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State Services Commission
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|Te Komihana O Ngā Tari Kāwanatanga
Logo of the State Services Commission
|Agency overview
|State sector organisations in New Zealand
|The Terrace, Wellington Coordinates: 41°16.55′S 174°46.7′E / 41.27583°S 174.7783°E
|Annual budget
|Minister responsible
|Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman, Minister of State Services
|Agency executive
|Iain Rennie, State Services Commissioner
|Key documents
|Statement of Intent 2010-2015
Annual Report 2010
The State Services Commission (Te Komihana O Ngā Tari Kāwanatanga in Māori), formerly the Public Service Commission, is a central government agency within the New Zealand government. The current State Services Commissioner is Iain Rennie.[2] The current Minister of State Services is Dr Jonathan Coleman.[3]
The role of the State Services Commission is to improve the performance of New Zealand's public sector organizations. The SSC's official responsibilities, as defined by the State Sector Act 1988, include:
- appointing and reviewing Public Service chief executives,
- promoting and developing senior leadership and management capability for the Public Service,
- providing advice on the training and career development of staff in the Public Service,
- reviewing the performance of each department,
- providing advice on the allocation of functions to and between departments and other agencies,
- providing advice on management systems, structures, and organisations in the Public Service and Crown entities,
- promoting, developing, and monitoring equal employment opportunities policies and programmes,
- any other functions with respect to the administration and management of the Public Service, as directed by the Prime Minister.
The overarching goal, as described in their statement of intent is "to provide leadership to the State Services so that government works better for New Zealanders.".[4]
See also[edit]
- ^ Annual Report of the State Services Commission, Page 71, Annual Report 2010
- ^ SSC website
- ^ [1]
- ^ SSC's Statement of Intent
External links[edit]
- SSC's home page Te Komihana O Nga Tari Kawanatanga
- In Development SSC's blog
- E-government in New Zealand - New Zealand E-government Programme
- Learning State run by the Public Sector Training Organisation
- New Zealand Government Jobs Online


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Maisie Miller, a sophomore at Marblehead High School in Massachsetts, has been bullied one too many times and she's not taking it anymore. She's standing up for herself, and every kid who's ever been bullied, with pigtails.
A girl, whom we will refer to as Meanie McMeanster, habitually picked on Maisie at school. We don't know her real name. Maisie was too cool to name her bully. Meanie McMeanster made demeaning remarks about Maisie's body, boyfriend, and clothes. Typical bully tactics were employed.
One day as Maisie walked past her on the stairs, Meanie McMeanster loudly mocked her hairstyle, saying, "Who wears pigtails still? What is this, kindergarten?" Maisie turned around to look at her and the girl snapped at her to "keep walking!"
Ok, let's stop right here. This bully is making me want to punch her in the face. I can't help but think about my own two girls and how infuriated I would be if someone treated them like this. I would be livid knowing that someone else made them feel so badly about themselves. I can't even promise that I wouldn't have went to the school and paid some bigger, meaner student to scare the bully right out of this child. But Massie is way cooler than I.
That was the day Maisie said no more. She went home, pissed off and hurt, and posted a letter on Facebook asking that everyone wear pigtails to school the next day in protest of the bullying. This is what impressed me the most; she didn't name her bully. She didn't ramble and spew hatred. She only asked for the united support of her peers to stand up to bullies, and that is a classy move. Stay classy, kid.
The next day, not only did kids show up sporting pigtails in droves -- but now pigtails are a new anti-bullying campaign. Pigtails for peace are an awesome idea. It teaches our children that we can stick up for ourselves by uniting against the bullies and in a peaceful manner. We don't always need to meet force with more force, sometimes we need to turn the other cheek and leave the bully fighting with herself. After all, that's whom they really have the problem with.
How would you react if someone bullied your child?
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Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day with a Healthy Comfort Food Twist
Written on April 11, 2013 at 5:30 pm , by FITNESS Intern
Written by Carrie Stevens, editorial intern
These national food holidays are seriously some of the best inventions ever. Nothing hits the spot quite like a warm and crispy grilled cheese sandwich, and if you're looking to add some flavor and a boost of well, adulthood, to your comfort food game—without a ton of extra calories—then you're covered here. We recently sampled gourmet sandwiches crafted by Jason Sobocinski of The Big Cheese with wine pairings from St. Francis Winery and Vineyard, and two sent our taste buds into a frenzy. Grill one up for a classy, no-fuss weekend meal that your guy will love. Because everyone needs to channel their inner kid a little bit, right?
Fresh Chevre, Caramelized Pear, Pickled Ginger and Honey on Sourdough
Paired with Sonoma County Chardonnay
Serves: 2
What we think: Don't knock it til' you try it! The crisp chardonnay intensifies the cheese and pear flavors while the ginger and honey are great complements.
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large ripe pear, skin removed, cored and sliced
- 1 tablespoon pickled ginger, drained and finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 3 oz fresh goat's milk chevre
- 4 slices sourdough bread
1. Coat a small sauté pan with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add pear slices, pickled ginger and honey and cook, stirring occasionally, until pear begins to color and soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour mixture into a bowl and set aside. Let cool slightly.
