003)
6. Murder on Marble Row (2004)
7. Murder on Lenox Hill (2005)
8. Murder in Little Italy (2006)
9. Murder In Chinatown (2007)
10. Murder On Bank Street (2008)
11. Murder On Waverly Place (2009)
12. Murder on Lexington Avenue (2010)
13. Murder on Sisters' Row (2011)
14. Murder on Fifth Avenue (2012)
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Don't Make New Years Resolutions! There is nothing like failure to discourage you from changing.
5. Up to now, your goals are inspiration. It's time to change the inspiration to motivation. It's time to activate your resolution. What specific first action can you take to move you towards your goal? Don't try to figure out every step towards the end result before getting started. You'll just get overwhelmed and are more likely to abandon the entire goal. Do you need to talk to a nutritionist or a personal trainer? Do you need to decide what type of diet you are gong to follow and shop for those foods? What is a specific first step? Is there a smart-phone app that will help you succeed? Once you've identified that first step determine a start date and an end date and put it on your calendar. Be reasonable. For example don't schedule things on a week when you have to travel for work. It won't happen if you do.
6. Track your progress and reward your accomplishments! Reinforce each small step by acknowledging it and giving yourself some type of "pat on the back!"
7. Don't let a setback derail you. In the world of addiction treatment there is a familiar saying: "relapse is a part of recovery." If you fall off your plan for a day, get back on it the next day. One day is not a disaster, giving up completely is. Persist, persist, persist! If you are feeling discouraged call or visit one of the people that you originally told about your goal. Don't be afraid to ask for support from your trusted friends and family.
Research shows that if you can keep one goal going for one year you are very likely to continue it or another goal into the next year. Remember, personal success is a longterm project. You'll be far more successful in the long run if you approach change as the tortoise and not as the hare. Jackrabbit starts and stops don't not lend themselves to permanent change.
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Apple Pan Dowdy with "Indian Pudding" Crust
From my story, "The Apples, The TV, and Me"
½ cup yellow cornmeal
1 ½ tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp molasses
½ tsp salt
6 tbsp (1 stick) chilled butter or butter substitute (like Earth Balance), chopped into small cubes
1 egg, beaten
Approx 5 to 6 tsp water
Prepare an 8" x 8" earthenware or Pyrex baking dish by buttering lightly.
Ice Cream – to be served on the side.
The Process
In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and butter. With a fork, mash the ingredients together until the butter is the size of small peas and the combined ingredients are dry and crumbly.
In a small dish, whisk together the beaten egg and the molasses. Stir into the dry ingredients. Add the water, a couple of teaspoons at a time until the mixture is slightly moist and holds together when pressed with your fingers.
Turn out the dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Using the wrap, lightly squeeze the dough into a flattened disc. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
The Filling
4 to 6 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (approximately 4 cups)
Grated rind and juice of one lemon
1 tbsp Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice
1 tbsp maple syrup
½ tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp clove
1/8 tsp nutmeg
Combine ingredients in a large bowl, toss to combine.
On a generously floured board, roll the chilled dough to slightly less than ½" thick. Using a floured knife, cut the dough into 3" triangles.
Transfer the apples into the prepared baking dish, distributing them so they are in an even layer. Top with the dough triangles, overlapping the triangles so that they cover most of the apples.
(Optional step: brush the dough lightly with cream or water, and sprinkle with sugar.)
Bake in a pre-heated 375˚F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the apples are cooked through, and the crust has browned lightly.
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From: Melinda, US
Answer: It sounds like time for a change! I have a few suggestions; these are based on the fact that it is a big job to replace the railing around the room. You could sand back the existing paintwork and paint them with a washed or lime washed look, or antiqued paint effect. The second option is to sand them back and add a textured paint to make the railing look like plaster or cement, here we have a product called sandtex, but most companies will have a paint that is similar, it is easy to apply but has a finish that looks gritty or like a fine plaster finish, the color in included in the paint, and I would suggest a sandstone, plaster or natural color to make it look like they are plaster or stone. The third – but expensive option is to take it all out except the top rail and perhaps some balusters to support the rail and add wrought iron filigree inserts between. I hope that this has given you some inspiration. Good luck, I'm sure you will do a great job. Thanks for visiting our site. We hope you will visit again soon, we are constantly adding new articles that may be of interest.
