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Governor Jerry Brown is in the midst of a series of moves to raise his public profile and set up much of his operations for the rest of this year and beyond. It's a big change from most of last year, when he focused largely on inside baseball moves to manage California's chronic budget crisis.
After spending two days hosting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, set to be the ruler of the world's second largest economy next year, on his visit to California, Brown made a five-day trip to Washington, centering around the annual National Governors Association meeting, which ended earlier this week.
Brown didn't go to Washington last year for the NGA because he was closeted away in endless behind the scenes talks on the state's chronic budget crisis, in which he made a very serious dent without in the end getting any needed Republican legislative votes to even place tax extensions on the ballot. This year, of course, he's going the initiative route, bypassing one of the most far right state Republican parties in the country, which is saying quite a lot.
Brown, who might be just as happy rolling on his own as he often does, traveled with a very small crew consisting of First Lady/Special Counsel Anne Gust Brown and two senior staffers, gubernatorial executive secretary Nancy McFadden and press secretary Gil Duran. While there, he visited with President Barack Obama and top Obama Administration officials, coordinating on renewable energy and high-speed rail and working to get the administration to go along with more of his proposed cuts on health and welfare spending. The administration doesn't seem accommodating about the cuts, which most legislative Democrats want to avoid while hoping for more revenue that hasn't yet materialized.
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Governor Jerry Brown appeared on Meet the Press this past Sunday for the first time since his 1992 presidential campaign.
Some imagine that Brown is at last embracing the way of his father, the legendary late Governor Pat Brown, widely credited as the builder of modern California, in developing what might be called an Edifice Complex. But that's not quite it.
Jerry Brown famously differed with his father -- whom I knew pretty well, last lunching with him the year before he died -- earlier in his career but later developed more of an appreciation for him and what he called "the family business." (This is an intriguing topic fit for its own article.) But pop psychology doesn't capture the dynamic in question.
This Governor Brown is more into what might be described as developing the infrastructure of the future. Rather than preside over the building of dozens of nuclear power plants, as was the wont of the big utilities during his first tenure as governor during the 1970s and early 1980s, he put California on a course of energy efficiency (known in those days as energy conservation) and renewable energy.
As a result, California became for many years the most efficient user of power in the country. Governors of both parties kept on the efficiency path, though they strayed off of renewables. Brown's former chief of staff, Gray Davis, renewed the renewable course, and Brown's predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ramped things up dramatically, turning the path into a superhighway. Brown, naturally, is continuing that.
His focus on high-speed rail, which he shares with Schwarzenegger and Davis, is a focus not on expanding existing transport infrastructure but developing a new path. A new path in America, that is, which is why he is working closely with the Obama Administration on it. In Europe and Asia, high-speed rail is well-established.
In Washington, Brown followed his earlier hosting of Xi with lunch meeting with Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yesui. Following that, he met with State Department officials. Brown, who had earlier announced new California trade offices in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as a California/China task force, not surprisingly plans a China trip later this year.
Brown also appeared at a fundraiser for his revenue initiative hosted by lobbyists Tony Podesta, former Clinton White House chief of staff, and an old colleague of mine from Gary Hart for President days, Mike Stratton.
On Sunday's edition of Meet the Press, Brown appeared opposite Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who announced her endorsement of Romney and continued bashing Obama, who was vigorously defended by Brown. Brown decried the drift to war with Iran and noted how his blend of pragmatic (budget-cutting) and visionary (high-speed rail, renewable energy, etc.) programs, which confounds some, is actually the same thing in a dynamic environment.
Last but by no means least, Brown also held private talks with national labor leaders, pushing his own November revenue measure, which would raise income taxes on the wealthy and sales taxes on all for five years. He wants them and their California affiliates to not only line up behind his initiative, but also help persuade the backers of two other tax hike measures to back away.
Brown had received good news in the form of the latest Field Poll, which shows that his initiative is favored by nearly 60% of California voters. The potential rival "Millionaires Tax" initiative, is also around the 60% mark, doing marginally better than Brown's at first blush.
But the latter, of course, is far more likely to draw heavily funded opposition, and the coalition of a few smaller unions and left-wing groups probably lacks the resources for a hotly contested campaign.
Not lacking in resources is the proponent of of a third tax hike measure, heiress Molly Munger, whose billionaire father is Warren Buffett's business partner. But she does seem to be lacking in political sense.
As I've been saying and writing all along, Munger's measure, which would raise income taxes on most everyone in the state while raising money for education, does not fare well in polling. In fact, the Field Poll shows its starting out losing, with a plurality of voters in opposition.
This is simply Politics 101. You don't start out a tax hike campaign in a losing position in California and end up winning. But, of course, extremely rich people sometimes imagine that they are immune to how things actually work.
In fact, she hasn't taken the hint at all. She's told her operatives to start gathering signatures. People seldom get paid much, if anything, to tell the wayward super-rich in politics to save their money.
But at a certain point, the light will dawn.
On his way back home from Washington, Brown stopped over Tuesday in LA to meet with American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten.