2. Meanwhile, spread fresh goat's milk chevre onto sourdough bread. Add 4 to 6 slices of cooked pears to 2 bread slices. Top with remaining bread.
3. Spread butter onto outsides of each sandwich. Coat a large sauté pan with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Toast sandwiches until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip sandwiches and repeat. Let cool slightly before serving.
Calories per serving: 488
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FITNESS Fans Interview Ted Allen of Chopped!
Written on October 14, 2011 at 12:06 pm , by Karla Walsh
A few weeks ago when we found out we'd be lucky enough to speak with Chopped host, author and food and entertaining guru Ted Allen, we decided to turn the tables and let you, our amazing readers, take the reins for the interview. A few of our Twitter friends (who are also fit bloggers we adore!) passed along the following great questions for Ted, and we couldn't wait to hear what he had to say.
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6 Snow Day Recipes
Written on January 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm , by Karla Walsh
New York City and much of the Northeast U.S. was walloped with another snow storm last night–leaving about 19 additional inches of snow around Central Park and outside my front door! Weather like this leaves me craving certain dishes for dinner…It's comfort food time, folks. Here are my six go-to cozy meals created for days like today. Bonus: All have fewer than 375 calories per serving!
- 5 Factor Lasagna: A meat-free take on the Italian treat, substituting eggplant in place of pasta for an extra veggie serving. (315 calories, 3 g fat)
- Chickpea Soup with Spinach and Tomato: Warm up with a creamy, protein-packed bowl. Hummus is the secret ingredient in this quick cooking recipe! (228 calories, 12 g fat)
Chipotle Veggie Chili: Your pot will be filled produce at its peak during winter, like sweet potatoes, parsnips and butternut squash. (369 calories, 9 g fat)
- Gooey Grilled Cheese: This isn't your mom's American on white bread. Sliced pears give these sandwiches grown up flair. (296 calories, 13 g fat)
- Mac and Cheese Lite: Celebrity chef and triathlete Rocco Dispirito's lightened up version of everyone's favorite school lunch side. (237 calories, 7 g fat)
- Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes: Who doesn't love breakfast for dinner? These fluffy pancakes taste fantastic, even sans-syrup.(238 calories, 8 g fat)
What is your go-to comfort food dish?
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If it were allowed, the Mashpee High School baseball team might look into scheduling Upper Cape Tech a whole lot more. On Friday the Falcons wrapped up their season series with the UCT Rams at Doran Park in Bourne and finished off a sweep of their Cape rivals, scoring an 8-4 win at the summer home of the Cape Cod Baseball League's Bourne Braves.
The win was Mashpee's second of the year, both of which have come at the expense of the Rams. MHS is now 2-6 overall for the season. The team was scheduled to face Bristol-Plymouth on Wednesday afternoon, but the game was postponed to a yet-to-be-determined date due to the severe thunderstorms that came through the area early in the day.
Freshman Eddie Childs earned the win for the Falcons on the hill in his first start in a varsity uniform. It marked just the second time that the rookie had taken the hill for the Falcons this year. The youngster made it a memorable initial start as he lasted six full innings, allowing just three earned runs. He scattered seven hits during his stint, struck out three and hit one batter. Perhaps the statistic that head coach Dan Patenaude appreciated most was bases on balls allowed, which was zero for the day.
"He did a nice job. He's a young kid, he's got a fastball and curveball, and he threw them for strikes, and we made the plays behind him," coach Patenaude said.
Zero was also the number of errors that the Falcons made in the game. Mistakes in the field have cropped up regularly for the Falcons throughout the course of their difficult year so far, but with no mistakes behind Childs, things went rather smoothly for the Falcons.
The same could not be said for the Rams. Mashpee was the beneficiary of a number of fielding errors by the home team, which helped them overcome an off day at the dish. Mashpee managed just five base hits in the game, and none from the bottom of the order, but they still managed to push across eight runs.
An error by Upper Cape Tech opened the door for Mashpee's first run of the game, in the top of the second inning. Kris Carpenter reached on an error by the UCT shortstop and would come around to score when another error was committed by UCT. Shay Souza lifted a fly ball to center that was mishandled by the Rams, which brought Carpenter around to the plate.
Upper Cape came back to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom half of the inning. Anthony Delmonico singled and came around to score on an RBI single by Josh Kelly.
Some two-out magic helped the Falcons grab the lead for good in the third inning. After the first two batters of the inning were set down by starter Matt Trapeano, Jon Giatrellis singled and stole second base. He came around to score the go-ahead run on Nick Carpenter's single up the middle, one of two hits in the game by the freshman.
Another error by UCT then further aided the Mashpee cause. Kris Carpenter's grounder to short was bungled, allowing Nick Carpenter, who had stolen second, to come in with the third run of the night for Mashpee.
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Childs was touched up for a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning. The starter hit the first batter of the inning, but then got a double play ball that emptied the bases and made it look like the Falcons would have a clean inning. UCT's Jason Comoletti reset the offense by doubling to the gap for the Rams and then Cooper Thornell drove him home with a single. Austin Smolinsky followed with an RBI double that made it 8-3, but Childs escaped further damage by stranding runners at second and third with a pop-up to Giatrellis at third. Childs did not allow anything in the sixth and left after that inning. UCT got one more against the Mashpee bullpen in the seventh.