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The Council considered alternative approaches to the setting of a minimum wage for apprentices in Regulation 208 and rejected the alternatives on the ground that the alternatives were either unworkable or did not set an adequate wage. The Council determined that here were no feasible alternatives to the subjects covered by the other Regulations. The Regulation 208 may increase the labor costs of some small businesses if the small business employs apprentices who are apprenticed under a state-approved apprenticeship program. The Council determined that there was no alternative approach to ensuring that apprentices of such small business receive an adequate minimum wage. However, apprenticeship is voluntary in that no statute requires any business to employ apprentices. It is not expected that the other proposed Regulations will have a significant adverse impact on small businesses.
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1. Regulation 201 implements Labor Code sections 3081 and 3082 and deals with complaints to the Administrator of Apprenticeship concerning program sponsors. The proposed amendment excludes complaints based on Labor Code section 1777.5 and CCR Title 8, Chap. 2, Part 2, Article 10 (public works apprenticeship) from the requirement that the complaint be filed within 30 days. Prior regulation 231 had a specific time limit for public works violations, but that section was proposed to be repealed following the recent passage of AB 921. The proposed action is needed to clarify that regulation 201 which concerns general complaints about violation of apprenticeship law and regulation does not apply to the complaint procedures concerning apprentices on public works set forth in Labor Code section 1777.7 and Article 10 of these regulations. Under the prior regulation 231, which provided a 90 day time limit, the Director was required to review, upon request, the decision anytime a complaint was found without merit. That cumbersome process was removed following the adoption of amendments to Labor Code 1777.7, and the Council concluded that since the legislature had not imposed any time limit for public works violations, and since the DAS was not required to proceed with every complaint, a time limit was not required.
2. Regulation 205 implements Labor Code sections 3073, 3075, 3077, 3079, 3086 and 3090 and contains definitions. The proposed amendment adds subsections (m) and (n) defining the phrases "employed as an apprentice" and "geographic area of operation." The proposed amendment addresses the problem of uncertainly about the meaning of apprenticeship terms and solves the problem by defining them.
(m) was added because of Labor Code 3098. In 3098 the Legislature mandated that an apprentice be employed only as an apprentice when performing construction work. The CAC concluded that the phrase "employed as an apprentice" was not clear, and therefore added a definition specifying that "employed as an apprentice" meant working under the apprenticeship standards, wages and supervision applicable to the apprentices period of apprenticeship. This language was needed to address concerns that an apprentice might be employed as an ordinary laborer, without benefit of on the job training and other protections of that apprentices standards by a contractor who had agreed to provide training. This might come about because contractors are required to pay apprentice wages as set out in the apprentice standards on private works but other construction workers can be paid minimum wage.
(n) was added because of the need to have a consistent point of reference for a programs geographic area of operation. By adding (n) the CAC was able to use that definition in other regulations. For example, in 212 each program must state its geographic area of operation. In 230 contractors must contact programs whose geographic area of operation includes the site of a pubic works project. These provisions function together and the definition is necessary to provide a clear and consistent point of reference.
3. Proposed Regulation 206 implements Labor Code section 3078 and 3079 by setting forth
a procedure for the approval and registration of apprenticeship agreements. Existing law does not contain such a procedure. Labor Code 3079 provides for the filing of apprentice agreements with the CAC and under certain circumstances requires approval by the Administrator. When an agreement is filed with the CAC the apprentice is registered and can be paid the lower apprentice wage on public works projects. See Labor Code 1777.5. This regulation provides a standard for registration of agreements and provides that agreements are to be registered only if the agreement complies with the standards, rules and regulations. Labor Code 3079 provides that the Administrator, who is the Director of DIR, shall review certain agreements, but does not specify criteria for that review. This regulation is needed to supply those criteria. The CAC chose a 30 day time limit for submitting agreements. That 30 day time for filing and filing limit is needed because apprentices may begin work on a public works project before the agreement has been sent to DAS for registration. 30 days allows sufficient time for filing, is a round number often used for similar deadlines, and is consistent with similar federal rules. A time limit is needed to insure prompt filing of agreements and to avoid disputes as to when an agreement was executed and when a worker could be paid the lower apprentice wage on pubic works. The CAC rejected the alternative of treating an agreement as registered only when received because such a rule could unfairly penalize contractors who employ apprentices at the lower wage on public works between the time an apprentice signs and agreement and the time that agreement is sent to the CAC.