It should be noted that the AFT is the national parent of the California Federation of Teachers, the number two teachers union in California, which is pushing the Millionaires Tax initiative for November rivaling Brown's revenue initiative. Which is itself backed by the state's largest teachers union, the California Teachers Association, which has far more in political resources than the AFT's state affiliate.
On Wednesday, the head of the powerful Service Employees International Union in California, David Kieffer, spoke up again on behalf of Brown's initiative, urging those who back potentially rival measures to cease and desist.
While Brown operated in Washington, the California Republican Party had the first of its two annual conventions last weekend at a San Francisco airport hotel. It was a desultory and largely irrelevant affair.
The Republicans have no serious candidate to run against U.S> Senator Dianne Feinstein and have failed in their dead-ender strategy to try to derail the work of the Citizens Redistricting Commission.
They made a big mistake in not following the path set out for them by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in his September 2007 convention speech outside Palm Springs, in which he urged the party to arrest its slide toward the right. Instead of following the advice of Schwarzenegger, who had won a second landslide election as governor of California less than year earlier, the party instead accelerated its dash to the far right, embracing cynical talk radio hosts like KFI's John and Ken -- now suspended for calling Whitney Houston "a crack ho" -- blogger ideologues, and Beltway anti-government lobbyist Grover Norquist as their spiritual guides.
Conservative Republicans last week barely qualified a November referendum to do away with the bipartisan Citizens Redistricting Commission's new maps for state Senate districts. The effort, which cost the state Republican Party more than $2 million which it does not otherwise have, made it to the ballot with fewer than 7000 signatures to spare.
Will the party now spend the many millions more it would take to try to win the election? Or will it accede to the obvious, that it has no hope as a sour grapes effort, especially in light of its failure before to get the state Supreme Court to draw new lines even if the referendum qualified?
I expect the latter, because there is simply no money. Indeed, state Senate Republican sources say their money will go to try to defend their districts and try to win one or two swing districts, rather than pursue the referendum. Which makes California Republicans' big strategic move of the past several months a total bust.
While Brown operated on both coasts and the Republicans spun their wheels, the man whose centrist advice the California Republican Party so notoriously ignored, Brown's predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger, made ready for some big events.
This weekend in Columbus, Ohio, he is hosting the annual Arnold Sports Festival. What began in 1989 as a bodybuilding contest has become the biggest multi-sports event in the country, since the U.S. Olympic trials are conducted separately by sport. In fact, the Arnold, as it's called is the Olympic trials in weightlifting.
It went international last year, with Schwarzenegger hosting the first Arnold Classic Europe last October in Madrid, Spain.
From Ohio, Schwarzenegger moves on to Switzerland next week, where he will speak at a climate and energy conference at the University of Geneva and meet with the R20, the United Nations-affiliated organization he first announced at the 2009 UN climate summit in Copenhagen and formed at his third and final Governors Global Climate Summit at the University of California at Davis in 2010. I was just off-stage filming that founding event and will show some of that later this year.
What Schwarzenegger has done is pull together a number of subnational, i.e., state, provincial, regional, and municipal officials from around the world to work on climate, energy, and sustainable development issues. Working with European Union and UN officials, he and the R20 are hosting a "Road To Rio" conference next week at the international conference center in Geneva, where R20 has its headquarters.
While reviving his movie career and dealing with controversy surrounding his personal life, Schwarzenegger has made a number of high-profile speeches on these issues, including an appearance at the United Nations in New York last fall and a speech last month at a UN conference in New Delhi, India.
Which is complementary with what Brown is doing, and why he appeared at Brown's California conference on climate change in December in San Francisco.
When it comes to splashy moves, there are still a few things that Brown, the past and present master of California politics, can learn.
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Her Turn
"It seems like Jack has a girl in every port," snapped Pam, 40, the mother of a 22-year-old daughter and 14-year-old twin boys. "He travels constantly for business, often three or four days a week. Over the past couple of years he's been more and more remote. Anyone else would have put the pieces together, but I guess I'm dense.
"Two weeks ago I was in the den when his cell phone rang. Normally I wouldn't pick it up, but for some reason I did -- and the person hung up. I waited a few minutes and called back. A woman answered. I hung up, then checked the list of dialed calls and saw there were several to that number. Jack claimed it was a business call, but I could tell he was hiding something. I mentioned the calls several times that weekend, and finally he blurted out that he cheats on me when he travels. He insisted that he loves me and wants to stay married. But how can he love me and behave like that?
"The only positive part of the whole sordid mess is that they're one-night stands that apparently don't mean anything. So at least he's not leaving me for someone he's fallen in love with. I went through that with my dad. Our home life was very chaotic. We were well off -- Dad was a successful attorney -- but my parents fought all the time. When I was in high school my dad left my mother for another woman, and my world collapsed. Mom, who was a recovering alcoholic, started drinking again, and I had to take care of my younger sisters.
"I began hanging out with a guy who'd graduated from my high school two years earlier. A week after I turned 17 I discovered I was pregnant. My mom wanted me to put the baby up for adoption. My dad said I should have an abortion. I did neither. I dropped out of school, married the boy, and had Zoe. Needless to say, the marriage was a disaster. He was angry and verbally abusive, and after six months Zoe and I moved back in with my mother. I got my GED, then enrolled in college at night while Mom, who was back in AA by then, watched Zoe.