The Falcons are set to travel to play against Nantucket today. The Whalers have been running hot lately, with a 16-4 win over Monomoy earlier this week. They also beat the Falcons earlier this season, winning a lopsided game at MHS.


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Crab Imperial with Red Pepper
Photo: Michael Turek
Crab imperial is a classic Maryland dish made with blue crab bound in a mayonnaise-based sauce. In place of the mayo, Michael Mina makes a hollandaise sauce, which makes the spread even silkier.
Yield: 8 first-course servings
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- 1 stick unsalted butter, 6 tablespoons melted, plus more for greasing
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- Hot sauce, such as Crystal or Tabasco
- 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over
- Toasted baguette slices, for serving
- In a saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over moderate heat. Stir in the flour to make a paste. Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth and simmer, whisking, until the sauce thickens. Reduce the heat to low and cook, whisking, until no floury taste remains, about 7 minutes. Season the béchamel with salt and pepper. Cover and remove from the heat.
- In a skillet, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook over moderate heat until translucent. Add the bell pepper and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- In a stainless steel bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the lemon juice. Set the bowl over (not in) a saucepan of simmering water and whisk constantly until thickened, 2 minutes; remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the 6 tablespoons of melted butter until a smooth sauce forms. Fold in the béchamel and lemon zest. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce.
- Preheat the broiler. Set one rack 6 inches from the heat and another rack 10 inches from the heat. Butter a 9-by-9-inch ceramic baking dish. In a bowl, combine the crabmeat, onion and bell pepper. Gently fold in the sauce. Scrape into the prepared baking dish. Broil on the upper rack for 3 minutes, until browned. Transfer the baking dish to the lower rack and broil for 4 minutes longer, until hot throughout. Serve with baguette toasts.
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An extinct, early amphibian of the Carboniferous and Permian periods, distinguished by vertebrae shaped liked hourglasses.
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PERRIN Duncan married Mary KING 1898
Information & Research Journal.
Duncan Charles PERRIN and Mary KING were married in Victoria in 1898.
Duncan died 1946 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
Parents named as William and Jane.
Mary died 1939 in Auburn, New South Wales.
Parents named as John Boyce and Mysie.
Mary was born in Williamstown, Victoria, in 1872. Her birth was indexed as May, but this could be an index error, or she changed her name. Her father was John Boyce KING. Her mother was recorded as Margery, Mary and May MCINTYRE, but never recorded as Mysie in the birth records. However, Mary did name her daughter Mysie so the name is there somewhere.
Six children located Victoria and New South Wales records for Duncan and Mary.
Duncan Charles PERRIN.
Born: 1899 St Arnaud, Victoria.
Died: 1946 Urana, New South Wales.
Married: Alice Mary ANDERSON.
Year: 1941.
Place: Rockdale, New South Wales.
Mysie PERRIN.
Born: 1900 Dibbo, New South Wales.
Died: -
Jane D PERRIN.
Born: 1903 Goulburn, New South Wales.
Died: -
Eliza PERRIN.
Born: 1906 Boorowa, New South Wales.
Died: -
Marion C PERRIN.
Born: 1908 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
Died: -
William Roy PERRIN.
Born: 1910 Junee, New South Wales.
Died: 1975 not recorded, New South Wales.
Married: Kathleen A CASSIDY.
Year: 1931.
Place: Orange, New South Wales.
Registry of Births and Marriages, Victoria.
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TONKIN lives in Victoria, Australia.
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- H2$ said...
I would suck my own dick so hard if I could! Are you kidding me?!?!?! You love your own hand jobs, how can you hate on your blow jobs. You're gonna be better at it than any girl. And there is no way you could right now and don't know. If you could you'd know, and you'd be arguing a completely different point of view. You are so fucking retarded Dan. I'm gonna take out two of your ribs in your sleep and see if you go into work the next week or if you're too busy sucking yourself off. The whole week. Not to mention that just because it's gay shouldn't stop you. Masturbating is a little gay. Deal with it. You get a little gay 2-3 times a day.
Also, there is nothing wrong with being a slut as a girl. SLUT just stands for sexually liberated and untamed by tradition - that just sounds hot.
- March 2, 2010 at 2:14 PM
- Danaconda said...
1) I don't always love my own handjobs - it depends on how frequently I do it.
2) Oh yeah, I'm retarded because I don't know if I can suck my own dick or not. That makes sense. I've never tried it - maybe that's why? On an even gayer note, I totally just got a visual of you trying to suck your own dick and being frustrated with your ongoing failure.
This reminds me of that conversation with Dante and Randall in Clerks. That shit was hysterical.
Also, I feel like at this point, being a SLUT is traditional, so though I love the acronym I think it needs to be reworked. Either way if you made that up I'd be legitimately impressed.
- March 2, 2010 at 2:55 PM
you r fukin hilarious bro
- March 15, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Danaconda said...
I love how you put yourself in as "anonymous" but then sign "Elmer." Either way thanks for the compliment, and thank you for opening my mind into being more of an asshole when I write. It's significantly more fun.
