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Smart grid is a strategic initiative for many developed countries with an aging electric infrastructure. For the Canadian Province of Ontario, it has already become a reality after its utilities deployed smart meters (picture right) to more than 80% of its 5 million electricity users. And this was done despite a sparse geography and a challenging climate. The determination can be traced back to its political leadership in green sector that wants to transform a massive infrastructure challenge into a vector of economic development.
The Minister of Energy, Chris Bentley, noted during my recent visit in Toronto that great hockey players "skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been". Blue Chip companies like GE and IBM have long been in Ontario, which benefits from an advanced manufacturing industry and world-class research & education institutions. But Canadians have more difficulty to commercialize innovation than their US neighbors. Are people in Ontario up to the challenge?
Marzio Pozzuoli is. He was a technical manager at GE Power Management, and left in 2001 to start RuggedCom in his basement just North of Toronto. In less than 5 years, the company established itself as the market leader in supplying Ethernet switches and IP routers for power networks that operate in harsher environment than telecommunication networks. Consider a substation with voltage up to 500,000 volts and temperatures from -40C to 85 degrees Celcius! That is not something Cisco can do. After the massive black-out in 2003, utilities saw a value for smart solutions that could locate and identify faults.
Marzio, who is still the CEO today, had the right product at the right time, and the company took off quickly and reached the $100M mark in 2011 with more than 50% market share in the power utility market. That is the revenue mark that attracts the attention of power-house companies like GE and Siemens. And that is what happened: after an IPO four years ago, Siemens announced that it was acquiring RuggedCom of $382M.
Unfortunately, RuggedCom's story is more the exception than the rule in Canada. Many clean technology companies have to move to the US to attract the level of VC investment to play with the "big guys". One example is the automated metering technology developed by Nertec, originally based in Quebec. The company ultimately wound down and was re-born as Trilliant in Silicon Valley in 2004.
Thanks to its interaction with progressive utilities in Ontario, the company invested in smart grid communication early and it paid off big time. Its mesh wireless solution (picture above - courtesy of Hydro One) is at the heart of the smart meter deployment of Hydro One, the largest electricity distributor in Ontario with 1.3 million customers. They have 200 utility customers worldwide but the wealth created is now in the US. Ontario does not want to miss the mark on the next great innovation developed in its backyard.
For that reason Parteq Innovations, which is responsible for the commercialization of technologies invented at Queen's University, wants to keep SPARQ Systems in Canada. Their first venture in the power electronics sector, CHiL Semiconductor, did a nice return on investment for the early investors in Ontario but the company had to move in Boston, Massachussets. It was acquired for $75M by International Rectifiers headquartered in Irvine, California.
SPARQ has the best micro-inverter technology in the world, and could be a critical element in smart grid networks when solar panels are more integrated into the distribution network. In addition to work with the local commercialization office, they also had early access to the help of MaRS Discovery Disctrict. The Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation is growing this commercialization arm to build Canada's next generation of growth companies.
In downtown Toronto, high-tech and social entrepreneurs can meet at MaRS campus with energy giants and scientists. Former entrepreneurs are there to advise them, and also filter them so Fortune 500 can meet the best-of-the-crop on one particular topic. "Our job is to de-risk investments and help young companies connect with utilities" explained Tom Rand during a recent visit in Toronto facilitated by the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation.
Tom Rand (picture right) is a former entrepreneur who has done quite well and works as a Senior Advisor at MaRS for their cleantech cluster. He personally invested in 4 companies as he saw some low-hanging fruits in the pool of hundreds of companies going through the program. which also includes an incubator. "Toronto does not traditionally invest in high-risk companies and it can be challenging to raise the first million dollars". The Ministry of Energy created last April a $50M Smart Grid Fund in Ontario to help promising start-ups and attract international VC investments.
Entrepreneurship is not quite accepted yet by the energy establishment in Ontario. Canadian companies make $100M infrastructure bets more aggressively than individuals make $100k investments in early-stage companies. For every one company success, there are multiple failures. On my flight from San Francisco to Toronto, I read a local Canadian newspaper that compared how athletes and entrepreneurs deal with failures. People of Ontario do not have to look very far to get inspiration to shine on the international scene. The same spirit that animates their high-profile athletes can serve them well in business.
To carry out the project on time, Hydro One partnered with GE and IBM but did not include a local start-up. They already connected 1.1 million customers to the smart grid and established Time-of-Use tariffs mandated by the Province of Ontario. Early results show up to 7.6% in energy savings and 5.5% in energy shifting from peak to off-peak hours. This is critical so Ontario can close its last four coal plants that are currently used to meet peak power demand during the day.
