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Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Japan Shipping Report Q2 2014", is now available at Fast Market Research
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/01/2014 -- Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at the rate of 1% in the fourth quarter of 2013, owing to a surge in imports and slow growth in exports, according to the Cabinet Office in Tokyo. Increase in capital expenditure and consumption in the country failed to spur growth as trade deficit widened due to the rise in imports. The slow growth of the economy adds to mounting concerns over risks associated with the sales tax raise slated for April. Investment went up by 1.3% quarter-on-quarter during Q4, and consumer expenditure increased by 0.5%. Exports increased by just 0.4% while imports grew by 3.5%. The slowerthan- forecast economic growth has fuelled speculation that the Japanese central bank will infuse additional financial stimulus in the coming months to shore up the GDP.
While it is difficult to tell what state Japan's trade accounts would be in if the yen had remained strong, it is likely that the trade deficit would have been even larger than we are seeing currently. However, from a structural perspective, policies aimed at undermining the value of the yen, maintaining a large fiscal deficit, and forcing up inflation are likely to be counterproductive in their efforts to maintain a stable current account, and could in fact lead to a surging current account deficit.
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Indeed, they will continue to reduce the domestic savings rate while fostering unproductive investment, thus lowering the external surplus. Japan's private sector surplus has been very large in recent years, but a combination of demographic and policy-driven forces are likely to see this surplus decline sharply over the coming years. The only way Japan is likely to maintain a current account surplus under its current policy mix is in the event of a collapse in imports, which is most likely to come about through a domestic recession.
In 2014, we anticipate the Port of Nagoya leading the way in terms of year-on-year (y-o-y) tonnage throughput (just over 3%), while the Port of Kobe is set to enjoy the best level of annual growth in the container throughput sphere (5.54%).
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- 2014 Port of Nagoya tonnage forecast to grow by 3.24% to reach 212.254mn tonnes, up from 2013's 1.47% growth rate. Box traffic at the same port will grow by 2.62% to 2.752mn twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs), up from 1.00% in the preceding year.
- The Port of Tokyo will remain Japan's largest container terminal, with box traffic gaining 4.01% to 5.198mn TEUs in 2014, marginally down from 4.31% growth in 2013.
- The Port of Yokohama will see a 2.91% tonnage growth to 122.423mn tonnes (up from 2.00% contraction in the preceding year) in 2014, and 4.22% container growth to 3.022mn TEUs (up from 5.00% contraction in 2013).
- 2014 total trade growth forecast to expand by 4.65% in real terms. Import growth at 6.5% will exceed exports at 2.8%.
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Boozing lad drank four live fish in sick dare
THIS man clearly misunderstood the meaning of a fishbowl cocktail when he drank a pint of booze with fish swimming in it — and ended up in court.
A 33-year-old binman Paul Wooding didn't think his sick dare would end up with £515 fine and an 18 month conditional discharge.
He admitted to both charges of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and failing to protect the fish — avoiding a potential jail time of up to six months.
Wooding, of Brampton Avenue, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, was sentenced at Hereford Magistrates' Court, over two offences linked to the online Neknominate craze, in an incident caught on camera back in February.
In the video, Wooding announces "this is my Neknominate" before downing a pint glass of wine, gin, vodka, rum and lemonade - together with the four fish.
"Some people's lives must be that sad and boring, to get any excitement they have to report me to the RSPCA for my Neknominate"Paul Wooding
Rafe Turner, prosecuting, said it was a professional vet's opinion "the fish have been caused pain, based on the video evidence".
The footage came to the RSPCA'S attention after it was seen on Wooding's Facebook page.
In it, after downing the cocktail with fish inside, he nominates four other people to join the drinking game.
The Neknominate phenomenon is understood to have emerged in Australia, with Wooding's believed to be the fifth such case to come to court in connection with the craze.
After being interviewed about the video, Wooding later posted on Facebook: "Some people's lives must be that sad and boring, to get any excitement they have to report me to the RSPCA for my Neknominate."
Wooding told investigators he had been nominated to drink by friends and "something was going around to get some fish, to make it different".
Mr Turner said he told the RSPCA the fish were "little minnows" and he had got them out of his friend's fish tank an hour before carrying out the act.
According to Chris Morgan, mitigating, Wooding had no idea his drinking the fish was against the law.

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On Saturday, February 17, 2018, The Men's Club visited the Santa Susan Depot Museum and Model Railroad display in Simi Valley. Our docent, Curt, was very outgoing and added so much to the tour. We were limited in time to two hours, but, I'm sure Curt could have gone all-day with the history and stories about the depot.more»
On Saturday, Oct 21, the Men's Club toured the USS Iowa, nicked named "The Big Stick". It is permanently anchored near the entrance to the L.A. Harbor, near the cruise ship dock. We took a self guided tour of this magnificent ship.more»
On Saturday, July 22, The Men's Club took a field trip to the Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard. Not the largest collect of older vehicles, but what a variety of well maintained and perfectly restored rolling stock.more»
What can be more fun than getting together with friends and enjoying wine and sweets, all while painting a beautiful masterpiece to hang in your home? A lively group had a blast while we ate, drank and painted up a storm at our Paint and Wine evening. If you couldn't make it this time, we hope you will be able to join us for exciting events in the future.more»
Valley Jewish Community Center (VJCC) announced today that Jerry Wayne, Executive Director of VJCC, has been asked to speak at a Congressional Briefing on the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) on September 21st in Washington, D.C. This briefing is sponsored by Solera Health, a National DPP integrator that connects patients, payers, and physicians with a new class of non-clinical healthcare providers who are preventing and managing chronic disease. Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY) will provide introductions and comments.more»
The Valley Jewish Community Center sponsored Mah Jongg Tournament was held on Sunday, 8/28, at the Masonic Lodge in Van Nuys.more»
The Valley JCC Men's Club at Edwards Air Force Base (photo by Burt Kaminsky)
Men's Club at 911 Center by Chas Phillips
On Thursday, 8/11, the Men's Club toured the LAPD Dispatch Center in West Hills. As stated by the tour guide, the tours are not only informative but also educational. We learned and saw the history of the Call Center and the progression of the equipment, very interesting. We moved to a conference room and learned how this center and the second center in Los Angeles cover the entire County of L. A. From the conference room we were able to observe the call center in action. A huge room with over 50 desks, each desk having 6 computer screens to help the dispatcher determine how to handle the call. We also learned that over half the calls received by the 911 operators are not emergency calls and should have used the non-emergency phone number: 1-844-ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273).