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This is my submission to the Wiggi World competition. It is designed for kids 5-12. The instructions are in the game, but the idea is simple. Both players choose a Wiggy. Each player then takes turns asking questions about the other player's Wiggy. The player who discovers his opponent's Wiggy first wins. Score higher by guessing your opponent's Wiggy quicker. Most of all, just enjoy.
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Wiggy Wiggy ^^
The music got a bit annoying after a while, but I liked the game. I haven't played guess who in ages ^^ reminds me of when I was little. It was fun.
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Its original! Finally something for this Wiggi contest that I didn't completely hate! Only problem is that it gets hard to see some of their eye colors, so the first time I think that's why my final person was wrong. Maybe add an option to auto remove people who you find out are not the person.
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Keeping it nice and simple
Yay for Guess Who!
The music got a little grating after a while, but it's worth the small file size. Well done!
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Good Luck.
Good Luck with the Wiggi Contest, the flash is pretty good.
Thanks! I could use a little bit of luck :)
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This game is awesome!
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Re: [mb-experts] Web service: We need to adopt a ToS Robert Kaye Fri Aug 11 21:13:54 2006
On Jan 8, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Don Redman wrote:
I have reread the second blogpost and all the comments, and I must say, that I am completely confused:What do the ToS apply to: The data, the service, or the software using it?
Not the data in general. Only the data returned by the web service. And not the software at all.
The most important thing to remember is that the CC license is the key aspect to all of this. It returns a subset of our data per call; this data is licensed under the CC license. If you read the CC license it will outline what is commercial use, but not specify what is considered non-commercial. If ANY money is involved, you are commercial.
My two clauses that stipulate what applications are considered non- commercial are only a clarification of what we consider to be of non- commercial nature. given that these are causing so much confusion, I'm ready to yank those. This will cause me hassles later when every Tom, Dick and Harry application will come and ask they they are non- commercial because they do not understand the terms of the CC. Fine, if that is what is needed to get this moving forward, then so be it.
If they only apply to the service, as you say they do, then why do they put conditions on the usage of data or even the software?
They only apply to the data returned by the service.
Does the live data feed also encompass the replication feed for servers? Yes or no?
They live data-feed and replication feed for mirrors server is one and the same and COMPLETELY SEPARATE from the web service.
It seems to me that you _mean_ something like this:The _service_ can be used at no cost, by client applications that use the _data_ in a noncommercial way.
No. The service can be used at no cost. Anyone can connect to it. However, the data can only be used in a non-commercial way. If any kind of compensation, including ads -- even if the ads are displayed on the web site where you download the application, then the application is commercial, and thus the data usage is commercial. Thus they are not allowed to use the data returned by the web service.
Then suddenly you say that _applications_ that are open souce, may use the service for free. However, as the anonymous comment correctly stated, an open source app might very well use the _data_ in a commercial way.
Ok, I'll strike those clauses as stated above. They are only causing confusion.
If the data (of the complete data feed) is CC-by-nc anyway, then why do you need a ToS? IIUC the license of the data states that it must not be used for commercial purposes. Period.
You are confusing the web service with the data feed. The web service returns data chunks that are normally released into the PD. The ToS is necessary to make it clear that you cannot use the web service and assume that the data served by it is in the Public Domain.
I am sory if I am not helpful here, but I am really confused. Maybe you should ask a lawyer to put whatever you mean into words that nobody understands. This way people will not be confused anymore, but just reckon that this is legal stuff they don't dig. :-)
The problem is that I understand it, because I have talked to lawyers about this. I am just not doing a good job in communicating this legal crap to you folks. :-(
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (March 6, 2012) – The Rutgers wrestling team finalized its qualifying group at five Scarlet Knights for the 2012 NCAA Championships, held inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis from Thursday, March 15 – Saturday, March 17. Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) was the final Scarlet Knight to gain NCAA qualification, earning an at-large bid at 149 pounds Wednesday to join automatic qualifiers Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.), Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.), Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.) and Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.).
The five RU wrestlers, led by fifth-year head coach Scott Goodale, ties for the fourth-highest number of NCAA representatives in program history. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Selection Committee announced brackets and seeds on Wednesday, placing the five Scarlet Knights as unseeded competitors in the tournament.
At 141 pounds, senior Ashnault has compiled a 24-14 record this season. The winningest active wrestler on the RU squad with 83 career victories, Ashnault is set to finish his wrestling career with his third overall trip to the NCAA Championships and his second as a Scarlet Knight. Ashnault qualified for the 2008 tournament while at Lock Haven. In opening round action, Ashnault is matched against Northern Iowa's Levi Wolfensperger.
Mason has wrestled to a 19-3 record in 2012, spending the majority of the year ranked within the top 10 by Amateur Wrestling News, Intermat and W.I.N. Magazine. The junior's 2012 trip to St. Louis marks the third NCAA qualification of his career and second at Rutgers. Mason was a 2010 qualifier while wrestling for Minnesota. Mason will face the winner of Josh Wilson (Utah Valley) vs. Kyle Bradley (Missouri) to open the tournament.
