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As I read through the feedback on Excel 2013, it strikes me that many users are having a little trouble getting used to the interface changes, and are not aware of options to replace the things they miss in earlier versions of Excel. So here are a few tips and tricks to make your life easier!
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We see a lot of people missing the old full-screen print preview. It's still there! Just click on the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) dropdown and go to More Commands. Add Print Preview (Full screen) to the QAT. Then you can go into the old-style Print Preview any time you like! Alternatively, if you have a custom group with your favorite commands on it, you can add print preview to that.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) adopts, with minor changes, an interim final rule published on March 15, 1999, to amend the DOE contractor employee protection program ("whistleblower") regulations.
This final rule is effective on March 10, 2000.Start Further Info
Roger Klurfeld, Assistant Director, or Thomas O. Mann, Deputy Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585-0107; telephone: 202-426-1449; e-mail: email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
I. Introduction
On March 15, 1999, DOE published an interim final rule in the Federal Register (64 FR 12862) that comprehensively revised the regulations for the DOE contractor employee protection program, which are codified Start Printed Page 6315at 10 CFR part 708. DOE became aware during the comment period on the interim final rule that three provisions in the original Part 708 had been inadvertently omitted from the interim final rule. DOE published an amendment to the interim final rule on July 12, 1999 (64 FR 37396) to correct the omission.
DOE provided a 60-day public comment period for the interim final rule published on March 15, 1999. DOE did not invite public comments on the July 12, 1999, amendment to the interim final rule because those changes were procedural and DOE determined that no purpose would be served by inviting comments.
Section 3164 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 directs DOE to establish a whistleblower protection program for covered individuals (DOE and DOE contractor employees engaged in the defense activities of the Department) who disclose to certain Governmental (including certain Congressional) personnel "classified or other information" that they reasonably believe provides evidence of violations of law, gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds or abuse of authority, or a false statement to Congress on an issue of material fact. DOE is aware of the new statutory requirement, and we are working separately on the implementation of the program mandated in section 3164. We are evaluating its effect, if any, on the DOE contractor employee protection program regulations.
II. Summary and Response to Comments on the Interim Final Rule
DOE received written comments from five interested organizations and individuals on the interim final amendments to the DOE contractor employee protection program regulations. This section of the Supplementary Information summarizes the issues raised in the comments and gives DOE's response, as follows:
Comment: Three different commenters expressed concern about the definition of the term "contractor" in § 708.2, which was changed in the interim final rule to extend protection to certain employees who do not work at DOE sites. Under the old rule, an employee eligible for protection under this rule must have been employed by a contractor performing work on sites that DOE owns or leases. The new language covers employees of contractors performing work "directly related to activities" at DOE-owned or DOE-leased sites, even if the contractor is located, or the work is performed, off-site. Two of the comments express the concern that the phrase directly related to activities does not draw a bright line between those employees who will now be protected by these regulations and those who will not, and that the definition of contractor will be difficult to apply. The third comment challenges the decision to expand the scope of coverage, arguing that off-site coverage will be "difficult to manage," will drive away potential bidders for DOE contracts, thus raising the costs of procurement, and is unnecessary because "other laws adequately protect employees of commercial entities."
Response: We have decided that this language should remain unchanged from the interim final rule. As with any rule, determining who is and who is not covered by Part 708 will sometimes require interpretation. Even the previous formulation, though it appeared to present more of a bright line distinction, was subject to interpretation. See C. Lawrence Cornett, 26 CCH Fed. Energy Guidelines ¶87,504 (1996); META, Inc., 26 CCH Fed. Energy Guidelines ¶87,501 (1996) (these cases are also available on the Office of Hearings and Appeals Internet web site, http://www.oha.doe.gov). More important, the definition of contractor in the interim final rule will cover the employees we intend to protect, i.e. those performing work that promotes the mission of the Department of Energy. Clearly, some interpretation through case law will be needed as we face some particular factual circumstances, but we believe that the rule is adequately clear as it applies to most cases.
To furnish additional guidance to the DOE contractor community, without considering any specific case, examples of contractor employees we intend to cover by this rule include contractor employees engaged in defense-related industrial activities that are central to the DOE's mission, such as workers processing or transporting nuclear materials, or workers involved in the preparation of environmental assessments of proposed actions involving radioactive waste or mixed waste, wherever they work, on-site or off-site. By contrast, part 708 is not intended to cover contractor employees delivering office supplies or servicing vending machines, regardless of where they are located, because their work is ancillary to, rather than central to DOE's mission. In addition, this rule is meant to cover employees who work on the Department's mission under the terms of a procurement "contract," but not employees who work under the terms of a "grant" or a "cooperative agreement," as those terms are defined in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., or under the terms of a "cooperative research and development agreement" (CRADA), as that term is defined by the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act, 15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1).