It is only the beginning of the "digitization of power networks" according to the CIO of Hydro One, Michael Winters. The utilities did not get too much push back unlike California and Maine in the US. The leadership of the Government with the Green Energy Act helped. The decision to be pro-active in answering possible security and health concerns from customers was also a key factor.
The modernization of the distribution network is next with advanced fault management and distributed generation. PowerStream, another utility in Ontario, is using smart meters and sub-station equipment from GE to isolate fault and manage the network in real-time from its operating center (picture below - courtesy of PowerStream). This saves countless truck-rolls and sometimes repair teams arrive on site before customers even realize there was an outage.
Currently the distribution network is a one-way delivery system that makes it difficult to integrate solar roof installations. Distributed generation is one of the big technical challenges to meet in order to deliver on the promises of smart grids. Different solutions are being considered and tested. One of the most interesting one is to use electric vehicles as battery that can give power back to the network when they are idle at a charging point. Power Stream is trialing two Nissan Leaf vehicles in partnership with the Palo Alto headquartered Better Place. The electric vehicles currently have a 24 kWh battery.
PowerStream is one of the competitive utilities that grew after the energy market was deregulated in Ontario in the 1990's. Alberta did the same as well as ten regions in the United States. The Province moved away from vertically integrated model, which is prevalent in Europe and Asia. The historical power operator, Ontario Power, was split in 1999 in five entities: Ontario Power Generation, Hydro One, the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation, IESO, and the Electrical Safety Authority.
IESO has the difficult task to balance the load on the grid so power supply meets customer demands any time of the day. "The job of any independent system operator (ISO) is to decide who is on or off, minute by minute" explained to me Ron Dizy, the CEO Enbala Networks. Enbala Networks is an innovative start-up of fifty employees that has clearly its eyes on the "puck" moving forward. To deliver fully on their promise, "smart grids must allow users to participate in the management of the electricity grid" according to Ron. Most ISO's use on-demand gas power plants to meet fluctuating peak demands.
Enbala Networks use flexibility that is not tapped today on the supply side: connecting to the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) port at facilities, they can lower energy demand without affecting their operations. Their first customer is PJM, the largest ISO in North America with peak power load of 150,000 MW. They demonstrated that a dozen customer participants, like businesses and water pumps, can provide a better resource response than a gas generator (picture above - courtesy of Enbala Networks). That was the final proof after two years of hard work that consisted of nailing three critical areas of engineering: power system knowledge, process control & integration, and optimization.
Where Enbala Networks is very smart is to position a solution on an existing market they can serve better. Power generators already bid on the ISO market. So by connecting inefficiencies on the demand side and the supply side, it creates a direct revenue stream for itself and its customers. In the case of PJM, the demand pool came from American Water pumps. For the ISO, it prevents building new gas power plants.
Curiously, Enbala Networks does not have a competitor in the US. They have a leg up on this part of the smart grid market. It is certainly a company to watch for. More are coming from Ontario in the years to come as entrepreneurs find their place in the local energy eco-system.


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Of late, my Powerbook has been crashing to a "grey screen of death" (you know the one with the overlay on the screen) or just freezing. Many, many reboots have ensued, accompanied by profuse swearing. Occasionally, what I'm assuming is the leftover pollution from the crash causes another crash on startup. More swearing.
I've pretty much singled out Firefox (or at least Firefox and a combination of one or more extensions) as the culprit. Be damned if I can single out which of the little buggers it might be, although I strongly suspect FlashGot.
I'm about to go through another cycle of disabling and progressively re-enabling my (20-odd) extensions as I try to figure out which extension is to blame. My kingdom for better memory management in these things!


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New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who left for Parliament to present his maiden Rail Budget today, confidently said the budget for 2012-13 is going to be very good.
"I think the budget is going to very good for the entire country and the common man and everybody because railways is one of the most important infrastructure. Without the railways growing, India's GDP cannot grow. So, I have to make sure that Indian Railway is going to be solid like gold then only the Indian GDP will grow," said Trivedi.
Trivedi, who will present his maiden Rail Budget in the Lok Sabha after the Question Hour, had earlier on Tuesday said: "Rail Budget is going to be like whatever it should be."
Trivedi is expected to announce some new trains including a few for the Northeast region in his budget.
Trivedi's Rail Budget is expected to follow the broad direction laid down by West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, who was the Rail Minister of the country till last year.