4. Proposed Regulation 207 implements Labor Code section 3078 and 3079 by setting forth
a procedure for the termination of apprenticeship agreements. Existing law does not contain such a procedure. Labor code 3078 specifically mandates that apprentice agreements contain a period of probation during which time the agreement may be terminated by either party, and that the agreement provide that thereafter the agreement can be terminated by "mutual agreement" or cancelled by the Administrator for "good and sufficient" reason. The CAC concluded that there was a necessity for a process by which the agreement would be terminated. The regulation provides that where the termination is by mutual agreement, a request in writing shall be submitted to the Administrator. Where there is not mutual agreement, the party requesting termination is directed to submit evidence showing good cause. This is necessary to assign the burden to the requesting party rather than requiring the Administrator to seek out such information. The regulation requires the apprentice be given an opportunity to adjust any dispute. This is necessary because of regulation 201 allows for such local adjustment, and therefore there is a need to harmonize the apprentices options for review of the programs decision.
5. Proposed Regulation 208 modifies the method of establishing the wage scale for apprentices. Proposed Regulation 208(a) provides that, for industries other than building and construction, the minimum wage shall be decided by the program sponsor with approval of the Chief DAS. It was necessary to add the language that the wage was "subject to the approval of the Chief DAS" to clarify that the wage proposed by the program sponsor under 208(a) remains a part of the standards which must be approved by the Chief under 212 and 212.2. Under 212, Apprenticeship standards must contain a statement of wages. See 212(a)(5). The procedure for the Chief to approve wages under 208(a) thus remains the procedure for approval of standards under 212 and 212.2. The Council decided to continue current practice and not specify criteria that the Chief must apply in every case. The Council saw no reason to limit the Chiefs discretion in this area. The added language in 208 is needed to resolve any ambiguity that may have been present in the former language of 208(a) about whether the Chief must approve wages. Unlike the wages in the Building Trades, covered in (b), the Director does not make a determination of the prevailing wage in other industries. Under current practice, continued in this regulation, the Chief would approve wages that "progressively increase," as required by 212(a)(5). This provision is a part of these regulations because under the federal regulations, 29 C.F.R. 29.5(b)(5), apprentice agreements must contain a progressively increasing schedule of wages "consistent with the skill acquired." The number of apprenticeable occupations is large and the length of apprenticeship programs vary, although there must be a minimum of 2000 hours. Labor Code section 3077. While it could be expected that the starting wage would reflect the employees lack of training, the Chief would be able to insure that the wages did progress as training progressed.
Existing regulation 208 provides that the apprentice wage scale for buildings and trade shall be based on the federal poverty level. The beginning wage was set at 140% of the federal poverty wage for a family of three. This produced a single rate throughout the state, despite wide variations between regions and trades. See the Directors Prevailing Wage Determinations 2001-01 and 2001-02. The wage progressed to 190% of the poverty wage. This wage schedule was subject to change every two years and resulted in contractors having multiple wage scales for apprentices, depending on when the apprentice began the program. In addition, because the wage scale was based on a number generated by the federal government based on factors unrelated to apprenticeship, contractors subject to multiyear collective bargaining could not predict how the rate would change. One problem addressed by the proposed action is the need provide a wage scale that would vary by trade and area of the state. Another problem was to ensure that apprentices are adequately paid so as to encourage a continuing educated and skilled workforce. A final problem addressed by this regulation was the need to ensure that the wage scale could be easily understood and applied by contractors.