Winston, RU's 165-pounder, punched his ticket to his third national tournament after wrestling to a 19-6 record in 2011-12. The junior holds the most NCAA experience in a Scarlet Knight singlet on the current RU squad with a 3-4 record at the national tournament. Winston has the opportunity to avenge a Jan. 27 defeat to 12th-seeded P.J. Gillespie of Hofstra in the first round.
At 174 pounds, Zannetti earned the distinction of being Rutgers' lone first-time qualifier of the five-person group. He has compiled the team-leading win total with his 30-4 record in 2011-12. Zannetti will look to go 2-0 in 2012 against West Virginia's Lance Bryson in the initial NCAA round. Zannetti won in overtime, 5-3 (TB1), on Jan. 29.
Rinaldi rounded out the Rutgers qualifier group with his third NCAA trip, all at different weights. The 197-pounder qualified at 174 pounds in 2010 and 184 pounds in 2011. Rinaldi has a favorable rematch with Kent State's Keith Witt to start the tournament, with Rinaldi winning against Witt by a score of 5-3 at the NWCA National Duals event held in the RAC on Feb. 11.
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141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (RU) vs. Levi Wolfensperger (UNI)
149 pounds: Mario Mason (RU) vs. Josh Wilson (Utah Valley) OR Kyle Bradley (Missouri)
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The protest in the Sydney district of Rose Hill was aimed at working conditions, The Daily Telegraph of Sydney reported. The shop stewards, who had been attending a conference at the Rose Hill Racecourse,
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They called for national safety legislation. The demonstration broke up without further incident when police arrived.
"We apologize to drivers for the traffic disruptions, and ask the community to join us in our campaign for Safe Rates: to stop the 300 plus deaths each year in heavy vehicle accidents and make our roads safer for all families who use them," said Wayne Forno, New South Wales secretary of the Transport Workers Union. "Australian truck drivers are pushed to the limit, forced into working conditions of up to 80 hours per week, 30 of those unpaid — so that greedy retail clients can grow richer."


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A jury in Manhattan federal court Friday also found Richard Chichakli guilty of money laundering and other charges.
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I haven't heard anything about that, no, and they would likely have mentioned it if they were planning to. And I don't think it would make sense to do it. The Argent Tournament is still relative new. Also, getting the Crusader-title, I believe, is a relatively casual thing that everyone can do, so they don't have to the same reason to take it away like they did with the Glory of the Raider-drakes (so that only the hardcore would get them).
Anyway, even though I had that 3 level 80s were enough, and that leveling up another alt probably wouldn't be very enjoyable, I should maybe consider leveling one in the summer-vacation. The news of additional heirbloom-items combined with the news of cheaper mounts, flying mount at level 60 and with faster speed are certainly making it sound appealing.


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I opened a brand new tube of this, and on my first use I found that it had pretty much already dried out!! Such a regret and waste of money. Don't buy it.
I own Passion and I somewhat like it. It's a bit too pink for me but if i wear the balm first then the stain then it gives me a pretty flush of pink color on my lips. My fave combo is wear this stain under MAC's Blankety or VS' Instinct.
Oh boy oh boy, let's cash in on both the lip stain AND the vampire crazes! Close but no cigar. Like most of the other stains on the market, this leaves quite a bit to be desired. My lips aren't perfect; at any given time, depending on the weather/season, they're some degree between mildly and medium chapped. A good stain will disguise this; this stain goes above and beyond to HIGHLIGHT it. Maybe I shouldn't use stains period if my lips aren't perfect little canvases, but I'm willing to bet most people's aren't. The color is usually off from what you'd expect from the tube, although it's a toss-up as to whether that will be too light or too dark. Now, it IS possible to get your lips a lovely shade with either of the 2 types I tried (Beloved and Twilight, and I HATED buying something named the latter!), but I'm also willing to bet most people are not willing to spend on the order of nearly 10 minutes carefully dotting, shading, and wiping like I did. Lasting power? Just don't go there; not a fleck (and that's what they over-dried my lips to, flecks!) of color remained after eating a small lunch and sipping soda through a straw. Why even bother with the sad lil' itty bitty CUBE of balm on the other end? Of the 2 shades I tried , one seemed dried out from the start and the other quickly dried out and broke off; I don't know if all of the balms do this or if my packaging was extra shoddy, but it proves the point either way. These are still in my Bag of Misfit Cosmetics for emergencies, but I'm far more likely to reach for something else in there before these failures. I highly recommend NYC's lip stains (Smooch Proof) instead; they're the cheapest I've found, they don't dry out lips when done right, are very buildable depending on what you want, and last far better than these duds.
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omg i wish i never got this product........it looks like a pink marker pen with a small chap stick on the other end. when applied it looks like you have just drank some of that cheap fizzy cherry drink (NOT A GOOD LOOK) and the colour of the tubes are misleading i pinked up passion the tube is a very pale pink but the colour looks red on my lips. the only good thing is the staying power is great but if your like me and hate the colour it's a bitch to get off Overall i rate this product a fat 0 and by the way i used this thing once and it's already drying out? Revlon what where you thinking
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I was actually pretty surprised by some of the reviews that I read!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Just Bitten!! I own most of the colors in the line and couldn't be more pleased with them! They last forever it seems (I haven't had to restock in months!) and the color wears extremely well!! Every few uses or so you have to shake the pen a bit to resaturate the tip and then it's like new again! I work 12 hour days and apply it in the a.m. before I leave for work and it's still there when I get home in the evening... I only have to reapply my gloss once or twice during throughout the day and that's it!! It's especially great for us girls who love the vintage red lip look... The color stays and doesn't bleed! I've used several different (and expensive) department store brands and none of them compare!! The department store stains didn't wear near as long and they weren't nearly as pigmented! I HIGHLY recommend!! You will not be dissappointed!