Mamata Banerjee had as Railway Minister last year announced measures to connect the seven capitals of the Northeast region to the rail network.
The rail budget is normally presented in the last week of February, but it was postponed this year due to the assembly polls in five states of the country.
According to experts, the Railway Minister may move some proposals to mop up resources for speedy completion of rail projects.
Indian Railways is a vital national transportation grid for the country's 1.2 billion people.
Indian Railways has 114,500 kilometers of total track over a route of 65,000 kilometers and 7,500 stations. It has the world's fourth largest railway network after those of the United States, Russia and China.
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As we enter the 4th week of class, it is time to review our class objectives and determine if you have achieved the objectives that we have covered so far. A couple of questions to help you wrap your head around what you have learned so far.
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Identify clear objectives using the SMART/ER format?
Describe the purpose & benefits of key project processes & outputs?
Define Scope using a Work Breakdown Structure?
Use a Responsibility Assignment Matrix to identify roles & responsibilities?
Use a communication matrix to identify communication & reporting needs?
List critical scheduling & budget estimating steps & techniques?
If you answered no to any of the questions above, review the slides, re-read the related chapters in PMBOK* and Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, review the templates in the back of your binder and practice the skills.
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I use a Lodge griddle plate over a bed of coals on my grill. Seems having a gas ring burner would allow for a little better temp control. I do wish I'd found a larger griddle to start with. So my advice would be to buy as large a griddle as you can afford and/or fits securely over the burners.
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Norwalk City Hall cafe serves up student work experience
NORWALK — Working as a chef has been a longtime goal for 12th-grader Autumn Perry and with the help of a new Norwalk Public Schools culinary program, her dreams are closer to reality.
Perry and other students with special needs are taking on a leadership role at the Norwalk Public Schools Campus Café, which gives them the opportunity to work in the culinary field and learn the importance of teamwork, customer service and verbal communications skills, school officials said.
Perry took the job to become more well-rounded, she said. The job also has an added advantage.
"I just need some money, so I can buy stuff or just save it," she said.
On Wednesday, dozens of students, teachers and community members celebrated the new establishment, which was made possible in a collaborative effort between Norwalk Public Schools, the City of Norwalk and JB's Deli.
Located in City Hall, it is an addition to the school district's longstanding, community-based worksite program, which gives students employment opportunities while they're in school.
"I send them out into the community and give them a variety of experiences, so they can work on the skills that transfer into an employment setting," said Jessica Ireland, transition coordinator for Norwalk Public Schools and organizer of the worksite program. "Part of the program is speaking to my students about what jobs they would like and what they wouldn't like but also giving them that variety so that they can learn more about what they like and don't like."
While the students will benefit from the program by learning life skills, city hall staff will also see practical benefits. They, as well as Board of Education members, can call the cafe to have food delivered to their desks, Superintendent of Schools Steven Adamowski said.
He and Mayor Harry Rilling thanked JB's Deli, which provides the food and necessary licensing.
"All we do every day is bring the food down and try to get some feedback from them," said John Burr, owner of JB's Deli. "They're staffing it. They're running it. They're giving us an opportunity to be here and we're giving (the students) an opportunity to sell food."
Margaret Dolan and Ted White, culinary arts teachers at Norwalk High School, run the program and said they'll oversee the weekly food specials at the cafe.
Specials include soup, salad or a sandwich, depending on the week. The cafe will also serve seasonal eats, Dolan said. The mayor has already requested a turkey wrap with cranberry sauce for the week of Thanksgiving, she added.
Ten students will have the opportunity to work at the cafe on alternating days.
Parent Veronica Giraldo smiled ear to ear as her 18-year-old daughter, Jessica, served food to a few customers who visited after Wednesday's ribbon-cutting.
"She just wants to be independent and she just wants to excel," Giraldo said. "I'm so grateful (for) the opportunity that she gets and all the other kids in the program (get)."
Yvette Goorevitch, chief of specialized learning and student services, emphasized the importance of Pathways, a school district program that encourage students to acquire hands-on academic experience outside the traditional classroom setting.
The campus cafe just opened, and students are already showing progress, said job coach Helen Nelson.
She trains the students on cleaning, cashier and closing procedures and greeting customers. She led what she called phone-answering drills last week and said at first students were nervous. But with time, they've gained self-confidence, she said.
The cafe is not the only place students can gain confidence. Marshalls, HomeGoods, TJ Maxx are among other places that take part in the worksite program, said Ireland.