For apprentices in building and construction employed on private works the minimum wage was changed from a percentage of poverty wage, an admittedly arbitrary number, to a wage based on the per diem journey level wages in the apprenticeable occupation as determined by DIR for the geographic area where the apprentice is working. This change was necessary so that the wage could vary based on the trade and geographic area to take into account variations in conditions within the State. Under former 208 the apprentice wage was the same in high cost of living/high wage areas as in low cost of living/low wage areas. It was also the same for trades where the wages were high as for those where the wages were low. Under proposed 208, the minimum wage shall be no less than 40% of the prevailing per diem journeyman wage for the occupation in the geographic area of the project, as determined by DIR. A review of the Directors prevailing wage determination shows that for most counties this wage would be close to the wage determined by the Director to be the modal rate for apprentices. The CAC concluded that the Directors prevailing wage provides a good benchmark for a minimum wage for apprentices in training to learn skilled trades. The Council rejected the notion that the state minimum wage was appropriate as a minimum wage for apprentices. Apprentices are not low skill entry-level construction workers. Apprentices are participating in a program that provides both on-the-job training and requires school study in the form of related and supplemental instruction. In response to comments that the wage was too high, however, the CAC lowered the proposed wage from 50% of journeylevel to 40% of the journeylevel. The CAC also provided that in the alternative, a contractor may comply with Regulation 208 by paying the same wage package to apprentices as the contractor pays to apprentices on public work projects in the same geographic area, and that package is not less than the prevailing per diem apprentice wage package for apprenticeable occupation in the geographic area. This addition was necessary because in some areas and in some trades, the lack of benefits during early periods of apprenticeship is common, and 40% of the journey rate would be higher than the prevailing wage. This change is also responsive to comments that the originally proposed wage was too high. Under prior 208, only 15% of the wage could be paid as benefits. To allow more flexibility, it was necessary to change the regulation to allow 35% of the wage package to be in the form of benefits. Proposed Regulation 208 also provides for step increases and sets the manner and extent to which wages may be paid in the form of contributions to employee benefit plans. Step increases are necessary, because under both state regulation, 212(a)(5), and federal regulation, 29 C.F.R. 29.5(5) an apprentice program must provide for an progressively increasing wage consistent with the skill acquired. The CAC chose January 1, 2002 as the compliance date for contractors to insure that whether or not an apprentice program has completed adoption of a wage revision, the minimum apprentice wage would be paid as of that date. This was needed to allow time for compliance and to insure that there would be a date certain by which contractors would be required to pay the apprentice wage.
6. Proposed Regulation 212 sets forth the required contents of the standards of an
apprenticeship training program. This section was reorganized and some parts of former 212, (a)(1)-(8) which concern the approval of apprenticeship programs were moved to section 212.2. The problem addressed by proposed Regulation 212 is the need to ensure that apprentices are adequately trained. Existing Regulation 212 does not contain requirements that are specific enough to ensure adequate training or in some cases did not clearly state those requirements.
New (a)(1) elaborates on the requirement that a program include the "work processes" of the trade. This was formerly in the introductory paragraph in a reference the work processes the standards would "cover." This reference was unclear and it was necessary to specify that the standards would contain an outline of the work processes and the amount of time allocated to each. This is necessary to insure that an apprentice receives balanced training in all aspects of a trade.
New (a)(2) adds a requirement that the program state its geographic area of operation. That is a defined term, see 205(m), which is then used in other regulations. For example, contractors must provide contract award information to a program whose geographic area of operation includes the site of a public work project.
New (a)(3) deleted the requirement that the standards define an apprentice. This was necessary because the term is defined in the statute, Labor Code 3077.
New (a)(4) was changed because it was necessary to clarify that the standards did not need to contain all the apprentices working conditions, but only those that were uniquely required by the program. Many working conditions are set by law, collective bargaining agreement or employer rule and the Council determined that only those that were set by the standards needed to be in the standards.