Men's Club at Edwards AFB by Chas Phillips
On Friday, 8/12, the Men's Club took a tour of Edwards Air Force Base. An absolutely amazing and wonderful tour. Out Tour Guide was a retired Air Force camera man who rode in the backseat of aircraft and took pictures of test aircraft in flight during a test session. It was easy to see he enjoyed his job and embraced the chance to depart his knowledge and experience to the group. If you are an aircraft or flight enthusiast, this is a must tour. Starting in the flight and aircraft museum, we saw an example of every aircraft tested at Edwards…amazing. With pictures and examples of some the more famous accomplishment of the Test Pilots, the museum is a must see. We then took a bus tour of the Administration buildings and then onto the flight line. We saw F-16s, F22s, F-35s, KC-135s, C-17s, B-1, and a Global Hawk drone and several other less famous aircraft. At the Tourist Center, all of the F-100 series aircraft are on display. The base and the history are truly an experience to cherish.more»
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Preparing for meetings
This exercise can be done individually or in groups. Consider the different things you would need to have in mind before, during and after meetings.
|Find out where and when the meeting is going to take place.
|Always be on time, if you are going to be late let the Chair/Secretary know before the meeting.
|Report back to your classmates.
|Consult with students about the opinions they have of their learning experience.
|Take a pen and paper for notes.
|Check the minutes.
|Is there anything you want to put on the agenda? Get in touch with the Chair/Secretary.
|Sit where the Chair can see you and raise your hand to indicate you want to contribute.
|Do anything you have been asked to do.
|Read any of the papers that have been sent around.
|Remember the A, B, C and D of effective feedback.
|Follow up any areas of concern.
|Run your solution past those that attend the meeting.
|Ask questions if you do not understand anything.
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It is with mixed emotions that I contribute this final post to PreK and K Sharing. It has been EXTREMELY wonderful to be a part of this fabulous resource along with the amazingly talented authors that contribute!!
It is with heartfelt thanks to Debbie Clement for creating this blog, to every one of the contributors and to all of the readers for making a difference in the lives of children everyday!!!
How FUN it is to see the post yesterday announcing the 1,000th follower!!! SO, I join Debbie in continuing this CELEBRATION also with a valuable giveawy!! Simply comment below and you will be entered to win a Brain Development Activity Packet of your choice in English or Spanish!!! The random drawing will take place on June 14th!
The mixed emotions I feel are due to the great pleasure it has been to be a part of this from the beginning, combined with the great excitement for many NEW ways to make positive things happen for children!!
As you have maybe already heard me say, the goal of the company, Brain Insights, is to make Early Brain Development common knowledge. It is my deep desire to ensure that the essential information on the basics of what maturing brains need is understood by ....... EVERYONE!!
We not only need parents, grandparents, early childhood educators and people working directly with children to understand this. The children are counting on EVERY adult to know what they need most!!! We need, the medical community, school boards and administrators, employers and business leaders, community leaders and politicians.... EVERYONE to understand and support the optimal development of every child. As, I frequently say,
"WE ALL benefit when ALL children have well developed brains!"
With this passion, in this last post, I share with you several ways we can all continue to be a part of making this finally happen!! Each of us is BRILLIANT and each child also has BRILLIANCE within!
When I use the word brilliance I am not only talking about intelligence. Of course this is an extremely important part of it, but I also mean much more than being smart. I mean the brilliance that is within each one of us. I am referring to all that makes each one of us a unique individual. It is my dream to have EVERY one of us fully shine. The world needs your BRILLIANCE!
I suggest we simply do 3 things for ourselves and our children to promote greater
Brilliance in the World!!
- Continue to learn from each other and share with one another!
- Come together to create a bigger voice!
- Acknowledge all the positive things you are doing EVERY day!!
In achieving this effort, a new site called, Brain Insights Now has been created!!!! This is one of the many new things I am so enthused to share with you!!! This community of people coming together to share brilliance, would be SO honored to have you join in!
There are NUMEROUS benefits.... Weekly insights with a related article, brilliance bits and a video clip are all available FREE!!! or As a VIP member you receive a FREE Loving A Baby printable poster. And each month a new printable is available to share in newsletters, use for parent involvement, or post on bulletin boards! In addition, you will get to enjoy recent articles and interviews from world wide experts, referrals to valuable resources, implementation ideas, and of course inspiration! Also, there is the wonderful opportunity for you to contribute, benefit from and share in the, Creating Great Connections Forum!
AND..... there will also be a Brain Insights Presentation available !! Since not everyone can afford an in person presentation, this is a way for you to easily enjoy and benefit from a new Brain Insights presentation! It is perfect for parents, lunch and learns, and staff meetings!
For further information on how you will definitely benefit, these kids will share and answer your questions!
It is through people like you coming together that we can FINALLY make it happen ... to have ALL children experiencing what their young developing brains really need! We can support ways to help EVERY child shine!!
This week, Gill Connell, from Moving Smart wrote a wonderful blog post that I plan to share everywhere!! It is titled, "Academic Creep". It is one that contains an important message that many of you will also want to share as well. This post explains in large part why a site like Brain Insights Now is needed and why we need great numbers of people coming together to share this understanding!!!! The children are counting on us!
With that thought in mind I close with a list of 10 resources that all contribute to promoting brilliance in children:
Inspired Children Book by Dr. Rosina McAlpine
Bloom Brand New e-book by Wendy Young and Dr. Lynne Kenney
My Feelings Are Hungry Children's book by Ava Parnass
The Blossom Method Book by Vivien Sabel (An interview with Vivien is also on the site!)
Today I Ate A Rainbow Kit Developed by Kia Robertson
Cure Your Child with Food New book by Kelly Dorfman
Flip 2 B Fit Fitness Game for kids and families
Elevating Child Care Blog by Janet Lansbury
The Global Presence Founded by Marlaine Cover
The Toy Man Product Guide Independent non-paid product evaluations
And last, one other NEW announcement from Brain Insights is a new offering coming soon from Red Leaf Press!! This will be an additional series of the Brain Development Activity Packets designed for Early Childhood Educators!!! I can not wait for you to enjoy these!!!
With ENORMOUS appreciation and and a heartfelt thank you for all you do to make a positive difference everyday!!! Hopefully, you will find and have found great benefit in all that I have shared with you here.
Looking forward to staying connected with you in many new and exciting ways! Hope to see you as an important part of Brain Insights Now!!!
Enjoy sharing your brilliance and making a difference!
Deborah McNelis, MS. ed, is an Early Brain Development Specialist and owner of Brain Insights®
Deborah is the award winning author of, The Brain Development Series, Naturally Developing Young Brains, and the Love Your BabyApp. She has been seen in several publications, heard on numerous radio shows, and receives rave reviews for her enlightening and engaging presentations throughout the country.
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Nicole Scherzinger demands £1m X Factor pay rise
NICOLE SCHERZINGER has sent The X Factor into crisis by demanding a whopping £1million pay rise to return as a judge.
It's not often you see Simon at the mercy of a woman. But Nicole is showing him who's boss.
She was furious after hearing Simon Cowell had offered Sharon Osbourne, 60, £2million to return to the ITV show in a bid to boost ratings.