"I just want to be able to provide my students with rich experiences in the areas of transition which are working, learning and living," the school district transition coordinator said. "I want them to be successful post-secondary, whatever that looks like for each individual student."


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With the Mayan apocalypse "prediction" predictably failing (actually, it was an interpretation of the Mayan calendar cycles) comes relief -- not over the fact that fireballs didn't strike, but that such diversions stop diverting from what may be legitimate prophetic indications.
It is the devil's ruse: to use hype and falsity (along with hyper-skepticism) to dilute legitimate intuitions and even "words of knowledge" concerning the future, which -- Mayans or no Mayans -- portends to be remarkable.
It will also be challenging.
"When the prophetic secrets of the Blessed Mother are revealed in Medjugorje, the Catholic Church will find itself in a great ordeal, as much for the world as for the faithful, and a little of this suffering has already started," said Ivan Dragicevic, a seer from that alleged site, which the Vatican has studied and in coming months may make a statement about, perhaps granting it shrine status without validating or invalidating the apparitions (and prophecies) themselves.
In our discernment (which is just that: an opinion), and is based not on any single set of apparitions (but the general current of prophetic utterance), we believe the world does face huge events; actually, "huge, huge, huge" ones. (We'll use that as a means of trying to depict the extent of what we believe will be future change.)
In his statement, which was aired by Father Livio Fangaza of Radio Maria-Italy, Dragicevic mentioned that "a little" of what is in the secrets (at least, his secrets) already has begun, which fits with what we have observed during the past couple of decades: that regional events (various storms, weather swerves, quakes, societal upsets, tsunamis, and other events) are part of a build-up -- and preview -- of what in the next few years and decades will come.
Look at how hurricanes built up to "Katrina." Look at how "northeasters" (starting perhaps around the time of the "perfect storm" in the early 1990s) built up to "Sandy." Look at how little economic tremors built to the financial crisis of 2008. Look at how hurricanes and quakes have at times taken place within days of each other. Look at how little rampages have graduated into large ones.
One thing builds into something larger and that builds into something larger still. It is (again our discernment) the gradual nature of transformation. It is also God's patience and Mercy (the way He evolves matters).
If we face a "huge" event or series of events, such adjectives are a means of perspective. Perhaps one might say that events such as "Sandy" and "Sandy Hook" could be categorized as "large"; events like September 11 and "Katrina" and Fukushima as "very large"; and that we have not yet encountered something truly "huge."
Perhaps this gives us a way of beginning to get our minds around coming situations that may be bigger than just one "huge." Something truly huge would perhaps be destruction of a portion of a major country.
We have not seen anything like that as yet, although the Asian tsunami on Christmas night eight years ago came close (call that also "very large"). Ivan said we have experienced "a little" of what will occur. He says he has been given nine secrets by the Blessed Mother. Several visionaries there have been granted ten. They do not know what is in each other's secrets. Most recently, another visionary said that for the first time in thirty-one years, the Infant Jesus spoke a public message there. (What does that portend?) When Ivan said we have already seen a little, one then wonders -- if it has to do with the Church -- what more may be coming as far as scandals, falling away of the faithful, or (most likely) persecution. If "little" refers to recent events in the world, it gets back to the size analogies: Few are those who stop to consider how big things could be.
But end of the world?
No. We don't and never did believe that. As we often have said: transformation. Simplification. Purification.
When we look around at what man has created, and how far we have strayed from what God created (not to mention His standards of good morals), we see how huge the events by definition must be.
[see also: Seer: 'I am trying to understand what I saw' and the 1990 prophecy]
[Also: Most likely Vatican ruling: no definitive proof of supernatural and Poll: more than a third in U.S. believe world is approaching 'end times']
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[resources: Tower of Light and Michael Brown pilgrimage, Medjugorje, Michael Brown retreats: Florida, January 27, Announcing a retreat in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Retreat in Houston]
[Footnote from a report after "Sandy": "The storm upended life most dramatically perhaps in the wealthier towns of Fairfield County, which is known for its hedge funds, New York City commuters and consistently high ratings for quality of life. Along the shoreline community of Westport, remnants of Sandy's wrath were everywhere — canoes, massive sewer pumps and propane tanks ripped from homes in jumbled heaps at the end of streets."]