New (a)(5) added "progressively increasing" to modify wage. This was necessary to conform to the federal requirement that the wage scale for apprentices be one that progressively increases as skills are acquired, and consolidates a duplicate requirement in former (c)(7).
New (a)(6) added further definition of ratio in order to make the regulation more specific and clear. The former regulation only required a "ratio." The proposed regulation specifies that the ratio is of apprentices to journeymen and requires the program to specify how the ratio will be calculated. This is necessary in order to determine whether contractors are in compliance.
New (a)(7) is derived from former (a)(3) and is necessary so that the standards will contain a description of the curriculum to be provided and an identification of the local education agency that will provide the instruction. This is necessary so that the apprentice can refer to the standards for this information.
New (b)(1) to (b)(16) were in general restatements or a reorganization of what had been (c)(1) to (c)(20). (b)(3) incorporates provision for a probation period as required by Labor Code 3078(g).
(b)(4) adds language formerly at (c)(19)
(b)(5) adds language formerly at (c)(15)
(b)(6) incorporates the requirement set out in Labor Code 3078
(b)(7) adds language from (b)(9)
(b)(8) adds language that is needed to specify the scope of discipline a program may impose on an apprentice
(b)(9) is needed to make reference to the newly added process set out in 207.
(b)(13) adds language form (b)(7)
(b)(14) combines with (c)(11)
(b)(15) is needed to incorporate the evaluation provision of 212.3 concerning on-the-job training and related and supplemental instruction into the standards
(b)(16) is needed because of the addition of industry training criteria under 212.01.
New (b)(17) was added as mandated by newly added Labor Code section 3080(b).
The proposed Regulation provides for the representation of apprentices on apprenticeship advisory panel of programs sponsored by more than one employer or by an employers association The members of the apprentice advisory panel shall be chosen by secret panel and shall meet at least quarterly. This section was necessary to implement the requirement in 3080(b) that apprentices programs with more than one employer must ensure "meaningful representation of the interests of apprentices in the management of the program."
7. Regulation 212.01 is amended to make a non substantive change the title to "Industry Specific-Training Criteria" to conform with Labor Code the language used in section 3073.2, added by AB 921, which provides that the Council may adopt industry-specific training criteria without compliance with Government Code section 11340 et seq.
8. The Council originally proposed to amend Regulation 212.05 to implement Labor Code
3075, recently enacted as part of AB 921, which provides that an apprenticeship program shall
be approved if justified by the training needs in the area and further provides training needs in the area do not justify approval of a new program if there is an existing program in the area which will provide apprentices for qualified employers. However, after hearing and public comment, the Council decided not to adopt Regulation 212.05 at this time.
9. Proposed Regulation 212.2 sets forth the procedure for DAS approval of a new
apprenticeship program. As noted above, the CAC moved portions of 212 pertaining to program approval into 212.2. The primary problem addressed by other changes in Proposed Regulation 212.2 is uncertainty about the circumstances in which a programs standards may be revised to change the geographical recruitment area. Proposed Regulation 212.2 provides that the revision of a programs standards to expand the geographical recruitment area is subject to the same procedural requirements as an application for approval of a new program. Proposed Regulation 212.2 also clarifies that a notice application for approval of a new program or the revision of the standards of an existing program must be served on all existing programs in the same area.