But Cowell is set to give in to Nicole's demands because he is desperate to land his dream judging line-up.
Now he faces a combined wage bill of £6.5million to get his four target judges to sign up before the deadline next week.
An insider said: "It's not often you see Simon at the mercy of a woman. But Nicole is showing him who's boss."
Cowell, 53, has been warned that ratings must dramatically improve.
The music mogul has privately admitted he'll be amazed if he breaks even from the show this year – but he thinks the wages are worth it to secure The X Factor's future as a prime-time show.
With just days left until Cowell must reveal his final judging line-up to ITV bosses, Nicole, 34, has told pals: "I was the judge who delivered last year, so why is Sharon getting paid the most?"
An insider said: "Nicole has Simon over a barrel. He's made it clear that his dream judging panel is Nicole, Sharon, Louis Walsh and Gary Barlow.
"Nicole feels she is in a great negotiating position because she was by far the most popular judge last year and Simon should be rewarding her for that.
"There's a massive stand-off over her signing the contract – she wants Simon to pay her the extra million, putting her on £1.7million.
"He really doesn't have a choice if he wants her to return to the show."
Cowell is set to make a final plea to Nicole to sign up by agreeing to her pay demands and promising to promote her new album during the show.


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Great Passover-Friendly Meals
The Passover seder features some of the best of Jewish cooking–of all cooking. Who couldn't eat brisket and potatoes for eight nights straight? That's a question easy to ask just before Passover, but it's hard to answer a few nights in. For those who are spending next week without leavening and are feeling a little desperate, I've combed our site to find BGSK's best Passover-friendly meals that don't resemble seder food.
**Great Passover-Friendly Meals**
1. Alex's Roasted Chicken. Brisket is the seder mainstay, but a good roast chicken with potatoes is a welcome replacement as the week wears on.
2. Jordana's Baked Spaghetti Squash with Ricotta and Tomato. Developed as a gluten-free alternative to pasta, this innovative vegetarian main makes the most of a pasta-like vegetable that is obviously flour-free.
3. Potato, Leek & Fennel Gratin. I realize that a dish of potatoes and cheese might not seem like dinner fare to some of you. But add a salad to ease up the richness, and you've got a vegetarian and satisfying meal.
4. Eggplant-Chard Frittata. Eggs have their place in matzoh brei, but they are more versatile than that. This filling frittata is great warm or room temperature.
5. Really Good Vegetable Soup. From-scratch vegetable stock cements this soup's place in the veggie hall of fame. Pair it with buttered matzoh for a worthy Passover lunch.
6. Arugula Salad with Roasted Chicken. Salads are an easy Passover solution, but their appeal will wane as the bread-free days wear on. This salad wins with innovative flavors and a solid dose of protein.
7. Smoked Salmon and Dill Hash with Fried Eggs. Here again, potatoes step in to fill you up while bread is gone. Smoked salmon slices and fresh herbs spruce up the breakfast, lunch, or dinner hash.
8. Almond Matzoh Toasts. Modeled after bostock, a brilliant French pastry based on day-old bostock, these sweet matzoh bites can be breakfast or dessert.
9. Walnut Passover Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream. A favorite cake template just happens to be flour-free. This single-layer cake gets its flavor from toasted ground nuts and its height from tons of beaten eggs.
10. Matzoh Crunch. Better known as "matzoh crack," brown sugar, chocolate, and butter transform our leavening-free cracker into a completely addictive treat. I'm loving these variations over at Design*Sponge.


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Kemst þó hægt fari
Autumn swept ruthlessly across, and in between, the dormant volcanoes on the mythical island of Iceland, leaving nothing but five sets of wet footprints in the mud behind us. It was magical. Imagine your breath being taken away from you for a whole week. Ripped out of your throat. Beauty on repeat. Exhausting. Thrilling. The roaring, volcanic mountains and the nothingness of the flatlands. Water so clear you could count the coins people had thrown in it wishing for love and happiness and wealth. You could almost see their desperate fingerprints on the silvery metal. I've never experienced alluring rain storms like that or felt such clean rain hit my face. How could I possibly explain it? And as the thousands of rives twirled and swirled their way across extreme contrasts, much like these veins of ours, I couldn't help but feel smaller than ever before. And in a weird way it felt like home. Cold. Wet. Contradicting. Perfectly imperfect. I must go back.
See more of my pictures on Pinterest! And while you're there, please listen to Ask Embla – Einn
Quote: Íslands, Landsbókasafn (1980). Translation: Kemst þó hægt fari - You will reach your destination even though you travel slowly.
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Such gorgeous pictures!! Iceland looks like a place untouched by humans. Breathtaking scenery.ReplyDelete
I miss mountains and wild horses! I grew up in a similar environment (Wyoming, USA) and I miss the wide open spaces!Replies
Thank you so much, sweet Heidi! I fell in love, there's no doubt about it. Hoping to go back there again soon <3Delete
I know exactly what you mean. Northern Norway has some similarities with Iceland as well, especially when it comes to the mountains.
Ask Embla, I love it!!! As a matter of fact, the legend of Aske and Embla is one of my ever fave. Iceland must be one of the most beautiful places in the world, if not the most beautiful. Looking at those pictures I could almost see viking ships approaching shores, viking warriors threading hills...ReplyDelete
I couldn't agree more! It was/is just breathtaking! I literary had to catch my breath a couple of times a day, it was that great!Delete
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Gorgeous and irresistible! Beautiful photographies, I can sense touching horses skin and breathing same air as You did. xReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much! The scenery was just unbelievable. The whole feel of the island was quite shocking, in a good way. For some reason, I just felt like I was where I belonged. Like I was back to set my roots. I may have to look into that. It was an overwhelming feeling, actually.Delete
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CD4536B is a programmable timer consisting of 24 ripple-binary counter stages. The salient feature of this device is its flexibility. The device can count from 1 to 224 or the first 8 stages can be bypassed to allow an output, selectable by a 4-bit code, from any one of the remaining 16 stages. It can be driven by an external clock or an RC oscillator that can be constructed using on-chip components. Input IN1 serves as either the external clock input or the input to the on-chip RC oscillator. OUT1 and OUT2 are connection terminals for the external RC components. In addition, an on-chip monostable circuit is provided to allow a variable pulse width output. Various timing functions can be achieved using combinations of these capabilities.
A logic 1 on the 8-BYPASS input enables a bypass of the first 8 stages and makes stage 9 the first counter stage of the last 16 stages. Selection of 1 of 16 outputs is accomplished by the decoder and the BCD inputs A, B, C and D. MONO IN is the timing input for the on-chip monostable oscillator. Grounding of the MONO IN terminal through a resistor of 10K ohms or higher, disables the one-shot circuit and connects the decoder directly to the DECODE OUT terminal. A resistor to VDD and a capacitor to ground from the MONO IN terminal enables the one-shot circuit and control its pulse width.