"I met Jack in class. I wasn't looking for a romantic relationship but soon fell madly in love. He was charming, thoughtful, and so much fun! He'd take Zoe and me on spontaneous outings -- hiking in the mountains, picking berries, or eating lunch at a beachside shrimp shack. After dating for two years we got married and Jack adopted Zoe. He was a rising star at an international consulting firm, where he still works, and his hours were already getting crazy. When our twins, Sam and Max, were born five years later, I threw myself into being a mom. And Jack threw himself even deeper into work.
"I resent having to be both Mommy and Daddy. Jack takes care of the big things. He made sure we have life insurance and a nice home, for instance. But I'm the one who helps with their homework, goes to parent-teacher conferences, reads bedtime stories. On weekends I'll plead with Jack to come to church with us, or even for a bike ride, but he begs off, insisting he needs to catch up on paperwork. He's become more and more peripheral to our family. He'll promise something and never get it done, whether it's planning a family trip or fixing a leaky faucet. I'll make lists of stuff for him to do, but he'll be off on another business trip before a single item gets crossed off.
"Now I wonder if I should have paid more attention to him and focused less on the kids. Why else would he see women on the sly? I still love him, but I'm not sure I'll ever trust him again."
His Turn
"I don't know why I did what I did," said Jack, 42. "I adore Pam and this isn't her fault. After working a 12-hour day on my trips I'd go out to dinner with colleagues or maybe someone I met on the plane. A little too much wine, some flattery.... It's not like I have a mistress; I was not in love with these women. They were one-night stands. I knew it was wrong but I just pushed those thoughts away. It sounds absurd now, but I never worried about getting caught. Being so removed from 'real' life gave me a false sense of anonymity. When Pam found out, it was almost a relief. I've been on a collision course with disaster for a long time.
"I was a Navy brat, the oldest of five kids. I had a hard time making friends when I was a kid since we'd move every two or three years. My dad was very strict, a 'yes sir, no sir' kind of guy. He'd go out to sea for months at a time, so I grew close to my mother. Like Pam's mom, she was an alcoholic who was often out of commission. I pretty much raised my siblings -- changed a lot of diapers, heated up a lot of TV dinners. I was wild in high school, running around with girls and getting mediocre grades. My dad was not pleased and said so in long, disapproving letters.
"I got it together in college. A freshman economics seminar lit a fire in me, and I wound up graduating at the top of my class. I met Pam my junior year. In my family I'd been the odds-on favorite to never get married. But I knew right away that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. She's beautiful, smart, and feisty. It didn't matter at all that she had a child -- I'd been around young kids my whole life and Zoe and I hit it off immediately. Pam and I got married a month after I graduated. Suddenly I was a new dad with a new job. It was intense. But we found a terrific house in a nice neighborhood and life was good. By the time the twins were born I'd risen to an executive position. That's when I started traveling almost every week.
"Maybe it's because I'm away so much, but Pam often treats me like an outsider. She's a wonderful mother, yet it's clear I come last. She makes the rules and I'm expected to stick to them. Only rarely do I get to voice an opinion, whether about bedtimes or curfews. She criticizes me for not spending enough time with the kids or not getting to the long list of chores she wants me to do. I hate to argue, so I tune her out and plow back into work.
"Now I'm filled with regret. The thrill of having a prestigious job faded long ago, and the constant travel has turned me into the same kind of absentee father I had. I'm drained and frustrated, and now I'm in danger of losing the love of my life. I just hope Pam can find a way to forgive me -- though I'm not sure I'll ever forgive myself."
The Counselor's Turn
"It's easy to see why business travelers may be tempted to cheat," said the counselor. "They're often lonely and stressed, far from the scrutiny of anyone they know. It's an artificial world free of family responsibilities and similar to a dating situation, with all that wining, dining, and staying in nice hotels. This provides an illusion of invulnerability.
"But infidelity doesn't just happen. There is usually a cluster of circumstances that trigger it. I sensed that something unspoken in this couple's past was at the heart of their problems. I asked them to construct a marital-satisfaction time line. 'Get out your old photo albums and examine every year of your marriage, noting what happened and how you felt about it,' I said.
"They both seemed reluctant but dutifully did their homework. At the next session, as we looked at what they'd written, they revealed a heartbreaking story they'd repressed for years. Taking a deep breath, Pam said, 'Two years after we married, our son James was born.' Jack and James, she said, were 'two peas in a pod.' Jack would come home from work, put on a Batman cape, and play nonstop with James and Zoe until bedtime. Their home was full of joy.
"Then the unthinkable happened. On a Thanksgiving weekend with Jack's parents, James, 22 months old, and one of his aunts took a walk with her dog. He chased the dog across a field and into the street and was hit by a car driven by a 16-year-old. He never regained consciousness.
"They were so devastated, according to Pam, that they couldn't even speak about their son. They never sought counseling and in time, grieving separately, they began to drift apart. After their twins were born, Pam focused all her energy on motherhood and Jack lost himself in work. Outwardly, they had put the tragedy behind them, but the emotional intimacy that had characterized their relationship had been buried along with their child.