10. The proposed amendments to Regulation 212.3 implement new Labor Code section
3073.1, which requires DAS to perform random audits of apprenticeship programs. Proposed section (d) was revised to delete references to "program evaluation." This change was necessary because Labor Code section 3073.1 establishes an audit program which supersedes the "evaluation" in current 212.3. (d) provides a definition of "random" as a method that is not based on the specific factors of a program. This is necessary to assure that all programs are equally subject to audit. The regulation further provides that a program may be selected for random audit only once in each five-year period. This is necessary to insure that all, or as many programs as possible, will be audited at least once in each five-year period, rather than subjecting some programs to multiple audits. 3073.1 also provides for more frequent audits where deficiencies have been identified. These are described as non-random audits because the program is not selected randomly. Proposed 212.3(e) is necessary to insure that a program will be given notice of the audit. 14 days is considered sufficient time to allow a program to prepare for an audit, without being so much advance notice that the program could plan on deferring corrective action until after being notified that an audit was scheduled. Proposed Regulation 212.3(f) is necessary to set forth the matters to be audited, and provides that records may be evaluated by a method of random selection. This is necessary to minimize the disruption to the program and to avoid unduly lengthy audits. 3073.1 provides for audit reports. 212.3(f) provides the needed procedure for making those reports. The program is given an opportunity to make comments on the audit. This will allow correction of any misunderstanding before the audit report is made to the CAC. The Chief is authorized to continue the audit in response to comments. For example, if a program challenged an audit finding the Chief could review more records and then submit a final report. In (g) the Council specifies restrictions on information that will be made public on the audit report. This is necessary to carry out 3073.1s directive that that audit not divulge private information about apprentices. (h) is necessary to set out the time schedule for making reports (at each quarterly meeting of the CAC) since the statute requires reports but does not set forth any specific interval. The section also sets out requirement that the audit report set out recommendations for the program to take corrective action and a time schedule. This is necessary because the statute provides that failure to correct deficiencies within a reasonable period shall be grounds to deregister a program, but the statute does not identify how the program will be advised as to when the deficiencies must be corrected.
for deregistration of a program and to make clear the procedure for appeals from DAS deregistration decisions, and to add provisions to deal with the problem of programs that
do not have active apprentices. The proposed amendments provide that a deregistration decision is final unless appealed within thirty days and effective thirty days after it is issued. The Council determined that 30 days would be appropriate because under (9) the program is required to give notice of the Administrators decision to its apprentices and to other programs. This time period is necessary to allow apprentices the opportunity to make arrangements, and to allow notice to contractors who may have planned the use of apprentices on public works. The Council determined that the failure to have active apprentices for two years is a ground for issuing a notice of possible deregistration and (b)(1) would then allow the program the opportunity to show why it should not be deregistered. While the Chief could begin deregistration if a program is inactive under the authority of (b) since a program with no apprentices is not being operated in accordance with its standards, this change is needed to clarify a process and to provide a clear time line for action. The Council determined that, since most programs are from two to four years in length, the lack of any apprentices for a two year period was a substantial indication that the program was defunct and warranted the requirement that the program show why it should not be deregistered.
with the problem created by the Legislative changes made to Labor Code section 1777.7 which sets out penalties for violation of the apprentice requirements on public works and provides a process for contesting the assessment of penalties. The problem addressed in new regulation 228 is the need to reconcile the definitions in Regulation 228 with new Labor Code section 1777.7, enacted by AB 921, and the need to deal with the procedure for imposition of penalties for noncompliance with Labor Code section 1777.5 which deals with the employment of apprentices on public works. The proposed amendments eliminate the inconsistency by deleting definitions of certain terms that are satisfactorily defined in Labor Code section 1777.5, or that are no longer necessary. The terms that related to the old 1777.7 are "DAS Investigative Report", "Interested Party", "Willful Noncompliance", "Accusation" and "Complainant."
13. The proposed amendment to Regulation 229 is necessary to explain the new
procedure for seeking review of an order of the Apprenticeship Administrator imposing penalties under Labor Code section 1777.7. The proposed amendment states that a request for review which is sent by mail or facsimile within thirty days from service of the order is timely and this explains the term "transmitted" as used in the Labor Code.