A fast test mode is enabled by a logic 1 on 8-BYPASS, SET, and RESET. This mode divides the 24-stage counter into three 8-stage sections to facilitate a fast test sequence.
The CD4536B types are supplied in 16-lead hermetic dual-in-line ceramic packages (F3A suffix),
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Ivey's Business, Economics and Public Policy (BEPP) group consists of faculty who research business economics and public policy relevant to managers. BEPP faculty conduct research at the nexus of managerial economics, political economy, and business strategy.
Areas of research focus include regulation, energy and environment, stakeholder management, non-market strategy, political and regulatory risk, and emerging markets.
Faculty research is regularly published in the top strategy and economics journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, AEJ: Applied Economics, California Management Review, Harvard Business Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal.


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Katie Holmes: There's An App for That
Katie Holmes carries her iPad with her as she leaves a meeting on Wednesday (July 27) in West Hollywood.
The 32-year-old actress wore a pair of Paige Denim High Rise Bell Canyon jeans in Breckinridge for her day out.
Earlier in the week, Katie took part in a photo shoot for a major magazine – can't wait to see the finished product!
Over the weekend, Katie and her cutie pie daughter, Suri, dropped by the Brentwood Country Mart – and Suri walked with a baby doll in a stroller. Cute!
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Many voluntary sector projects run at a loss, leaving the groups themselves to pick up the tab. There is a mechanism to make good the debt, but full cost recovery remains a pipe dream for many in the third sector. Mark Hunter finds out why
Many of the organisations that raise money for the benefit of others are desperately in need of cash themselves.
This third sector of voluntary, charitable and community groups receive 5bn a year from the government, the NHS and the European Commission to fund an array of services, including charity-run hospices, rehabilitation for war veterans, drug treatment programmes and tax advice.
Many of the projects, however, run at a loss. The shortfall must then be picked up by the voluntary organisations which, in a throwback to the Victorian era of philanthropy, end up subsidising the state's provision of statutory services.
Indeed, the widespread inability or refusal of funders to offer full cost recovery limits the government's plans to expand the influence of third sector organisations and threatens the future of many projects and the organisations that run them.
Charity Sue Ryder Care, which provides palliative and home care services, estimates that each year it supports a shortfall in statutory funding of 7m. This makes a big dent in the charity's income from voluntary donations and impairs its ability to expand its services. It is not, the charity points out, a situation that can be sustained for long.
Nor should it be happening at all. Full cost recovery was one of the key principles recommended for third sector funding in Sir Peter Gershon's efficiency review in 2004.
As long ago as 2002, the government pledged in the Treasury's cost-cutting review that the concept of full cost recovery should be embedded in the funding of all services commissioned by the state from the third sector. The deadline for meeting these criteria was April this year.
The rhetoric from local government has also been positive towards the concept of full cost recovery. The report Closer to People and Places, published last month by the
Local Government Association, emphasises the need for full and long-term financing of voluntary groups and community organisations.
"Councils support moving to full cost recovery as quickly as possible, and propose that all councils should routinely address three-year contracts to allow the voluntary and community sector to plan ahead," says LGA chair Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart.
But, according to the Association for Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (Acevo), for most third sector organisations full cost recovery remains a pipe dream.
"There has been some progress since 2002, but it's been very patchy," says Acevo's policy officer, David Hunter. "Full cost recovery was meant to be in place by April of this year but 95 per cent of our members have been unable to meet that deadline."
An Acevo survey last year of 74 chief executives of third sector organisations found little evidence of improved funding practice among local authorities, government departments or primary care trusts.
Asked to rate progress towards full cost recovery since 2002, only 2.7 per cent of respondents said matters had improved.
This tallies with a survey of charities earlier this year by the Charity Finance Directors' Group, in which 60 per cent of those responding said they did not expect to achieve full cost recovery on the services they provided. Reasons for the expected shortfall included financial pressures faced by funders and a fear among the charities of losing contracts, leading to the pressure to put in low bids.
Equally depressing is a survey conducted last year by the National Audit Office of 13 government departments that regularly commission services from the third sector. This found that approaches to full cost recovery varied widely, often within the same department and that, although there had been a positive "change in government rhetoric", few third sector organisations felt that this had been translated into practice or adopted throughout all funding streams.
"Our research shows that government departments have made some progress on allowing full cost recovery since the Treasury review, but as yet this is very limited," concludes the report.
So, why has progress been so slow on what is surely a fairly basic principle of paying for what you get?
One reason, suggests Hunter, is a lack of understanding among commissioners on how the voluntary sector works.
"There's a feeling that councils and the primary care trusts don't understand how voluntary agencies fund projects, that there's some sort of magic pot they can use, to make up the shortfall," he says.
Another problem is that, although funders are often willing to pay for the direct costs of a project, they baulk at paying for certain overheads and core costs. Third sector organisations that apply for such funding are then asked to provide a detailed analysis of where and how these costs are incurred.
Providers from the private sector, on the other hand, are simply asked to bid for contracts on a single price, while public sector providers have their core costs covered by the taxpayer.
"Local authorities have the option of a broader market in which they can go to the private sector or take services back in-house," says Andy Haines, chief executive of the children's charity Together Trust.
"But it's not a level playing field because private companies are not under the same scrutiny as we are and the comparison with in-house provision doesn't work because you can't cost services like for like."
The Together Trust runs projects that provide care, education and support to young people with emotional, behavioural or social difficulties, physical and learning difficulties. While emphasising that none of these projects is currently at risk, Haines says there is a limit to how long the charity can continue to subsidise statutory services.
"There's a mismatch between government policy and the behaviour of councils at the moment," he says. "If you peel away the rhetoric, what's happening in practice is very different and the long-term implications for the whole voluntary sector are serious.
"Currently, it is difficult to fund projects for children and young people. Councils have severe budgetary constraints and there's also the reorganisation of children's services to contend with. We have to make up the difference and underwrite services, which we can do in the short term but in the long term it is not sustainable."
Clearly, it is in no one's interest for any project providing statutory services to become unsustainable. So how can the voluntary sector kick-start its funders' ponderous progress towards full cost recovery?
Hunter urges third sector organisations to "get tough" with their funders and Acevo has produced a full cost recovery template to help voluntary organisations make their case for proper funding. Indeed, the government itself has urged third sector organisations to walk away from poor contracting processes, particularly contracts that are funded below full cost.
However, as Haines points out, many voluntary organisations will be unwilling to walk away from projects that have become vital for many vulnerable people.
"We've been providing these services in one way or another since 1870. You can't just walk away from that. But what we can do is lobby very hard to ensure that in the next spending round, much better provision is made."
Recovery position
Full cost recovery is the concept whereby third sector organisations secure funding for all the costs of the services they provide. This includes the cost of overheads, core costs and the direct costs of the projects themselves. Failure to recover all these costs threatens an organisation's ability to pay its employees, rent office space or expand its services.