"Pam made the connection first. Turning to Jack she said, 'We both changed after our little guy died. I think the fun went out of us.'
"Jack's eyes flooded with tears. 'It's true. I'd play with Zoe and the boys, but never with the enthusiasm I had when James was alive.'
"This was a huge breakthrough, but I also wanted them to see that their childhoods put them at risk for betrayal. Both had absent fathers and alcoholic mothers who were so checked out that they essentially let their oldest children raise themselves and their younger siblings. Like many adult children of alcoholics, Jack looked for validation in inappropriate places -- in his case, through one-night stands. For her part, Pam dealt with the pain of losing both her son and the deep bond she'd shared with her husband by turning herself into Supermom.
"At this point I assigned them some exercises that required them to talk at home for 20 minutes about an assigned biographical topic, everything from family pets to favorite teachers. In my experience, there is a 'talker' in every relationship. That person often talks to elicit a response from his or her partner but usually creates the opposite effect. Pam took on this role in her marriage. In an effort to make Jack more engaged, she hounded him, issuing 'orders,' something that was bound to rankle the child of a Navy man. The tight give-and-take structure of this talking exercise kept her from doing that. It also provided security for Jack, so that instead of denying his feelings he began to share them.
"As her anger dissipated, Pam moved toward forgiveness and restoring their physical intimacy. Determined to spend more time with his family, Jack left his job and accepted an offer to be CEO of an educational publishing company, a position that requires little travel. He's always conscious of the need to rebuild trust. 'If Pam wants me to phone five times a day,' he said, 'I phone.'
"'When we started therapy, I was furious with Jack for messing up our marriage,' Pam admitted in our final counseling session. 'Now I see that we messed it up. And together we're cleaning up the mess.'"
Originally published in Ladies' Home Journal, November 2009.


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The video game industry is no longer considered a fad and is a billion dollar baby. So hopefully someone will revisit this concept again with a bigger budget and give it a season to find its audience. Its a shame that nowadays a show isn't given enough time to become a hit. its either succeed from the start or your canceled.


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Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews might have looked like he just crawled out of the woods of South Africa to play a recent U.S. concert in Atlanta, Georgia, but his appearance did not stop him from playing a long song list of socially conscious tunes for the live theater audience. The culturally relevant and politically correct rockers strive to offset the CO2 emissions created by exhaust from their tour buses and jets while on multi-city tours by funding a variety of non-profit organization projects. They use their star power wisely by helping pay for the cost of planting trees and contributing to the research and development of modern-day wind turbine construction.
Cate Blanchett: The highly acclaimed movie star who is rumored to be planning to shave her head for her role in an upcoming Woody Allen film plans to help the Sydney Theatre Company pay to retrofit their arts building with solar panels. She also is helping them pay to install rainwater collection systems so the facility will be more eco-friendly. Her Sydney home is fully powered by solar energy, and the actress donates regularly to the Forest Guardians project – a non-profit organization that helps to preserve and protect wilderness.
Pierce Brosnan: The former 007 who is rumored to be starring in "Iron Man 3" with Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow has been a charity benefit cause activist for many years. His biggest volunteer projects where he uses his star power the most wisely typically focus on saving marine mammals and wetland preservation in general. As an actor with a heart on for ocean protection, he was the celebrity spokesperson for the Natural Resources Defense Council campaign against effects of Navy sonar on whales. In addition, Brosnan was awarded the Green Cross International Environmental Leadership Award back in 2007, proving looks are not skin deep with this gorgeous man!
And for the record if you are wondering how Sir Richard Branson is tied to Hollywood elite, keep in mind his nephew is dating none other than Kate Winslet, the movie star.
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott F. Kavanaugh, Chief Executive Officer of financial services institution First Foundation Inc., today announced the opening of a new Las Vegas, Nevada, office. Offering a full suite of investment management, wealth planning, consulting, insurance, trust and banking solutions, this is First Foundation's seventh full-service office and the first outside of California.
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The Midwife of Venice
Hannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift at coaxing reluctant babies from their mothers using her secret "birthing spoons." When a count implores her to attend his dying wife and save their unborn son, she is torn. A Papal edict forbids Jews from rendering medical treatment to Christians, but his payment is enough to ransom her husband Isaac, who has been captured at sea. Can she refuse her duty to a woman who is suffering? Hannah's choice entangles her in a treacherous family rivalry that endangers the child and threatens her voyage to Malta, where Isaac, believing her dead in the plague, is preparing to buy his passage to a new life. Told with exceptional skill, The Midwife of Venice brings to life a time and a place cloaked in fascination and mystery and introduces a captivating new talent in historical fiction.
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Apparently, Southwest has very strict standards for its passengers — celebrities included. Last winter, director Kevin Smith was booted from one of the airline's planes after he was deemed too fat to fly. More recently, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong was forced from his flight over his saggy pants. The carrier gave celebrities yet another reason not to fly commercial on Monday, when L Word actress Leisha Hailey tweeted that she and her girlfriend, fashion designer Nina Garduno, were escorted off a Southwest plane for making out. As she wrote, "I have been discriminated against by @SouthwestAir. Flt. attendant said that it was a 'family' airline and kissing was not ok." In subsequent postings, Hailey demanded a refund and called the company out for "endorsing homophobic employees." In a Twitter statement of their own, Southwest said the couple's removal was the result of "several passenger complaints ... based solely on behavior and not gender." Unfortunately for the airline, everyone knows that three's a trend. Therefore, we have no choice but to ask, "Why does Southwest hate celebrities so very much?" [THR]


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A Zimbabwean activist who says he was one of several dozen who have been detained in the past month has appeared in neighboring South Africa saying he escaped after being abducted and tortured by Zimbabwean security forces.