14. The proposed amendments to Regulation 230 deal with the problem of inconsistency
between old Regulation 230 and new Labor Code section 1777.5. The proposed amendments are needed to explain the term "applicable" apprenticeship committee. The regulation provides that for contractors who are approved to train apprentices, the required contract award information is to be sent to the committee that has approved the contractor. For those who are not approved by an apprenticeship committee the regulation provides contract award information is to be sent to all apprenticeship committees operating in the geographic area of the public works project. This is necessary because where the contractor is not already approved to train, the phrase "applicable" apprenticeship committee must be defined. The CAC determined that it refers to any program that may be asked to supply apprentices. The regulation further provides that the information shall be provided within ten days of the execution of the prime contract, and this addition is necessary to make specific when the information must be sent. The prior regulation referred to sending notice within 10 days of the date of the "agreement" or "contract award." The Council believes that date of "execution" will be clearer. The regulation also moves a requirement that notices of contract award information must be served by certified mail under certain circumstances. That requirement had been required where an Accusation, a term and concept that has been deleted from the regulation, had been previously filed. The requirement continues where there has been a determination that a contractor has failed to submit required information. That requirement for use of certified mail was moved to 231(g). This move was needed because the requirement is also applicable to failure to provide information about the number of actual apprentice and journeylevel hours.
15. The proposed amendments to Regulation 230.1 deal with the problem of inconsistencies
between old Regulation 230.1 and new Labor Code section 1777.5 and are needed because, while all contractors are required to employ apprentices, some are participants in apprenticeship programs and others are not. Moreover, some programs will dispatch apprentices to contractors who are not participants, while others will not. This regulation is needed to set out circumstances where a contractor will be in compliance given these differences. The proposed amendments provide that a public work contractor shall employ apprentices at the ratio required by Labor Code section 1777.5. The CAC expressed that ratio as one hour of apprentice work for every five hours of labor performed by a journeyman. This change was needed to clarify the number of hours required. The regulation provides that a contractor who is not a participant in a program shall obtain apprentices from an approved apprenticeship committee whose "geographic area of operation", now defined in 205(n), and expressly set out in the standards pursuant to 212, includes the site of the project. This was necessary to spell out which program(s) throughout the state a contractor would need to contact in order to request apprentices. The regulation continues to recognize that a committee shall not be required to dispatch apprentices to a non-signatory employer that declines to comply with the committees standards. Under the circumstances where a program fails or refuses to dispatch apprentices, a contractor will be deemed to be in compliance with Labor Code section 1777.5 if the contractor makes a request in a timely manner but committee does not dispatch sufficient apprentices. The CAC requires that the request be timely so that a contractor would not be excused from compliance unless the request was made in enough time to meet the ratio.
Subsection (c) is necessary to carry out the provision of 1777.5 that provides that apprentices may work under the rules of the CAC. This regulation set out that the CAC requires that apprentices must work under direct supervision of a journeyman and the apprentices standards except for financial or administrative obligations to a trust fund or employee benefit plan. This is necessary because the CAC does not intend to force participation in any employee benefit plan. Under (d) the provisions of the new version of Labor Code section 1777.5 do not apply to contractors whose bids were made before January 1, 2000. Because the prior statute was substantially modified by court decisions and regulations, it was necessary for the CAC to provide that for work on projects bid prior to January 1, 2000, both the code and prior regulations interpreting that code apply.
16. The proposed amendments to Regulation 230.2 deal with the problem of inconsistencies
between old Regulation 230.2 and new Labor Code section 1777.5. The proposed amendments require training contributions to be accompanied with information concerning the name of the program that provided the apprentices and the number of apprentice hours worked by occupation and program. This information is necessary because a change in 1777.5 requires the CAC to make grants to apprenticeship programs. The grants are to be made to programs in the occupation worked when the training contributions are made to the CAC so the CAC needs this information in order to make the grants.