Time of charities to recoup their costs from councils
Many voluntary sector projects run at a loss, leaving the groups themselves to pick up the tab. There is a mechanism to make good the debt, but full cost recovery remains a pipe dream for many in the third sector. Mark Hunter finds out why
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THE GOLDEN GLEE CLUB, a drag musical inspired by the TV series The Golden Girls. The four "ladies" decide that it's time to stop sitting around the house so much and to get out and do something. So they decide to start a glee club and give concerts at some of the many homes for the elderly in Miami. In the meanwhile Blanche falls in love with the wrong man (again) while Sofia keeps coming up with outlandish schemes to try to get money out of her daughter Dorothy - including claims that she is being pursued by the Sicilian Mafia. The four "ladies" are played by top San Antonio character actors and the show is directed by multi-award-winning director Greg Hinojosa.
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If we're lucky, the riff on "Ugly Cherries" will go down as a thing of legend. It's a show-stopping diva moment, like something out of Queen's playbook or — as my coworker Gabriela likes to say — the toe-tapping grandeur of Riverdance. PWR BTTM's lead single and title track from their debut full-length starts from there and blows outwards like a bomb made up of frustration, anxiety, and uneasy self-affirmation. "It's a confrontation: an attempt to unpack my own queerness with humor and self care," Ben Hopkins explained to Spin. "I just got so fucking tired of wishing I was different so I decided to scream, 'She's all right' until I actually was." Fake it 'til you make it, and then write a song about it or whatever. The track's a refinement of the energy the band put forth on their debut EP and recent split, and it captures the tender charm that led us to name the duo a Band To Watch a few months back. Listen below.
01 "Short-Lived Nightmare"
02 "Dairy Queen"
03 "I Wanna Boi"
04 "Ugly Cherries"
05 "Serving Goffman"
06 "Nu 1″
07 "West Texas"
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Monday, May 26, 2014
Belly Update: Yes to Potatoes
In this case, I was blaming the potatoes for a reaction I was having to rice milk. Rice Dream, in particular. It was not a good experience. I thought I'd try it to see if I could use rice milk in my recipes for a more neutral flavor. I should have done my research better. It turns out that Rice Dream is not tolerable to a lot of people. Most people blame it on possible trace amounts of gluten resulting from being processed with barley, but I'm thinking it may have to do more with the sugars in the milk, since I don't think I'm that sensitive (if at all) to gluten. There isn't any sugar listed in the ingredients, but they are there in the nutrition facts. So I don't know what the issue is. Anybody have an experience with Rice Dream, or any insight? I would love to hear. I did find an interesting article on About.com: Is Rice Dream Gluten-Free?
Anyways, I am glad I took a break from potatoes. I started eating sweet potatoes instead, which I've never been really sure if I can tolerate. I know now that I can! There's another food I can happily add to my repertoire, in addition to the regular potatoes. I'm a happy camper now. Although since I am still sensitive to tomatoes, I will be keeping an eye on those nightshades.
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So glad they're back! Sweet potatoes can be a problem on Low FODMAP - maybe I can try to add them in?ReplyDelete
We are just starting on all of this. We use rice dream - better than almond dream for my daughter when we test by muscle testing. My question is - is Brown Rice / Brown Rice syrup ok? There is such conflicting info when I research lists of FODMAPs and fructose malabsorption.ReplyDeleteReplies
I honestly don't know about the brown rice syrup. I don't think it's been tested for fructose content yet. I think that the sugars in the Rice Dream are from brown rice syrup, so it's probably one of those things that you just have to test for yourself!Delete
Just an idea for you all to try making your own rice milk or almond milk. ItReplyDelete
s super easy just takes a bit of time, some soaking, a powerful blender and a "nut bag" or "juicing bag". A tad of vanilla in rice milk or a few drops of almond extract in almond milk makes the homemade freshness of these even better. All this can be researched easily if any part is unclear. There is a world of a difference between fresh dairy free milks and store bought. Plus you don't get any dangerous leaching chemicals from the cartons they use for store bought or unwanted ingredients.
On a side note: Diane, you're blog is awesome. Your brownie recipe has saved me numerous times:) I try to follow the 8 constitution diet because it's helped me the most out of anything I've tried in the world of alternative health. If you want to see what that looks like here's a link to some more info: http://ecmed.org/regimenTable/rt_list.asp?lng=en
My constitution is Plumotonia. Before I found out about this I had only a few vague ideas of all the things that my body doesn't tolerate but this list, when actually followed, proved that there's something to this and frankly, I don't care if it's all in my head. After two weeks you can feel a difference.
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New Music: Maroon 5 Feat. Big Sean 'Maps (Remix)'
Big Sean's pop hand is getting stronger. Fresh off his second duet with Ariana Grande, the Detroit rapper links up with Maroon 5 for a remix to their "Maps" single. Given what he has to work with, not to mention a reworked beat from DJ Reflex, Sean naturally cuts up the cheese and saccharine.
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Gunnel is a teacher and an artist that comes regularly to Ancora del Chianti. Last time she came with the whole family and they spent nice days together both visiting and relaxing in the garden. In Autunmn we received this nice card of her summer house by the lake. She grows there beautiful roses and has a lot trees that make the fall season magical with the crazy colours of leaves. We really like the style of her painting and we can only say: "Thank you and Compliments"
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This tasteful hotel was newly opened in the year 2004 and comprises 91 rooms, one of which is an elegant suite. Guests have access to a large lobby area, a small supermarket, a cosy lobby bar and a buffet restaurant, where guests are able to enjoy delicious cuisine. Business guests may make use of the function rooms for conferences and meetings as well as the public internet terminal. In addition, an in-house laundry service is also available. Those arriving by car may take advantage of the car park (for an additional fee).
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In case you were wondering how big airlines respond to complaints personally and specifically, consider a United Airlines message actually sent to a dissatisfied customer. The letter, widely circulating online, literally, starts out this way:
"Thank you for letting us know about your recent experience with United Airlines. I apologize if our service did not meet your expectations, and appreciate you taking time to share your concerns.
"Our goal is to provide a consistently reliable produce an exemplary level of customer service. Based on the events you describe, we did not meet this goal. Your comments regarding (SPECIFIC EVENT) will be used for coaching and training our employees."
The letter went on to reference an enclosed (SPECIFIC ITEM) and (CUSTOMER NAME).
In the same vein, several years ago I emailed United about a problem with its website and, in due course, received a similar "sorry you were dissatisfied with your recent flight..." reply. Puts you in mind of the old "send this guy the bug letter" urban legend. I won't even dwell on United's grammatical error (should have been "your taking the time"). But you get the idea: No matter what the issue, everybody gets the same "bug letter."