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Concerns about the Medical Weight Loss HCG Diet Program
This is a question that our patients deliver to us from time to time and we always like to be fully transparent with what we know and what we have seen with this HCG Diet Program. We have facilitated this program with well over 1000 patients. Most of them have had incredible success with maintaining weight loss and more importantly, changing their dietary habits. We like to be sure our patients have good kidney and liver function before starting the program. Sometimes, we might recommend a bit of detoxification before starting the program. However, most patients do really well just jumping right in. Of course, we do a full patient health history, necessary physical exams, body composition analysis and a lot of chatting before we get started with anyone. There are a few conditions that we do not recommend the HCG Diet for weight loss.
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Teja Guda, UTSA assistant professor of biomedical engineering research and assistant director of the Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship, will also speak at the conference. He will be part of an innovation showcase panel covering advanced manufacturing technologies for tissue engineering, according to the WSCS agenda.
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2018 Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 8 to 18 and considering the date announced for screening the film in France, "Everybody Knows" is expected to appear among other films in the festival.
"The Salesman", Farhadi's previous film joined the main competition section of Cannes Film Festival in latest days and claimed the Palme d'Or prizes for the best screenplay and the best actor. The movie also announced as the best foreign language film in Oscar.
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Killing Darlings
Hold onto your keyboards folks because if your a new writer, (and maybe even old), this revelation gonna have you quaking! Heck, I still find this term daunting at times and I've been doing this writing thing for years now. Anyway on to the good stuff.
This post is going to detail what it means to kill your darlings, when you should and shouldn't, and a bit on how to cope with your loss of your dapper darlings.
What does it mean to kill your darlings?
To "kill your darling," is a term that basically refers to the act of trashing ideas or pieces of writing that cause more problems than solutions, mainly parts of your writing that can endanger the overall quality of your writing as a whole.
In other words, its when you discard those juicy bits of writing you care about because it bogs down the piece overall. This could mean ditching a particular scene because its not needed in a story. Such as cutting sophisticated words or beautiful descriptions because it ruins the pace of your plot. It could also mean deleting epic scenes, removing lovable characters, erasing elements, etc.
But why would you do it? (I mean you poured so much time into your work…)
Well, deletion can be a vital part of perfecting and innovating an idea or piece of writing. No one types up a stellar first draft on their first try.
You'd usually kill your darling because of any the following reasons:
- Your darling isn't needed and your writing would be better off without it.
-This could mean too many unneeded characters in a story that are confusing for your readers to keep track of. (aka. too many cooks spoil the stew.)
-It could mean scenes that don't really serve a purpose but were fun to write or read.
-It could mean plot elements that are interesting but don't go anywhere, or detract too much from the main story.
- You had a better idea or a new darling
-Basically, you've thought of ways to improve an element so you want to rewrite it or tweak your darling.
- Your feelings changed about your darling
-At the time you may have loved what you wrote or you simply put a lot of work into it only to find you either don't like it as much as before, or you think your darling wouldn't mesh well with the rest of your writing after progressing further into your work.
- It hurts your writing.
-In this situation your darling straight up bogs down the rest of writing, hurting it as a whole. This could mean it ruins your narrative flow or makes things seem inconsistent or less tied together.
-Or maybe your darling counteracts something you established before or maybe it just adds confusion. Basically, your darling sticks out like giraffe in a herd of zebras. (Weird example but you get the point, it doesn't mesh well with the rest of your writing.)
Seems simple enough…
In concept, it's pretty straight forward when it comes to killing darlings, but in practice, things can get a bit messy or even downright painful.
If you want a more mental look on why this practice can be painful I'd recommend looking up "Sunk Cost Fallacy," which in a nutshell discusses how an emotional attachment to something, say "pouring hours of work into something," makes it difficult to let go.
It doesn't help that it can be confusing or daunting to approach this so before you do I'd recommend reflecting on the reasons I listed/bullet-pointed above before you start hacking away at your work.
Now on to killing your darling(s). There are many approaches you could take to killing your darling and this is typically going to vary depending on what you plan deleting and what your issue is. Ultimately, how you choose to approach this is up to you but here are some methods I've personally found helpful when revising my writing.
1.The slow rip. Ever have to peel off a bandage slowly because it hurt like heck to take it off. That basically describes this method, it's when you discard parts of your darling bit by bit. This technique consists of you gradually discarding your work and rewriting as you go along. This isn't as dramatic or painful as a full-on delete and gives you time to reflect on your work and maybe even tinker a bit with your old stuff. This method may work best for those who are still uncertain about what needs deleting or needs to be reworked. (This is also useful if you aren't emotionally ready to part with your darling.)
2.Save and Slash.🗡 Basically, you save parts of your work you believe are still salvageable and trash the rest. These salvageable parts may later be reworked into your new draft or utilized in your new idea(s). This method I'd recommend to those who are more certain about what you need to scrap and what can be reworked into writing gold.