Comment: One commenter maintains that DOE has created a "camouflaged loophole" by the interim final rule's use of the word "retaliation," instead of "discrimination," to define actions prohibited by contractors against employees who engaged in conduct protected by part 708. According to this commenter, retaliation "is a legal term of art requiring animus or hostility," so that a claim of retaliation can be defeated by a showing that the contractor officials had no "hard feelings" against a whistleblower.
Response: A reading of the definition of retaliation in § 708.2 shows that this commenter has misinterpreted the significance of the interim final rule's use of a different generic term to describe the types of conduct prohibited by this rule. The term was changed as part of DOE's effort to rewrite Part 708 in "plain language." The kinds of conduct prohibited by the definition of retaliation in the interim final rule are the same as those previously prohibited in the definition of discrimination under the old rule. Moreover, the term retaliation more precisely describes the nature of the conduct prohibited under Part 708, and avoids possible confusion with "discrimination" as that term is used in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other Federal anti-discrimination statutes, as EEO violations are not covered by the DOE contractor employee protection program.
Court decisions under the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, Pub. L. 101-12, 103 Stat. 16 (1989) (codified as amended in scattered sections of 5 U.S.C.), do consider "the existence and strength of any motive to retaliate on the part of the agency officials who were involved in the decision" to take action against a Federal employee covered by that whistleblower protection program as one of several factors to determine whether an employer has met its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that it would have taken the same action absent the protected conduct. Cadell v. Dep't of Justice, 66 M.S.P.R. 347, 351 (1995), aff'd 96 F.3d 1367, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 1996); Sanders v. Dep't of the Army, 64 M.S.P.R. 136 (1994), aff'd 50 F.3d 22 (Fed. Cir. 1995). Evidence of an employer's motive is therefore relevant in a whistleblower Start Printed Page 6316case, but contrary to the commenter's assertion, evidence of a benign motive in and of itself will not meet the contractor's burden under Part 708.
Comment: Also concerning the definition of retaliation in ? 708.2, this same commenter asserted that the use of the phrase "action with respect to the employee's compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment" in that provision does not include common forms of harassment such as retaliatory investigations, removal of support staff, removal from a case or assignment, or tampering with (denying, suspending or revoking) a security clearance. The commenter also asserts that the rule should be changed to explicitly cover psychiatric examinations, and security clearances, as well as "any other significant change in duties, responsibilities or working conditions."
Response: The other types of adverse actions mentioned in the comment are generally meant to be covered by the broad definition of retaliation used in § 708.2. The definition enumerates examples of prohibited employment practices, but the list does not purport to be exclusive. For example, OHA decisions have recognized that the removal of the complainant from one job assignment and his reassignment to another job constituted retaliation, even though removal from an assignment is not specifically mentioned in § 708.2. Ronald Sorri, 23 CCH Fed. Energy Guidelines ¶87,503 at 89,010 (1993). It is not necessary to rewrite the definition of retaliation in order to give DOE the necessary flexibility to carry out the policy objectives of Part 708.
Actions taken regarding "security clearances," i.e., resolving questions about the eligibility of an individual for DOE access authorization, are governed by another regulation, 10 CFR part 710, subpart A. The preamble to the interim final rule explains that the resolution of national security concerns about an employee's eligibility for a DOE security clearance under part 710 takes precedence over individual retaliation claims under part 708. See 64 FR 12862 at 12867. However, the preamble recognizes that retaliation "could include actions by a contractor that cause the questioning, suspension, or termination of a security clearance," and that "with respect to consequences beyond the eligibility determination, Part 708 may apply." With regard to psychiatric examinations, psychiatric evaluations can be a proper tool to resolve questions of an individual's eligibility for a security clearance under § 710.8(h).
Comment: The same commenter also contends that "the audience for protected activity is too limited" under § 708.5. According to this commenter, the interim final rule "only protects communications directly to recipients such as an official at the Department of Energy, a member of Congress and other governmental agencies with oversight responsibility at a DOE facility." The comment urges that the language of the rule and the preamble should specify that it will be interpreted consistently with the case law for employee protection statutes administered by the Department of Labor, such as amendments to the Energy Reorganization Act of 1992 (ERA), codified in 42 U.S.C. 5851, the provision that protects employees of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees. The commenter claims that Department of Labor and the Federal courts have consistently interpreted those statutes to mean that employees are also protected for disclosures to the media and citizen associations, which are "frequently the breeding ground for investigations and/or enforcement actions by the relevant regulatory agency."