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I was obsessed with this product a while ago, having never tried a lip stain with a color I liked. Ironically, the lip stain I tried before was Benetint, and I thought it was a little *too* pink on me... most people love that for looking natural, but on me it looked magenta. Anyway...
I got this in Forbidden. Good color payoff, at first. It's beginning to dry off though, and I pretty much have to rub the felt tip against my lips at least 30 times repeatedly in order to get the color payoff I want. So, Revlon, stop using a felt tip brush.
Also, the balm side wasn't bad... and I've been mindful of other people's saying it snapped off easy, so I've been really careful. No problem with that, so far. I probably won't ever have a problem with it though, since I stopped using it. Here are the reasons why: 1) it's not very moisturizing--I could just whip out my tube of petroleum jelly instead. 2) I seem to be allergic to something in it. I remember getting the same reaction when I used a lip balm with cocoa butter in it--and I haven't read the ingredient label for this, I just know that I got the same reaction. Which is, to be specific, that tiny little bumps would come up all over my lips, and they would itch, sort of like eczema on lips. It's not very pretty. 3) This balm needs a LOT of reapplication. It really doesn't last very long, but to give it credit, I neither taste nor smell anything really strong, so I guess that's a plus--if I weren't allergic to it.
So. That's my take on it. Watch out, anyone else who has this strange butter contact dermatitis deal. And for the price, you could probably find something that WON'T end up drying out within a month.
This lipstain has a lot going for it. Good colour range, reasonably priced, the lip balm stops your lips from looking or feeling too dry and it stays on all day with no need for touching up. I just don't think it works that well on my extra dry lips and the colour I got seemed to dry extra dark. (Can't lay my habds on it at the minute so I can't say what the shade was called.) I would still recommend this to other people. It just doesn't suit me that well.
I don't understand all the negative reviews about this! You apply this evenly on lips, wait about 30-60 seconds to let it dry, and then apply the lip balm. I used this in a bright red (Goth) for Halloween. I was a pirate and wanted something that'd stay all night. OMG did this ever last! I touched up twice in the entire 7+hr night (from applying it at a friend's house, waiting for her to get ready, going to the club, and getting home to take it off). I was so happy I chose this. Now if only these could come in a little lighter color I'd be happy. The lightest (passion) shows up a bit dark on my lips.
Basically I took one lippie off 'cause I had to touch up & 'cause the colors are a bit too dark for lip stains.
I like it a lot!! Won't leave a stain on the cup is the best part of lip stain. But I would like to see more color selections! I had passion which looks great on my NC20 skin. Will repurchase if I can find another color that I like!
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I don't understand why this has a 2.7 rating and BeneFit Benetint has a 3.6 rating!?
This lipstain is cost effective ($10CAD) and comes in a wide range of colours to choose from (my favourite shade is definitely Passion). As with all lipstains, the staying power is phenomenal. It doesn't offer any moisturizing properties to your lips, but lets get real here, lipstains never do. I never found application blotchy or that it settles into my fine lines, though you may want to consider this if you have mature lips. The stain is easily buildable if you want a more intense colour. I like that it comes with a convenient balm at the other end of the stick, albeit the cap is is awkward and you may run the risk of breaking off the balm. I think that's something Revlon should take into consideration if they decide to re-package this item in a more practical manner. In the meantime, just live with the awkward balm.
Other than the balm issue, I think Revlon lipstain is a great product and I would definitely repurchase.


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PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth School Board started its first meeting of 2011 attending to the organization of the board. Members Melissa Christiansen and Larry Pinkerton were sworn in as newly elected members after both were re-elected in November.
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Also receiving unanimous votes were Todd Samuelson for vice-president and Larry Holloway as secretary.
NASHVILLE — You could really call 1981 Plymouth High School graduate Joe McKesson a renaissance man.
A self admitted "computer nerd," he is also an extremely talented singer and performer with a love and skill for opera, singing for opera companies all over the United States. With his background in music and technology, it was kind of a natural fit for him to be involved when iTunes was just an idea on a drawing board.
PLYMOUTH — Grocers Jack Greenlee, Bob Gibbons, Bryan Emond, and Jim Strycker have a lot in common.
All but one (Gibbons) graduated from Plymouth High School. Gibbons is from Richland Center, in northern Fulton County.
All have been married to their wives for decades, have multiple children and grandchildren and are members of a Methodist Church.
All worked at the former G&G supermarket for years. Most started at 50 cents an hour.
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"Walt and Chuck (Glaub) were good people to work for," Greenlee said.
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Coroner Parks Evans said 25-year-old Barry Norman, of Woodside Avenue, was shot and taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital, where he died.
Police said witnesses reported hearing several gunshots and seeing two people run away from the corner of Third Street and Woodside Avenue.