3.Purge. 🔥 You just delete it. End of story. There's no salvaging or process of tweaking or deleting pieces at a time, you just discard it.
With that being said, I'd recommend not using the purge method without really reflecting on what your about to do. I'd also recommend not using that method if your feeling emotionally charged at the time or unsure of what you need to change in your writing. As writers, we struggle with a lot of things such as self-worth in our writing, impostor syndrome, writer's block, etc. And during times of high emotional stress, we can act irrationally, I've heard a lot of stories where a writer purge all their work only to regret it later on because they could have used parts of it. In fact, if you're considering killing your darlings I'd highly recommend you read my word of wise below.
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Save your original drafts! Especially if you're considering doing a major deletion or full-on purge of your work. I almost never entirely delete ideas, work, and even fragments of old writing.
There's always a possibility that old work can be implemented back into the current draft or future projects and doesn't necessarily have to be entirely discarded.
This simple act could save you tons of time and energy writing or it might even inspire a new concept or idea.
Now, I'll be the first to admit grasping the concept of basically deleting something that's been slaved over for hours can be a daunting thing to grasp, especially to a new upcoming aspiring writer. Especially in a world where deadlines are ever present and time is extremely valuable.
But what can't be dismissed is the importance of giving up old pieces of work to improve upon the overall project. Doing so shows improvement and growth. It shows you've revisited and expanded upon the initial work and the idea in your head, and have moved closer to reaching that ever looming final draft.
I believe when a writer realizes killing your darlings are only part of the writing process, their work will not only become increasingly better, the writer will improve upon their craft.
If you want to read a bit more about this concept, or how in the past I personally struggled to accept this reality at first I'd recommend checking out my Avis Thoughts post: The Fear of Hitting Backspace.
Thank you for reading, until next time!


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Peter Garrett responds to Gonski review
The Minister for School Education responds to the Gonski review's findings about the funding of Australian schools.
CHRIS UHLMANN, PRESENTER: I'm joined from Canberra by the School Education Minister Peter Garrett.
PETER GARRETT, SCHOOL EDUCATION MINISTER: Thanks, Chris.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Now this report does call for a significant increase in funding across all schooling sectors - there's $5 billion, but your share would be $1.5 billion a year. Are you going to commit that kind of money?
PETER GARRETT: Look, you've already heard the Prime Minister answer that question in the intro piece, Chris, but even moreso, the analysis that was given in that piece is completely wrong. We're not talking about more talking now; we're actually talking about real action on the basis of the recommendations that Mr Gonski brought forward. And I ...
CHRIS UHLMANN: And what do you define as real action?
PETER GARRETT: Well I'll tell you. I expect the senior officials working group of federal and state senior education officials to look immediately at what we think are the necessary funding principles we need to agree as we consider Mr Gonski's model, particularly the student resource standard. We will commission a series of working groups to look at the various disadvantaged loadings that he also identified as being important work. And we've given that commitment today to work through the ministerial councils, through COAG and with the community on the back of what is the most important piece of education reform in terms of funding that we have in front of us as a government. And I want to see us not only work through that process in a deliberate fashion, but also aim to get legislation in the Parliament and make sure that we do deliver effective education for kids right around Australia.
CHRIS UHLMANN: But two years in the making, can you give us a deadline on when the talking will end and the action will begin? Another working group isn't necessarily action.
PETER GARRETT: Well, it certainly is action if you're talking about the funding system for education where both the state and the Commonwealth have significant education funding responsibilities. And I have to say that the feedback that we've had today from stakeholders, whether it's the Business Council of Australia, whether it's the Principals' associations, whether it's the independent schools, even whether it's the New South Wales Government, has been positive, not only about Gonski's recommendations, which are extremely good and useful for us, but also on our proposed response. I take great exception to any view that's around the place that a.) we're not serious about education, given what we've already done as a government, and b.) not serious about what Mr Gonski's brought to us.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Well, give us a timetable - then give us a timetable, Peter Garrett. When do you imagine that you will be reaching an end on this process, because the process has been going for quite some time?
PETER GARRETT: Well, no, it's the process of Mr Gonski's panel that's gone for some time, Chris, and there's a reason for that. I mean, he's had 7,000 submissions. He's visited schools around Australia. He's considered terms of reference which were quite broad ranging, and ...
CHRIS UHLMANN: Sure. That's understood. When will your process end?