If you have a complaint with an airline that you believe warrants some form of compensation -- refund, voucher, frequent flyer miles, whatever -- you must necessarily take it up first with the airline. And that usually means an extended process:
The airline's initial reply will almost always be a "bug letter," so the real negotiation starts with your second letter or email.
Start with the airline's designated consumer contact, which you can find for domestic lines at dot.gov/airconsumer/airline-consumer-contacts.
If that office stonewalls you, some consumer advocates suggest mailing or emailing the line's CEO; elliott.org/contacts/category/airlines lists detailed addresses for some CEOs. I've heard conflicting reports about whether this actually works, but, as the saying goes, "It couldn't hurt."
Depending on the problem and timing of your complaint, you may want to initiate a chargeback on your credit card. But that works only if an airline didn't provide a service for which you paid; it doesn't help with disappointment or nuisance.
If you still haven't resolved you problem, your final recourse is to small claims court -- a major hassle, but all too often the only way to obtain a just settlement.
Even when your complaint doesn't rise to the level of that extended process, you can still give an airline a black mark or two. Start with the Department of Transportation. Log on to dot.gov/airconsumer/file-consumer-complaint to register your complaint. Unless the airline is grossly violating the law or DOT regulations, this won't help you recover any compensation, but it will contribute to a black mark score for the airline. Those DOT scores get a lot of play, and they factor into other scoring systems such as the annual Airline Quality Rating.
If you're active on social media, consider posting a report on your Facebook page or YouTube, or tweeting a quick take. But you have to be really clever to gain any widespread traction.
All-purpose travel gripe sites such as airlikes.com and airlinecomplaints.com are still active, but it isn't clear how much play they get. You might do better submitting to one of the websites that people routinely visit when they're checking out airlines or potential trips. Skytrax (airlinequality.com/) is probably the worldwide leader in posting traveler reviews, but megasite TripAdvisor posts detailed ratings of dozens of airlines, and you can also post on popular buying websites such as yelp.com.
Overall, airlines are relatively insensitive to customer satisfaction, at least to travelers in the cattle-car economy cabins, as witnessed by their near-universal low satisfaction ratings compared to other important consumer suppliers. So don't expect your single complaint to have any substantial impact on any airline's behavior. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't weigh in on problems you encounter. Just don't expect a huge response.
(Send e-mail to Ed Perkins at email@example.com. Perkins' new book for small business and independent professionals, "Business Travel When It's Your Money," is now available through http://www.mybusinesstravel.com or http://www.amazon.com)
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WACO, Texas (AP) - PGA Tour golfer Fred Couples, Texas football
coach Mack Brown and Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair
are among new Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductees.
G.A. Moore Jr., the winningest Texas high school football coach
with 429 wins and eight state championships, is also among 10
inducted Wednesday night.
Beaumont-born Bubba Smith played defensive end for the 1970
Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts. Gladewater native Lovie Smith
coached the 2006 NFC champion Chicago Bears, and Houston's Andre
Ware won the 1989 Heisman Trophy.
Dave Parks was an All-SWC receiver at Texas Tech in 1962 and
1963 before 10 NFL seasons. San Antonio native Tobin Rote was a
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback, and Texas A&M's Shawn
Andaya had an NCAA softball record 1,234 strikeouts.
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Titan Dragonfly 4 Review
Titan Dragonfly 4 Conclusion:
The Dragonfly 4 is a small, whisper quiet cooler that doesn't smother your motherboard. Install the Dragonfly 4 and you can still get to the various sockets and connectors on your motherboard, and more importantly, the RAM. You can't usually say that with large, monster coolers. A single, very thin 120mm PWM fan is used to provide the airflow through the heat sink, with an option of adding a second fan. At full speed, you can't hear the fan, and I suspect that adding a second fan wouldn't make it any more noticeable. Some coolers sound like you are on an airport runway when the fans spool up, but not the Dragonfly 4.
Cooling performance was at the high end (higher temperature) of the comparison field. Turn up the heat, and the Dragonfly 4 struggles a bit to keep the temps down. The Dragonfly 4 is not likely targeted at systems that are regularly pushed to the thermal limits, so keeping that in mind, if you don't overclock or tax your CPU with a heavy workload for long periods of time, then the Dragonfly can keep up. Adding a second fan may help a little, but air flow is only part of the equation, and a smaller cooler just doesn't have the surface area that a large cooler has. But for cooling that is much better than stock, the Dragonfly gets the job done quietly, and with an unobstructed design.
Titan has done a nice job with the Dragonfly 4. The fit and finish are top-notch, and the installation is clean and easy. For the average user, it delivers good, quiet cooling performance.
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Uptown & Harlem Highlights
Learn about the African-American Heritage & History of Harlem
Come "Uptown" on a 2-4 hour tour that explores Harlem, Morningside Heights and Upper East and West Sides. Tour may include Harlem, the World Famous Apollo Theater, Malcolm X Memorial, Sugar Hill, Hamilton Grange, Malcolm Shabazz African Market, Spanish Harlem, Strawberry Fields & Central Park, The Dakota Apts, the American Museum of Natural History, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Columbia University, Grant's Tomb, Fifth Avenue, Museum Mile including the Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Plaza Hotel, and the Elegant Shopping Destinations of Fifth Avenue.
Depending on the length of the tour, we can do 1-3 "hop-offs" where we walk around and explore sights in detail. Our most popular "hop-offs" include Strawberry Fields & Central Park, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Malcolm Shabazz African Market, and the Apollo Theater (tickets for Apollo entry & tour are required, talk to Mark to purchase your tickets).
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Naya Rivera & Zoey Deutch Look Super Chic at MaxMara Party!
Naya Rivera rocks a plunging neckline while arriving at the MaxMara and W Magazine Cocktail Party at Chateau Marmont on Tuesday (June 10) in Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old actress was joined by Zoey Deutch, Kat Graham, and Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka at the event, which honored Rose Byrne.
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Earlier in the day, Naya was casual and chic while doing some window shopping in L.A.
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A stay at Value Place McAllen Pharr places you in the heart of Pharr, convenient to Smitty's Juke Box Museum and Fireman's Park. This hotel is within close proximity of Pharr Convention Center and Chase Texas Tower.
Make yourself at home in one of the 121 guestrooms featuring microwaves and LCD televisions. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
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Today our adoption file should be headed down to Haiti! Yahoo! We have been working so hard to get to this point. It took much much longer than expected. Nevertheless, here we are! It will feel so good to have our file on Haitian soil.
Once our file is in Haiti it will be legalized and then deposited into IBESR. IBESR stands for "Institut du Bien-Etre Social et de Recherches." Basically it is the children's services in Haiti. IBESR will be the ones to approve our file, do and approve our children's files and then match us with our kids.
IBESR is sometimes called the black hole. Some people get stuck in IBESR for many years for this reason or another. Its not super organized but with the lack of personnel and tools available to them they are doing their very very best. They are working super hard to become more organized and to follow the many rules and red tape that they must follow. We hope to be deposited into IBESR within the next few weeks and then we will hopefully have a file number.