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"All the dogs ended at the same location, so that kind of tells us they could have gotten into a vehicle at that point and the trail ended," said Lt. Tim Ridgeway with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
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Investigators are reviewing surveillance from area businesses and talking again with witnesses as they continue to follow up on the fatal shooting, Morton said.
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Arrested for breaking the law of large numbers
February 24th, 2012 at 10:59 pm by Dr. Drang
So there's this article in the New York Times today, by James B. Stewart, called "Apple Confronts the Law of Large Numbers,"1 and it's been linked to a lot in the Apple-centric corner of the internet, including a Linked List mention at Daring Fireball.
Let's cut to the chase:
The New York Times doesn't know shit about the Law of Large numbers. nytimes.com/2012/02/25/bus…
— Dr. Drang (@drdrang) Fri Feb 24 2012
I don't really have a problem with the central premise of the article, which is that Apple can't grow forever at the pace it's been at recently. I'm not sure why such a self-evident truth needs to take up space in the New York Times—any company that's growing faster than the economy as a whole can't continue to do so forever because eventually it would have to become larger than the economy it's part of—but then I don't understand why the Times publishes a lot of things.2
After telling us Apple's growth is mathematically guaranteed to slow, Stewart then drops this gem:
The law of large numbers may explain why, even at its recent lofty stock price, Apple looks like a bargain by most measures.
Emerson said a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, but most people like to put at least a few paragraphs between their self-contradictory statements.
But let's set aside the question of Apple's future market value. The truly objectionable part of the article is these two paragraphs:
Here is the rub: Apple is so big, it's running up against the law of large numbers.
Also known as the golden theorem, with a proof attributed to the 17th-century Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli, the law states that a variable will revert to a mean over a large sample of results. In the case of the largest companies, it suggests that high earnings growth and a rapid rise in share price will slow as those companies grow ever larger.
Let's start with what the Law of Large Numbers really states. Put simply, it says that the sample mean of a random variable will tend toward the underlying population mean as the number of samples grows larger. For example, Wolfram Alpha says the average height of an adult male is 5′ 9″. If you measured the height of a few randomly selected men, you might get an average for your sample that's quite far from 5′ 9″. But if you increased the size of the sample, the tendency would be for your sample average to move closer to 5′ 9″.
The law does not state that "a variable will revert to a mean over a large sample of results." The Law of Large Numbers says nothing about individual measurements; it's all about averages. And it certainly doesn't "suggest" anything about the future growth of large companies.
If the Law of Large Numbers worked the way Stewart says, you could repeatedly measure the height of Dirk Nowitzki and he'd eventually shrink down to 5′ 9″. I'm surprised the Mavericks' opponents haven't thought of this.
What really bothers me about the Times article is Stewart's pretense of scholarship with the bit about Jacob Bernoulli. He obviously knows nothing about the subject and is basically just rewriting Wikipedia in an attempt to appear erudite. Unsuspecting readers may think Stewart knows what he's talking about.
By the way, Jacob is not the Bernoulli of Bernoulli's Principle. That was Daniel, who's made two appearances in this blog, once in a post about the water level in my toilet and more recently in a post about a huge hydraulic forging press. Jacob, whose name is often Anglicized to James, is the Bernoulli of Euler-Bernoulli beam theory,3 a topic near and dear to my heart but unrelated to the Law of Large Numbers. More to the point, he's also the Bernoulli of Bernoulli trials, which is pretty closely related to the Law of Large Numbers, and was discussed in this post about confidence intervals and the choice of sample size.
(And that, Mr. Stewart, is how you do erudite. Leave the Bernoullis alone. Stick with what you do best: transcribing your credulous interviews with analysts. You know, like the one near the end of the article with the analyst who thinks Microsoft is the company that best understands cloud computing.)
That's what it's title was this afternoon when I first read it. It's since been renamed to "Confronting a Law of Limits." ↩
Maureen Dowd's column, in particular. ↩
Beam theory is discussed on pages 5 and 6 of the linked PDF, which is, essentially, the Encyclopedia Britannica entry on solid mechanics. The author, James R. Rice, is one of the giants in the field of solid mechanics, having invented the J-integral method for elastic-plastic fracture mechanics analysis. ↩
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Eddie says:
Honestly he could have written the entire article in one (logically flawed) sentence:
"Apple can't continue on its current pace for much longer because that's never happened before."
There are many psychological pitfalls at play, including conservatism bias and reference point bias. The human mind is hard wired to make poor investing decisions, and the NYT article is a great example of it.
I'm not saying anything about Apple's prospects for the next decade. I'm just saying the reasoning in that piece was flawed. It ignores all fundamentals specific to Apple as a firm and implies that a stock is simply a statistical commodity—just another trial in a game of dice.
Many an amateur technician has been burned in that game.
Jimm says:
Did you first see the link on Daring Fireball?
When I saw it, I thought, I don't see how the Law of Large numbers would be relevant so I skipped it.
I don't really respect the New York Times. The quality of their articles is not that good and I disagree with their editorial policies.
Dr. Drang says:
I read it via a Twitter link before seeing the DF post. Was a little surprised Gruber posted an excerpt with no comment.