PETER GARRETT: Well, just let me finish the answer. Now we've had this report released today and today the Government has said, "This is what our response will be and we will start work now." I would like to see legislation come into the Parliament this year. We will work to that end. But you know what? This is a very big and important piece of the next stage of education reform.
CHRIS UHLMANN: In almost its opening breath of this report it says and it points out that, "Over the last decade the performance of Australian students has declined across all levels of achievement." That's a fail, isn't it?
PETER GARRETT: There's no doubt that Mr Gonski makes a great case for change. And we are aware of the fact that we're seeing decline, not only amongst our top-performing students since 2000, particularly against their international counterparts, but also increasing declines in terms of the disadvantage gap that we see in our schools. Now, we've applied nearly double the funding that the previous government did and we focused on these things which we know will make a difference, like teacher effectiveness, literacy and numeracy and low SES school communities. And I expect and we are seeing some welcome early signs of improvement, but we know we have to do more. We recognise the challenge that's been set by this review panel and we're gonna get on with it.
CHRIS UHLMANN: But money isn't the measure, is it? It's results, and so far the results are in and they're not good for you.
PETER GARRETT: I don't agree with you, Chris, actually. One of the things that we are seeing for example on the investment that this government made on the literacy and numeracy national partnerships, is we're now seeing about 70 per cent of the schools that have been involved in those partnerships are seeing improvements with their kids. That's a really welcome sign for us. We're seeing a lot of strong uptake by teachers in schools around Australia who've had the benefit of the additional investment that we've made in teacher quality. I expect that to flow through the system over time.
I'm not saying, by the way, that we have got it right at the moment. We inherited a system where there was underinvestment and where there wasn't a focus on the effectiveness of outcomes. And that's what's important about today because this is suggesting that we should have a model for funding in this country which actually looks at how effective education outcomes can be driven by the way that we spend those funds.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Peter Garret, we hear routinely now from this government that you are a good government that's getting on with governing. If that's the case, then why is almost one third of our caucus considering dumping the Prime Minister?
PETER GARRETT: Chris, I'm not gonna get into a big long discussion with you about these matters. There've been broadly ...
CHRIS UHLMANN: It won't be a long one.
PETER GARRETT: Well, they've been broadly - they've been broadcast today, there's been a lot of talk about it. I've already said what I have to say about these matters and I've made my position clear. It's simply this: I support the Prime Minister. I urge the caucus and my colleagues to exercise the disciplines and loyalties that I think go with being in government and I'm focused on what we announced today and what I think it means for kids in schools right around Australia in the future.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Sure, but the point is if you can't convince a large section of our own caucus that you're a good government, how will are you going to convince the Australian people that you're a good government?
PETER GARRETT: Well, you can talk about a "large section of the caucus". I would question that, but I'm not gonna enter into further discussion with you about it. I've said all that I propose to say publicly.
CHRIS UHLMANN: And when all this comes to a head, as it will inevitably do within the next week or so, how do you think people will view all of the denials that there was anything going on when people can measure what was said against what actually happens?
PETER GARRETT: You know, Chris, I'm not pretending for a moment that these are easy times. But what I'm saying is this: as a minister in this government, I'm focused on not only the education reforms that we've already delivered like the national curriculum, which they said couldn't be done, like MySchool, which they said couldn't be done, like the investment that we've had, for example $200 million in the last budget on students with disability and a serious attempt to make sure that the way in which we spend money in this country on education will get the high skills that we need for kids in the future, (inaudible) jobs of the future.
CHRIS UHLMANN: And Peter Garrett, given ...
PETER GARRETT: That's what I need to focus on, that's what I'm on about here today.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Let's give you everything that the Labor Party claims about what it's done in government, despite what critics might say. Let's say that the economy is in great shape, that we've got low unemployment, that you've been doing wonderful things in all these areas. Why then would this party be considering changing prime ministers for the second time in 20 months? What's wrong with the Labor Party?
PETER GARRETT: Um, Chris, we've got a good record in government and you're absolutely right to identify the fact that much good legislation has passed through the Parliament. I mean, the clean energy reforms, paid parental leave, the pension reforms, what we're doing around a minerals resource rent tax, private health insurance. These are significant impacting reforms that make the opportunities for Australians and the conditions that they face that much better. That's what I'm focusing on as the minister. That's what I've done as an Education minister. That's what we should continue to do as a government.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Well Peter Garrett, I'm pleased it didn't rain on your parade out there and thanks very much for joining us.
PETER GARRETT: Thanks, Chris.