We are so very excited to finally be at this stage in the adoption. We will likely be at this whole thing another 2-3 years. A huge part of that depends on how quickly we can be matched with our children. We have been told that because of our very specific age requirements it may take a very very long time. But we are trusting God that this will all happen in his timeline. Our hopes and desires are that it is quick… but whatever it takes to get to our children… we are ready for it. Ready for the long haul! =)
Please keep praying for us! This is a real rollercoaster of a journey! Please also be praying for us financially. We still need to raise about $35,000. We will have to pay almost all of this around the time of the referral… which could be in 9 months, 18 months or more. But its a little scary to think of needing that much money in 9 months time. But as God has taken us through this thus far he has not failed us! I know that in His timing it will all come together! We have a few fundraising ideas up our sleeves. Hopefully we can get them into motion soon. Its very time/energy consuming doing all of this fundraising and adoption paperwork. Pray for perseverance! =)
Thank you for walking with us through this journey! We can not do it alone! We appreciate each and everyone of you!
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Once abundant throughout temperate North America, the wapiti was slaughtered for food, leather, and sport and for its canine teeth (used as charms). It was completely exterminated in the E United States and reduced in numbers elsewhere, but since the early 1900s small populations have been introduced in the East. Several varieties now exist, mostly under protection in national parks and wildlife refuges. Two of these are the Rocky Mountain elk, found from N Mexico to central Alberta and used in eastern restoration efforts, and the Roosevelt, or Olympic, elk, found in forests of the Pacific coastal belt from British Columbia to N California.
Related to the wapiti is the dwarf, or tule elk, C. nannodes, a small, light-colored deer of E California. The Old World red deer, C. elaphus, is smaller than the wapiti males stand about 4 ft (120 cm) at the shoulder and have antlers up to 4 ft (120 cm) long. Its coat is reddish brown. It is found in wooded areas throughout the cold and temperate portions of Eurasia and in N Africa. Several other species of the genus Cervus are found in Asia. The sambar, C. unicolor, is a large brown deer of SE Asia.
Members of the genus Cervus and other deer are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Cervidae.
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The Arkansas County Spring Home and Garden Show on April 6 promises something for everyone interested in their home or garden.
The Arkansas County Spring Home and Garden Show on April 6 promises something for everyone interested in their home or garden.
The show will begin with the opening of the trade show from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Arkansas County Fairgrounds at DeWitt. Regional vendors will be present with plants, garden related gifts, crafts, and much more. The Arkansas County Master Gardeners will again have a plant booth and there will also be a �kids� craft booth.
The gate fee for the trade show is $2 per person with children under 12 free.
Following the trade show, the educational phase of the program will begin as Chris Olsen will present the program, �Live Life to the Fullest Starting with Your Home and Garden�. Olsen attended Oxford University in England, studying landscape architecture, landscape principals, and philosophy and also graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in business. He is now working solely at Botanica in Little Rock as the master designer. He has been associated with KTHV Channel 11, where he is featured on the morning, noon, and evening home and garden segments in the Weather Garden. He now has his own weekly segments called �Today�s Home� with Chris Olsen.
Guests will enjoy a luncheon prepared by the Arkansas County Master Gardeners. The meal will consist of dishes from the Arkansas County Master Gardener Cookbook: The Cream of the Crop. Tickets to the program and luncheon are $15 each (limited to 125 seats). The gate fee for the trade show will be free with the purchase of a luncheon ticket. For luncheon tickets, contact Beth Carter at 870-946-6207, or the Arkansas County Extension Office at 870-946-3231 or 870-673-2346.
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The video "Ruler of Tomorrow" has been posted online by the UK band, Pig Iron!
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They have a really nice, blues based rock sound.
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Dr. Craig R. Barrett was born in San Francisco, California and received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science from Stanford University, serving on the faculty of Stanford after graduation. Dr. Barrett was a Fulbright Fellow at Danish Technical University in Denmark and a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Physical Laboratory in England. In 1974 Dr. Barrett joined Intel Corporation. He was elected to Intel Corporation's Board of Directors in 1992, became Intel's fourth president in 1997, chief executive officer in 1998, and chairman of the board in 2005, a post held until he retired in May 2009.
Dr. Barrett is a leading advocate for improving education in the U.S. and the world, and is a vocal spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards globally. He chairs BASIS Charter Schools, Inc., Change The Equation, STAND for Children Arizona, Dossia, Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collectors and the National Forest Foundation; co-chairs the Skolkovo Foundation Council and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Advisory Board; vice chairs Science Foundation Arizona; serves on the Boards of Achieve, K12, Society for Science and the Public, Carnegie Institution for Science, the Arizona Commerce Authority, Tallwave, Impele and Geothermic Solution. Dr. Barrett served as Chairman of the National Academy of Engineering and the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development. He co-chaired the Business Coalition for Student Achievement and the National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council, and served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Council for International Business and the Clinton Global Initiative Education Advisory Board. Dr. Barrett serves on numerous other boards, policy and government panels and committees.
Ms. Esque recently retired after 20 years at Intel as a global executive recognized for leadership of dynamic teams, results orientation, forging long‐lasting partnerships, and making a positive impact in the world by harnessing the power of a Fortune 50 company. Her experience leading in corporate, government and nonprofit environments and her results ranging from building new business and philanthropic global partnerships, to catalyzing awareness and action around social issues made her a perfect fit for a top Charter schools' leadership board.
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Edward Allred received his bachelor of science degree from Texas A&M University, and law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. He is currently an attorney with more than 25 years of experience representing his business clients in commercial, intellectual property, education, contracts, engineering, construction, agricultural, and oil and gas litigation. In addition, Edward routinely assists companies with contract negotiations, human resources, and both ADA and EEOC compliance. Edward has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers of Texas, American's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, and Super Lawyer. Prior to attending law school, Edward's was a Project Engineer, adding five new buildings to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
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Havana Émigré Builds One-Man Smithsonian to Homeland in a Washington Apartment
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This is the home of Havana-born Emilio Cueto, a retired lawyer who once wrote (and starred in) a one-man play on Cuban history. For decades, he has been setting his sights on another project: Becoming a one-man Smithsonian of the island—albeit one in exile....


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Given the news of the finding of an Earth-like planet around one of our nearest stars, as described here, it is interesting to see if we could ever actually get to this planet. I am going to start a small series on the idea of getting to another star. I will cover a few topics such as the problem with getting to another star with our current technologies, what new technologies we could use, and why getting some satellites to another star might not even help.
Right then. Why can't we get to another star now?