A local council member for the Movement for Democratic Change told reporters Tuesday he was taken from his home by Zimbabwean security officials in the middle of the night on December 13.
Bothwell Pasimire, who was elected last March to the MDC local council of Kadoma, 140 kilometers south of Harare, said he was taken to a farmhouse where he was tortured, deprived of sleep and hosed with water.
After several days Pasimire says he was obliged to sign a confession on camera that he had been recruited for military training in neighboring Botswana and had killed members of the Zimbabwe military.
"If I refused I was beaten. So they wanted me to say yes. All the answers they asked me to say yes because if I refused I would be tortured again. So I complied with them," he said.
Pasimire says he and other prisoners were forced to pretend to beat to death a Zimbabwean soldier, which was also video-recorded.
The 30-year-old activist says about four days later while being transferred to Harare, he managed to escape. He says he was aided by some of his captors who he says do not all support what the government is doing.
He was smuggled into South Africa where MDC officials allowed him to tell his story to the media after making sure his family was safe.
VOA confirmed that Bothwell Pasimire is on the list of dozens of MDC activists being held by Zimbabwean authorities, some without charge, despite court orders to produce and release them.
The Zimbabwean government has accused some of the detainees of recruiting opponents for military training in order to overthrow the Mugabe government, an allegation the MDC denies.
Pasimire says Mr. Mugabe's ZANU-PF is carrying out the abuses in order to portray the MDC as a violent group, which he says is not true. He says this is because the government is under increasing pressure because of a deteriorating economy and lack of food.
"The situation in Zimbabwe on its own is going to force Mugabe to step down. Because right now hospitals are closed, schools are closed, people are dying of cholera," he said. "While Mr. Mugabe is there, he is not taking any action. So the situation is going to force Mr. Mugabe to step down whether he likes it or not."
ZANU-PF and the MDC in September signed a power-sharing agreement aimed at ending the Zimbabwean crisis. But the accord has not been implemented because of a dispute over several powerful ministries.
The MDC says it will not participate in a unity government until ZANU-PF agrees to share real power and the human right abuses stop. ZANU-PF officials have indicated that Mr. Mugabe is prepared to form a government on his own if the MDC refuses to join.


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Information Integrity and Access
GSA's Office of Information Integrity and Access (I2A) provides insights and solutions that enable Federal CIOs to deliver world-class IT services across government.
What We Do
To help the federal government improve service to citizens through effective and efficient management of our IT infrastructure, we operate the following lines of business:
CIO Engagement
- Develop and direct governmentwide IT initiatives through guidance, shared services and market insights;
- Coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC), and other federal agencies on technology policy and legislation;
- Advise federal agencies on effective acquisition and implementation of IT and digital services; and
- Lead government-wide communities of practice in areas such as website management, accessibility, infrastructure modernization and information security.
Digital Government
- Manage the DotGov domain registry service, which supports the government's web presence with trusted internet transactions;
- Provide training, technical assistance and online tools to support compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as the government's principal advocate and coordinator for IT accessibility; and
- Monitor and report on policy compliance and best practices for Federal websites and digital services.
Information Security
- Provide tools and support for identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) activities across the federal government;
- Manage the design, development and implementation of the Federal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Architecture in the Federal PKI Shared Service Provider Program; and
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- Help federal agencies meet OMB requirements to consolidate and modernize IT infrastructure through the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI); and
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I have to say, constantly looking for new and unique locations for outfit photos can be challenging, but at the same time exciting, because you get the chance to discover cool places you would have otherwise never seen. And that's exactly what happened here. I was driving home to find a location near my area, when I decided to take the road less travelled (yep, I just quoted Robert Frost..). And when I turned off the main road, I found this gorgeous hide-away spot! I didn't even realise I had been driving right next to a river the whole time... Sydney is definitely full of surprisingly gorgeous places..
February 28, 2014
February 25, 2014
Neon and stripes
Another summers day calls for another quick, easy and comfortable outfit. And for me, nothing says that more than bright shorts paired with a cute singlet. It's so quick and easy to throw together, yet still looks fun and trendy.
I'm in love with this singlet right now and it's been on high rotation throughout summer, especially since it reminded me how flattering vertical stripes can be! The diagonal stripes on both sides also adds extra interest to the top, making it quite unique from the thousands of striped singlets on the market this season. And the fact that it's black and white means it's super versatile and can be paired up with any colour... so today I went for a pop of orange :)
How would you style this striped cami? Let me know in the comments!
Posted by Talia Kaur at 3:07 PM
February 24, 2014
Back to uni essentials
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February 21, 2014
Singapore photo diary - Part 2
TGIF! Can't wait for the weekend to begin :)
I'm back with Part 2 of my trip in Singapore!