Eric says:
The NY Times seems intent on publishing an article designed to use Apple to get reader "engagement". You can understand this from hacks at Business Insider but the grey lady has really become a bit of a slut recently. Today they're running a new article "Apple riding high but for how long" in which they interview a few people who switched from iPhones. When I was a kid the New York Times was journalism. Now the NY Times is just another linkbait hag. Expect more of the same sadly.
Harold K says:
The law of large numbers as relating to the growth of a company does not apply to Apple at this time because Apple is creating new markets for itself. For example, if Apple had brought out the iPhone but not the iPad eventually everyone who wanted an iPhone would buy one and the the sales would stabilize at a certain number. Therefore the growth of the company would slow. However, this is not what is happening to Apple because several years after the iPhone it introduced the iPad. This is another new market which will go through its growth phase. In fact, most of Apple's sales and profit are with products that did not exist prior to 2007. As long as a company can create new markets it can remain in a rapid growth phase almost indefinitely!
Tim L. says:
I'm glad to see someone else who was bothered by the incorrect statements about Bernoulli in that article.
I'd like to thank you for the pointer to that Solid Mechanics PDF. As someone who spends his days with Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beams (and is a teaching assistant for Solid Mechanics courses) it's nice to have something to point people to.
George K. says:
"If the Law of Large Numbers worked the way Stewart says, you could repeatedly measure the height of Dirk Nowitzki and he'd eventually shrink down to 5′ 9″."
Reminds me of an annoying manager I had many moons ago when I made pizza. After seeing me, in the midst of a rush, peeking in at pizzas several times over the course of a few minutes, she said, "You know, every time you open that door, the temperature drops 50 degrees." I replied, "Does that mean I can open and close it 13 times and turn it into a freezer?"
Tem Kuechle says:
U.S.A. = The United States of Apple? I hope Apple doesn't become larger than the economy. As much as I like many of their products, and own many, I would like to see the competition make some inroads too.
Jeff B. says:
Thanks for this. The article title and substance — if one can call it that — were down right irritating to me, but I just couldn't summon the will to straighten out the twisted thinking behind it. You did a creditable job.
I think the NYT should have just called the thing "Malthusian Limits to Apple's Growth". Then they could have skipped writing the whole article.
James Katt says:
So what the Law of Large Numbers actually implies is that: 1. Apple can keep growing and growing and growing. 2. Other companies will shrink or grow or stay the same as Apple grows. 3. In order to maintain the average corporate profit, unless the economy grows, then the other companies (such as Dell) will shrink. If the economy grows, then they can also grow along with Apple.
airmanchairman says:
This is why Apple avoids going for market share like the plague.
It actually works in their favour that their market share in various markets where they dominate the higher end and the profit share is measured in single-digit percentages. It translates to vast (though not unlimited) "headroom" to grow into.
Their tried-and-tested modus operandi gives them the perfect springboard to execute in this scenario with a predictable result - massive sales, profit and growth, provided their logistics and distribution can keep up the pace of demand. Which is why their high-performing COO has become the current CEO
ajay says:
thanks. that total poo-pooing of the law of large numbers was really hacking me off. cheers to an eloquent and fun explanation.
seven2521 says:
Why does the NYT publishes stuff like this? Hate for those who show that it's possible to succeed without government favors. Hate of the good for being the good.
Apple's of the world bad, Solyndra's of the world good.
Dr. Drang says:
You gotta love people who use the internet to complain about "government favors."
Costanza says:
Hear hear seven2521!
Also, let's get some more coverage of all the oil companies who are doing very well with no government assistance while we're at it.
Chris says:
James Stewart is correct that the "Law of Large Numbers" will cause Apple's growth to slow. But I think he's wrong that it'll happen soon.
And, even if Apple were to slow to 10% growth in sales & earnings, it's still too-cheap.
Assume Apple earns $50/share this year (about 50% more than in 2011). At a market P/E of 13, Apple should sell for $650/share (about 20% more than today's price).
So…if you assume Apple's prospects are similar to the average of all companies in the S&P 500, then Apple is 20% undervalued.
Here's where APPL should be treated differently because of its size: Fair valuation is often considered to be a PEG ratio (P/E divided by growth rate in earnings) of 1.0
APPL is growing earnings over 50%/yr. That implies it's worth a P/E of 50, which, multiplied by 2012 earnings of $50 would be a $2500 stock price.
But, at APPL's size, it just can't grow earnings at 50% compounded each year indefinitely. So we can't use PEG to value APPL.
Using conservative valuation metrics (like the market P/E), APPL is fairly valued or even undervalued…Chris.


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Paignton Community and Sports Academy is a mixed 11-18 academy, sponsored by Prospects Academies Trust. Paignton Street Academy opened in October 2012. Prior to that date the school was Paignton Community and Sports College.
Prospects Academies Trust (PAT) was founded in the summer of 2012 with the vision of establishing a family of primary, secondary and special academies who share the values and aspirations we hold regarding the education of children and young people. Our aim is to work together to realise those values and fulfill those aspirations
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Paignton Community and Sports College
Waterleat RoadPaigntonDevonTQ3 3WA
Phase: Secondary Schools
No. of Pupils: 1606
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