Let's say that we want to get to a star that is about 4.5 light years away. A light year is actually a distance – it is the distance that light travels in an Earth year (as opposed to a Martian year). It is roughly 9.5×10¹² km. That is a long distance. To give some perspective, it takes just over 8 minutes for light to get from the sun to the Earth. To reach Pluto, it takes light 5.3 hours. Given that it took New Horizons 9.5 years to get to Pluto, you can see that it will take us a fair bit of time to go all the way to another star.
But, let's try.
How would you get a satellite to another star? Well, you would have to accelerate it up to some speed, then cruise for a long time, and then decelerate it once it gets to the other star. Ideally.
Since we would want to actually see what this thing measures in our lifetime, let's assume that we can get it up to about 1/3 light speed (a nice round number of 100,000,000 m/s), and let's assume that we can accelerate at roughly the gravity of Earth, which is about 10 m/s². If we do a tiny bit of math, we can see that it will take us 10,000,000s to reach this speed, which seems like a huge amount of time. But, considering that there are 86,400s in a day, this is only about 116 days or about 4 months.
So, if we wanted to get to another star, we would take about 4 months to accelerate up to about 1/3 the speed of light, cruise for about 12 years, and then decelerate for about 4 months, with a total trip time of about 13 years total. Not that long! Why aren't we packing our backs now (or building a satellite for the 13 year journey)?
The problem with this is that we don't have the technology to accelerate something at 10 m/s² for 4 months. If you watch a rocket launch, you will see that the rocket accelerates for only a few minutes – like 10. In fact, to reach orbital speeds (7,600 m/s) , if you accelerate at 10 m/s², it will take about 13 minutes. To break away from the Earth, which is much harder, it will take about 20 minutes. Even with math, that is significantly shorter than 4 months.
One of the reasons that I brought up New Horizons before is because it is one of the fastest satellites ever launched. It left our orbit going about 36,000 MPH, which is about 16,260 m/s.
Let's put this speed in the context of getting to that other star which is 4.5 light years away. 16,260 m/s is about 0.0000542 times the speed of light. So, to get to another star, New Horizons would take about 83,000 years. That, my friends, is a long time, and why no one is packing any bags.
It will be a long time before we can make this journey in any reasonable amount of time. Next time, let's talk about why we will never be able to get to another star using our current rocket technology. I am not even joking here. Using modern rocket technology, it would more mass for fuel that there is matter in the entire universe to accelerate us up to anywhere close to the speed of light. But, let's talk about that next time.


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FIRST it was Paul Coverdell in Georgia, then Kay Bailey Hutchinson in Texas and Richard Riordan in Los Angeles.
Barely recovered from the defeat of George Bush in the 1992 presidential election, Republicans began to speculate openly about possible gains in the House of Representatives and prospects for recapturing control of the Senate in 1994.
Then, in early November elections, three more Republicans won major elections: Christine Todd Whitman ousted Democratic Gov. Jim Florio in New Jersey, Rudolph Giuliani sent David Dinkins packing in New York's mayoral contest, and George Allen beat out Mary Sue Terry for the open governor's seat in Virginia.
Six major elections held in the United States since Bill Clinton became president have gone to Republicans. A few Democrats won important mayoral races on Nov. 2 - Dennis Archer in Detriot, Thomas Murphy in Pittsburgh, Sharon Sayles Belton in Minneapolis, and Thomas Menino in Boston. And the GOP suffered one significant mishap Dec. 8 when Ms. Hutchinson was indicted a second time on election fraud charges almost identical to those dismissed six weeks ago. But Republicans remain sanguine. Instead of speculating about forthcoming gains in the House and Senate in 1994, they are beginning to predict them.
Of course, these are the same folks who thought Mr. Bush invincible in the fall of 1991 after a summer of parades celebrating the president's triumph in the Persian Gulf war. Republican pundits would be well advised to consult their history books before putting too much of their credibility on the line in predicting a resurgence for the GOP in 1994.
First, consider the House of Representatives. The average loss in the House for the president's party during midterm congressional elections is historically very high, but not high enough for even the most devoted GOP enthusiasts to contemplate a Republican majority come January 1995. From 1862-1990 the average midterm loss in the House for the president's party was 34 seats. If the 1994 election followed this pattern it could mean a 21-seat to 34-seat gain for the GOP. The best scenario would still leave Republicans 35 seats shy of a majority in the House.
The loss of seats for the president's party in the House typically followed a boost in House seats for members of the president's party. In times past, presidents brought members of the same party into Congress with them during the general election, hence the idea of ``presidential coattails.'' For example, Democrats picked up 75 House seats with Truman's victory in 1948, and Republicans picked up 34 seats with Ronald Reagan's election in 1980.
Midterm congressional elections then took back from the president's party some part of what was gained in the general election (and on occasion even more than that). Republicans won 47 new seats in the House in President Lyndon Johnson's midterm election in 1966, and 49 new Democrats entered the House following the Watergate debacle in the election of 1974.
However, in the current era of candidate-centered politics, a president's coattails do not hold much influence in congressional elections. In fact, neither of the last two presidents had any coattails at all. The GOP actually lost three House seats when Bush was elected president in 1988, and the Democrats lost 10 House seats when Mr. Clinton was elected in 1992. It was therefore no surprise that in the 1990 midterm elections, GOP losses in the House were rather small at only eight seats, well below the historical averages.
Since Bush didn't bring any new Republicans into Congress with him in 1988, the GOP had fewer seats to lose in 1990. Clinton faces the same situation in 1994. Having lost 10 House seats in 1992, the Democrats are not likely to lose anything near the number of seats predicted historically by the average loses during midterm elections.
As a general rule, the lower the number of House seats gained in the general election by members of the president's party, the lower the losses in the following midterm election. Thus, the best hope for the GOP to make a resurgence in the House is not the 1994 midterm elections, but the general election in 1996.
The situation is worse for Republicans in the Senate. Average losses for the president's party in midterm senatorial elections from 1862-1990 were 2.5 seats, from 1950-1990, three seats, and from 1962-1990, a little less than an average of two lost seats. With 34 senators up for reelection in 1994, 21 of whom are Democrats, the Republicans are calling this ``an historic opportunity to ... recapture a Senate majority.''
But the Republicans would need to win eight new seats (and hold the other up for reelection) to ``recapture a Senate majority.'' This is more than two-and-a-half times the highest average number of seats a president's party has lost in a midterm election. A turnover of this magnitude is possible, but it has only happened three times since 1946, when Republicans won 13 seats in the Senate; again in 1958, when Democrats won 15 seats; and once more in 1986 when Democrats recaptured the Senate from Reagan Republicans with eight new seats.
Such an outcome today is possible but not likely, especially since recent presidents have had very short coattails in senatorial elections. Bush gained only one seat in the Senate for the GOP in 1988, but lost only one in 1990. Clinton gained no seats in the Senate for Democrats in 1992 and has lost two in special elections since becoming president. The chances for a Republican majority in the Senate come 1995 are remote at best.
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