I'm back with Part 2 of my trip in Singapore!
Looking through these photos from back in 2012 makes me want to hop on a plane and go on another travelling adventure.. but instead, I'm sitting at home preparing for uni, which starts on Monday :( Ugghhh...
On the bright side, my birthday is coming up in a few weeks and that definitely calls for a weekend away to a tropical destination ;) More on that later..
Enjoy Part 2! And as always, if you have any questions about my trip, leave them in the comments below and i'll get back to you :)
Also, if you haven't seen Part 1 yet, you can check it out here.
Have a great weekend!
Posted by Talia Kaur at 2:18 PM
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February 19, 2014
Singapore photo diary - Part 1
Another travel photo diary for you guys! I actually visited Singapore back in December of 2012, (so the Christmas spirit was definitely in the air) but I only just realised I never shared any photos of my trip on my blog, so here they are! Apologies for the old photos of myself haha..
Travelling to Singapore was my first ever time overseas, and it was so much fun! It's such a lively and modern city, and it made me realise how advanced other countries are, compared to Australia. I can definitely say that I caught the travel bug while in Singapore, because shortly after, I travelled to Thailand, Malaysia, India and Hong Kong. The travel bug is still very much alive, so stay tuned for a lot more photo diaries and exciting travels this year :) (One is actually coming next month!).
Also, make sure you stay tuned for Part 2 of my Singapore photo diary later this week!
Have you been to Singapore? What were your favourite sights?
If you have any questions on where I stayed or what I saw, leave them in the comments below and I'll get back to you :)
Posted by Talia Kaur at 2:41 PM
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February 17, 2014
Orange and black
Happy Monday guys! It's been raining non-stop in Sydney the past couple of days, and although that means I haven't had a chance to go out much, it also means I got a lot of work done from home.. So it's not all bad :) But thankfully it cleared up today, so it's back to business as usual..
I took these shots a few days back when the sun was out. I'm a sucker for a fun pair of shorts, especially since you can team them up with a simple shirt and you're good to go. I styled the same shorts in an outfit post here a while back, but decided to dress it up a little with heel boots this time.
I took these shots a few days back when the sun was out. I'm a sucker for a fun pair of shorts, especially since you can team them up with a simple shirt and you're good to go. I styled the same shorts in an outfit post here a while back, but decided to dress it up a little with heel boots this time.
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February 14, 2014
Valentine's Day at Sydney Opera House
Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovely readers! Hope you're ready to welcome in the weekend :)
Today is all about spending time with those you love, so no matter who he/she/they are, I hope you all have a great day making new memories together.
As for myself, I spent the morning in the city having brunch with my mum, and tonight will be spent having dinner with close friends (all single obviously.. haha).
What are your plans for Valentine's Day / the weekend?
Posted by Talia Kaur at 2:33 PM
February 11, 2014
Street style: Paris Fashion Week SS14
I'm back with another street style post! I haven't done one in a long time, and since you guys seem to really enjoy them, I thought I'd update you all with the latest street style looks from Paris Fashion Week.
I'm a sucker for bright and quirky outfits when it comes to street style - it's what draws me in the most and really grabs my attention. So, I've put together a collection of some of my favourite looks. I hope it gives you some style inspiration for the season ahead!
Which outfits were your favourite?
February 07, 2014
Feature a friend: The cape
Hey guys! Hope you've all had a great week :)
I haven't been posting as regularly lately, and that's because I've been busy with the lead-up to my sister's wedding this weekend! I can't wait for the big day to arrive, and I'll definitely be uploading all the fun memories from the night as soon as the photos come in :)
For today's post, I wanted to feature a friend of mine, Kara, as part of the Boohoo #featureafriend blogger competition.
I've always been the one in front of the camera and although I love sharing my style with you guys, I thought I'd do something a little different and try my hand at photographing a friend's outfit. Kara's style is colourful, fun, trendy, and in this look, she went for more of a boho-chic vibe. She's always wearing that one statement piece that attracts your attention - whether it's a bright dress, a bold hat, quirky sunglasses or in this case, a fun cape!
I hope you guys enjoy the photos! We definitely had heaps of fun taking them :)
How would you style this cape? Let me know in the comments!
Posted by Talia Kaur at 9:05 PM
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February 03, 2014
I'm definitely in love with this combo - a quilted white t-shirt with suede mint shorts. Add a pair of white sneakers and some chunky jewellery and you've got a perfect summer outfit. I love how it's casual, yet still has a hint of sport-luxe. And I love how the shade of mint green on the shorts matches the backdrop wall perfectly! I was driving home when I saw this wall, and I immediately had to stop to take a few shots.. what are the chances you can find a match like this?
What are your thoughts on this outfit? Let me know in the comments!
What are your thoughts on this outfit? Let me know in the comments!
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text: A painter by trade, Katie translates her love of color into vintage-inspired stationery, home goods and art prints. All of her work is dreamed up in her head and then painted by hand—each creature, plant, and letter are created brush to paper and digitized for printing. That ombre, watercolor look? Those tiny captions in Katie's handwritten scrawl? Each a handmade work of art. For just the cost of a card, you can add a little something to your gallery.