17. The proposed amendments to section 231, deal with the problem of
inconsistencies between old Regulation 231 and new Labor Code sections 1777.5 and 1777.7. The regulation provides procedures for filing and processing complaints of noncompliance with the law regarding apprenticeship on public works projects. The Labor Code sections were modified to allow the Chief to impose penalties for "knowing" violations, rather than only for "willful" violations and to set out a procedure for review of the Chiefs decision. This substantially changed the prior system which included a procedure for filing an Accusation of non compliance and provided for review of any complaint that was dismissed. The proposed regulation provides that complaints concerning non compliance with Labor Code section 1777.5 may be made to the Chief by any person, and that the that Chief may conduct an investigation in the absence of a complainant and that the contractor shall be given an opportunity to respond to the complaint. The complaint must be served on the contractor, and where the respondent is a subcontractor, on the general and prime contractor. This is necessary because the general and prime contractor may have liability under 1777.5 for the subcontractors violation. The CAC did not impose any time limit for filing complaints and did not impose a timeline on the Chief for conducting the investigation. The Council determined that the contractor would be given a "reasonable period of time to respond" which would be determined on a case by case basis. Since the Chief is not obligated to take action on every complaint, but rather only to advise the complaining party of the outcome of the investigation, a time limit for filing complaints was not needed. Likewise a strict time limit for conducting an investigation was not imposed. Because Labor Code 1777.7 provides for withholding of funds for the civil penalties imposed by the Chief from progress payments due to contractors, there is an incentive for prompt determinations to take advantage of withholding while payments under the contract are still due.
The proposed amendments also provide that, for purposes of Labor Code section 1777.7 a contractor knowingly violates Labor Code section 1777.5 if the contractor knew or should have known about the contents of Labor Code section 1777.5 unless the failure to comply was beyond the contractors control. The proposed amendments also provide that there is an irrebuttable presumption that the contractor knew the requirements of Labor Code section 1777.5 if the contractor has previously been in violation of Labor Code section 1777.5 or if the contract documents notified the contractor of Labor Code section 1777.5 or if the contractor has previously employed apprentices on public work projects. These provisions were needed to provide specific definitions of certain "knowing violations." By providing clear notice of what conduct will be considered as showing "knowing" violation compliance will be encourage and determinations of violation will be more consistent.
18. The proposed amendments to Regulation 234.2 deal with the problem of inconsistencies
between old regulation 234.2 and new Labor Code section 1777.7. The Labor Code was amended to eliminate willful violations and as a result the procedures in Article 10, which includes Regulation 234.2 needed to be changed to conform. The regulation substitutes "this article" for the obsolete "Complaints and Accusations." The proposed amendments provide that the initiation of administrative proceedings against a subcontractor shall not abrogate any responsibility of the any other contractor mandated by statute. This is necessary to clarify the fact that the Chief may initiate proceedings against a subcontractor who is directly responsible for a violation without having to join any other contractor who may have responsibility imposed on him or her by statute.


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So I keep starting these socks, and then deciding that I don't like the stitch I'm doing, and starting over. Grr. Anyway, off to choir rehearsal a.k.a. prime knitting time.
I know what you mean. Many
I know what you mean. Many knitters have the problem of having multiple projects in play at once, for me it's starting something, deciding I don't like it and frogging. Consequently I can't seem to get a frogging thing done.
I have mastered the frog
I have mastered the frog stitch! You need something unknitted? I'm the one for the job! I can unknit even the most grabbing of fibers with ease and a little finesse. I can barely do a purl stitch, but I can frog like nobodies business!
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Stress relief??? NO!
Stress relief??? NO! Actually, when I start frogging, my blood pressure rises because I realize I am about to undo all this effort I have put in. It is only after the frogging is done do I relax, and reflect, and think "OK" now what shall we do with the spaghetti-with-a-perm we've made.
FWIW: What sock pattern are you trying? Is this your first sock? Are you on the double points, two circulars, or magic loop method?


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June 12, 2012
Rachel and Nick / Wedding Photography Preview at Headcorn Village Hall
Kent Wedding Galleries
Paul these are beautiful.
Absolutely breathtaking.
Wow - stunning session, Paul. I love that 3rd shot from the top - simply amazing.
Not enough! I wanna see more ;) I like the flower shot with both of them.
just beautiful! makes me think of the secret garden! So romantic.
Lovely. This promises to be a stunning wedding for sure :)
Awesome, beautiful.
These are so tender and genuine. Beautiful.
Oh wow, these feel like scenes from a movie or something... I would love to see more!
absolutely gorgeous!
The brides dress is stunning! Love where you have taken them to for the portraits, a gorgeous setting and the images are beautiful!
Great shots, I love the subtle light here.