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Each month, the Advocate visits with Sgt. Michael Gurley, Sr. Cpl. Edward Vasquez and Sr. Cpl. Rick Janich of the East Dallas Storefront police station, 1327 N. Peak Street (670-5523). Three police officers and five community service workers are employed at the Storefront, which coordinates multilingual services ranging from tutoring to crime prevention. The Storefront is becoming known for its bicycle patrol officers, who pedal the streets of East Dallas weekdays. The City of Dallas funds the Storefronts, but numerous volunteers and organizations provide both hours and funds to develop special programs aimed at building better relations among police officers and neighborhoods. (Editor's Note: Officer Gurley was vacationing and did not participate in this month's conversation.)
Advocate: The other day, I read that several Dallas officers had been accused of sexual assault while on duty. How does something like that reflect on you and your jobs?
Edward: I don't really know all of the facts. Unfortunately, sooner or later that type of thing happens everywhere (in other cities). This (Dallas) is a pretty clean department, especially compared with the departments up north.
Rick: There are a lot of politics up north, while here it's not that bad. They're unionized up there, and that makes a big difference.
Edward: The attitudes are different here. Texans, as a whole, won't put up with that stuff.
Advocate: How about the Los Angeles beating incident? Any comments on that?
Rick: Well, I know this: I see a lot of people getting out video cameras now when we're around. You just get the feeling now that people are watching us more.
Edward: People are pretty quick to get involved, especially around here. They're not passive anymore. We had a beer bottle thrown at us the other day in an apartment complex, but the people (who threw the bottle) weren't concerned about it. They don't think the courts are going to do anything to them.
Rick: And, usually, they don't. If you want to see how courts work, you should go sit in court for a day like we have to do. It's pretty sobering.
Edward: Anytime we get out here and have to use force, deadly or otherwise, on someone, people don't think anybody looks at it.
Rick: Hey, we're scrutinized intensely. The grand jury, the citizen's review board, the FBI.
Advocate: How do you feel about the extra scrutiny of your job?
Rick: If somebody wants to go out and videotape me doing my job, that's OK by me. I don't do anything differently.
Edward: In situations like that (in Los Angeles), you know, I've been in chases after somebody refuses to stop. The officer can get frustrated because of the system, knowing nothing will probably happen to the suspect. Everybody is a human being, even behind the uniform. That doesn't excuse the action, though. And it looks like they (the Los Angeles officers) just lost it. They just flat lost it. But you get someone who's dragging you through the streets at 100 miles per hour, you get…(Edward pauses)…irritated, because they're endangering your life, too.
Advocate: But there were so any officers involved, or so it seems.
Rick: I saw the tape, and I only saw three guys really taking part. The rest of them, well, they may have arrived later, and they may not have known what started the whole thing. They should have done something, but maybe they didn't know what had happened.
Edward: You know, you get out there, and you get to fighting with someone, it's hard to shut it off just like that. The adrenalin really gets pumping. A general rule I go by is that as long as we're scuffling, anything goes that is legal and meets departmental policy, because when it's over, I'm going home alive.
Rick: You know, it used to be against the law to kill a police officer. It's not anymore. An officer has a split second to make his decision, and all the review boards, they take four to six weeks to make theirs. It's just a different decision process.
Advocate: How do you respond, how does your body respond, when someone is firing a gun at you?
Edward: On the target range, the shots are real loud. When the actual shots are fired, you get what seems like tunnel vision. It seems real quiet. In a situation like that, the shots seem muffled, like a towel is around the gun. You're thinking, "I know I'm justified in this situation, but will all of the people who review it later on think I was justified?" or "What's behind the suspect in case I miss him?" You're thinking all this while he's shooting rounds at you. I tell you, when you get done writing the reports a few hours later, your heart is still pounding.
Advocate: Is getting shot a daily concern while you are patrolling the neighborhood?
Edward: People just don't realize how bad it is out here. No matter where you are in the city – here, North Dallas, wherever – it's bad out there.
Rick: If the judicial system doesn't make punishment hurt, then what does it matter? It seems to me that the criminals are getting the long end of the stick.
Advocate: Why do you do this job then, if you don't feel like you're making a difference?
Rick: If we didn't think we were making a difference, I couldn't do it anymore. You know, the thin blue line…
Edward: People don't realize how thin that line is. It's definitely not in vogue to be a police officer these days.
Rick: But, you know, when I go home everyday, I can usually think of someone, at least one person, whom I helped that day or whose life was made a little better because of something I did. And if I didn't feel that way, I couldn't do this everyday.
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