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What to do with the error, E3204: Memory area/space 'xxx' not defined
Latest Updated:12/01/2014
I am using the CA78K0R compiler for RL78 and 78K0R products or the CA78K0 for 78K0 products, and the following error message appears when I build a project. What, if anything, should I do about it?
E3204: Memory area/space 'xxx' not defined
E3204: Memory area/space 'xxx' not defined
The above error is output when memory area xxx specified by MERGE in the link directive file does not exist.
Memory areas may have incorrect definitions or not be specified by MEMORY in the link directive file. Check whether the area is specified by MEMORY in the link directive file and if it is, whether the specification is correct.
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Easy EMR Stimulus Money for Current EMR User
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
A common contributor to this blog lately has been BobbyG (check out his REC blog for more). He tells an interesting story that runs counter to my post about even existing EMR users not currently showing meaningful use.
Meaningful use is in fact quite doable — at least in the outpatient setting
One clinic I visited yesterday in northern Nevada — Silver Sage — will be an exemplar for me (I'm an REC adoption support workflow specialist). They look to be a shoo-in for Meaningful Use compliance. They use eMDs, and they are really using it. eRx? Check. CPOE? Check. 2-way lab interface feeding back structured data? Check. Reminders? Check. Patient cohort lists by various problem areas? Check. Active meds list (incl drug-drug, drug-allergies, formularies)? Check. Patient portal? Check… etc, etc, etc.
With the Final Rule relaxation of the MU criteria and what I saw in operation yesterday, I'm now of the "stop-whining-and-just-DO-it" mindset. Use your Regional Extension Center services, too. We're not in it for the money, we're in it to improve healthcare, period.
Yes, you will need a viable, highly "usable" system, and will need to use it in a way that goes beyond just an electronic filing cabinet (e.g., scanning everything in sight into TIFF files, etc). Yes, you will need to re-do workflow in order to eliminate process waste and align information flow. Of course. Just do it. You'll improve both patient outcomes and your bottom line, attacked adroitly…
While I have many concerns with the way this whole HITECH Act thing has been rolled out (and with U.S. health care policy more broadly), it's time for everyone to pull together and make this work.


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A lobbying firm won a new contract from Monroe County commissioners after stating its work for an unnamed "agricultural client" will not conflict with the county's advocacy for Florida Bay.
We "believe that our firm is compliant with the requirements that we not represent any other entity whose interest or position adversely impacts the interests of Monroe County...," Albert Balido, managing member for Anfield Consulting, wrote in an Oct. 26 letter to the county.
On Tuesday in Key West, commissioners voted, 4-1, to sign the Anfield contract with virtually no discussion. Commissioner Danny Kolhage cast the dissenting vote without comment.
In September, commissioners delayed consideration of renewing Anfield's contract after Kolhage and George Neugent, now county mayor, raised questions about a possible conflict of interest.
"They represent Big Sugar," Kolhage said in September. "That's an inherent conflict and I cannot vote for it."
Monroe County commissioners have taken stands in favor of moving forward quickly on efforts to restore the Everglades system that includes Florida Bay.
One of those stands advocates for creating a massive water-storage area in the Everglades Agricultural Area south of Lake Okeechobee. Everglades advocates contend such a reservoir is critical to cleaning fresh water of agricultural runoff before sending the needed water south to the Everglades and Florida Bay.
Some of the large sugar-producing companies, collectively described by critics as Big Sugar, have objected to losing a large swath of fertile land south of Lake Okeechobee.
"We could find ourselves in a potentially embarrassing conflict," Neugent said in September. Commissioners then asked for a written statement from the lobbying firm.
County legislative liaison Lisa Tennyson said Tuesday that Anfield staff has been been very productive for Monroe County in recent sessions of the Florida Legislature.
"Anfield Consulting drafted the original language for the Florida Keys Stewardship bill and was instrumental in securing the bill's Senate sponsor, steering it through its House and Senate Committees and its eventual passage by the entire legislature in 2016," Tennyson summarized in a report.
Balido wrote to the county that Senate President Joe Negron, an advocate of a new Everglades reservoir, has said he will only pursue land purchases "from willing sellers."
"Therefore, Senator Negron's plan ... that is predicated on willing sellers presents no conflict between Monroe County's position and our agricultural client," Balido wrote.
The county contract will pay Anfield $51,432 plus expenses for the year.
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What does your website need to succeed for the holiday season and beyond? Lauren Freedman, president of e-commerce consultancy E-tailing Group, shared six trends and takeaways during her Sept. 16 keynote at the NEMOA conference in Newport, RI.
Exceptional brand experience. Trust starts with a strong value proposition, and creative inspiration invigorates the customer, Freedman said. A "wow" experience begins with service, from home-page visibility of an 800-number to timely delivery and a no-questions-asked return policy. "Comprehensive information creates confidence, whereas live help can seal the deal," she said.
Shopping efficiency. This begins with on-site search, Freedman noted. "Customer who shop online are control freaks," she said. They want to drive the shopping experience via search, and they want to be able to sort their search results. Shopping by navigation (such as "shop by size" options) is also gaining ground, Freedman said.
Comprehensive and compelling information. "Product pages are truly developing into destinations," Freedman said. Enhancing products with imagery, rich media, alternate views and so on helps to instill consumer confidence, she explained, while "video merchandising delivers an experiential overtone."
Promotional prowess. Your promotions should be fueled by creative efforts to drive customer acquisition and cross-channel traffic, Freedman said. For instance, she said, many merchants introduce limited-time-only offers and test unique locations "to try to get the sale today."
Community involvement. "Gathering customer input is a must today," Freedman said that customer ratings and reviews is the most important capability for retailers to have on their sites today.
Testing social media channels also merits your attention, she added. "Blogs add new communication and SEO dimensions to selling." It's not just about selling, however. Freedman said that social media can be a source for information on product taxonomy on merchandise for your buyers.
Gifting excellence. While Freedman is cautiously optimistic about the fourth quarter, she predicted that "consumers will be frugal this holiday season, and deal seekers will be on the prowl." To capitalize on promotions, build out a calendar that includes key selling dates, Freedman said, noting that merchants have 29 days to market to customers after Thanksgiving.
Make sure you visually expose your gift card offers, putting them at the footer level of your site. Use e-mail campaigns to drive last-minute purchasing, "and assess if wish list functionality is appropriate s for your business," Freedman said.
Also important: Focus on having products in stock, she said, "and communicate with customers early about backorder status."


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Kannur International Airport Vacancy 2016: Kannur International Airport Limited has Invited Applications for the recruitment of 109 Sr Project Engineer (Civil Engineering), Chief Security Officer, Chief Safety Officer, Airline Marketing Officer, Senior Manager – Operations (Airport), Senior Manager – (Civil Engineering), Senior Manager – (Electrical Engineering), Senior Manager (Electronics), Senior Manager-(Fire), Junior Manager Trainee, Junior Manager (Fire), Junior Manager – Airport Operations, Junior Assistant -Grade I HR & Admin, Junior Assistant -Grade I, Junior Assistant -Grade II HR & Admin, Junior Assistant -Grade II, Junior Attendant Grade-I vacancies on contract basis. Interested candidates can apply online on or before 03-03-2016. Age limit, Educational qualification, Selection procedure and how to apply for Kannur International Airport Vacancy 2016 is given below.,
Kannur International Airport Vacancy 2016 Vacancy Details:
Total Number of the Post: 109
Name and Number of the Post:
- Sr Project Engineer (Civil Engineering): 01 post
- Chief Security Officer: 01 post
- Chief Safety Officer: 01 post
- Airline Marketing Officer: 01 post
- Senior Manager – Operations (Airport): 01 post
- Senior Manager – (Civil Engineering): 03 posts
- Senior Manager – (Electrical Engineering): 01 post
- Senior Manager (Electronics): 01 post
- Senior Manager-(Fire): 01 post
- Junior Manager Trainee: 06 posts
- Junior Manager (Fire): 03 posts
- Junior Manager – Airport Operations: 02 posts
- Junior Assistant -Grade I HR & Admin: 12 posts
- Junior Assistant -Grade I: 13 posts
- Junior Assistant -Grade II HR & Admin: 03 posts
- Junior Assistant -Grade II: 49 posts
- Junior Attendant Grade-I: 10 posts
Age Limit: Candidates Upper age limit is 62 years for post-01 to 04, 45 years for post-05 to 09, 27 years for post-10, 13, 14, 30 years for post-11, 12, 15, 16, 38 years for post-17.
Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Any Graduate, B.E, B.Tech, MBA, 12th, 10th from a recognized Institution/ University. For post wise qualification details refer the official notification.
Selection Procedure:
Candidates will be selected based on Written Test, Skill Test, Physical Test and Interview.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can apply Online through the official website http://www.kannurairport.in/ on or before 03-03-2016 and send hard copy of printed online applications along with relevant attested photo copies of educational and technical certificates etc. to The Managing Director, Kannur International Airport Ltd, 2nd Floor, New Municipal Building, Maruthai Road, Mattannur, Kannur 670702 on or before 03-03-206 up to 05:00 pm. The envelope should super scribed as "Application for the Post of ___________(Under Evictee Category)".
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For more details about Kannur International Airport Vacancy 2016 click the link given below.,
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Khanyi Mbau who recently shared a picture of herself that went viral, with South Africans creating thousands of memes to mock and accuse her of bleaching her skin, has reacted to being compared to 'raw chicken'.
Taking to her IG page she re-posted a raw chicken meme and asked South Africans to accept her for who she is and even created a banter by offering the raw chicken to them.
'South Africa love me as I am, accept me, please take this offering of these pieces of me..#PinkLivesMatterToo,' she said.


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Listen to Ryan Hemsworth's episode of Diggin' In The Carts for Red Bull Music Academy.
Listen to "In The Sky," a new song form Nebu Kiniza and Ryan hemsworth.
3AM O4W, the new mix from Ryan Hemsworth, features edits of 21 Savage and Kodak Black.
Ryan Hemsworth releases new mix Burying The Sun.
Listen to Ryan Hemsworth's new single "How It Felt".
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