Response: As first proposed in 1990, part 708 only would have covered disclosures to DOE (55 FR 9326). Comments were received that advocated expanding the coverage to encompass disclosures to citizen groups, the media, state and Federal regulatory officials, and members of Congress. The final 1992 version of part 708 extended the coverage beyond DOE, to include in-house disclosures to the complainant's employer, higher tier contractors, and to Congress, but went no further (57 FR 7535). In explaining why we chose to limit coverage to those parties, DOE noted that a fundamental purpose of this rule is to encourage DOE contractor employees to feel free to disclose to the DOE information about health and safety problems or mismanagement at DOE facilities so that DOE can take corrective action. The Department reasoned that disclosures to other parties would not foster that objective. Additionally, DOE believed that "extension of this rule to employees making disclosures to other parties could unduly complicate these procedures with evidentiary problems respecting whether a disclosure had actually been made." (57 FR 7535). We believe that reasoning is still sound. Nevertheless, the interim final rule expanded the coverage to include disclosures made to other government officials, such as those from other Federal or state agencies who have responsibility for oversight of activities on DOE-owned or -leased sites. This reflects the fact that some DOE sites are now subject to regulatory oversight by other agencies. But there is still no compelling reason to expand the coverage of this rule to include disclosures to citizen groups or the media. The Federal courts have granted protection under 42 U.S.C. 5851 to employees who made disclosures to parties other than their employers or to the Federal government to a very limited extent. See Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. v. Herman, 115 F.3d 1568 (11th Cir., 1997). In Stone & Webster, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the Secretary of Labor's determination that a nuclear power plant worker was acting in furtherance of safety compliance when, after speaking to his employer about his safety concerns, he spoke to his co-workers about those same concerns, and thus communication to those workers was protected by the ERA. According to the holding in that case, which does not control proceedings under part 708, disclosures to outside parties must be closely related to the "regular channels" of protected activity in order to be protected under 42 U.S.C. 5851.
Comment: In the same vein, this commenter contends that the scope of protected activity in § 708.5(a) is unclear because "it is possible that employee would be denied relief merely for doing his/her job." The commenter argues that this result "would cancel protection for employees whose jobs require them to take risks of whistleblowers—auditors, inspectors and investigators who make a record of violations that are too politically hot to handle. . . ." The commenter conjectures that the protection of the rule is only available to employees who make protected disclosures "after hours," outside of their regular duty assignments.
Response: The rule clearly protects employees such as safety and quality inspectors whose job it is to make disclosures about violations of rules and dangers to employees and public health and safety. The commenter has misinterpreted the plain language of § 708.5(a), which contains nothing that would exclude disclosures that are routinely made in the course of an employee's work assignment.
Comment: The same commenter expressed concern over the requirement of § 708.5(a)(1) that an employee's disclosure must concern a "substantial" violation of law in order to be protected. This commenter correctly notes that both the Federal whistleblower protection statutes and the case law Start Printed Page 6317have used an objective standard to determine whether activities are protected. According to this commenter, the insertion of this term 'introduces an unprecedented, subjective wild-card" that would present an unduly burdensome test for a worker seeking whistleblower protection.
Response: The imposition of this requirement in § 708.5(a)(1) would not result in the adoption of a subjective test that a whistleblower would have to pass to qualify for protection. As noted in the preamble to the interim final rule, "substantial violation of law" is the same standard that is used in the Section 6006 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), Pub. L. 103-355, codified in 41 U.S.C. 265, and implemented by the regulation found at 48 CFR part 3, Subpart 3.9, "Whistleblower Protection for Contractor Employees." The interim final rule emulated the standard in the FASA because it represents a balanced approach designed to ensure that minor, insubstantial issues do not waste limited resources, so whistleblower protection is available to those workers who legitimately need it.
Comment: The same commenter expressed concern about the phrase "in good faith" that appears in §§ 708.5(a) and 708.6(a), claiming it could impose a "motives test" that "allows an employee's intentions to be put on trial as a precondition to using the rule." This commenter correctly notes that the inclusion of a good faith test in those provisions is inconsistent with the Whistleblower Protection Act, which uses the standard that the employee must "reasonably believe" the matters they are disclosing are among the types of concerns enumerated in the Act.
Response: The commenter's views on the "good faith" test have considerable merit. DOE did not intend to place the employee's state of mind into issue. We think the "reasonable belief" standard is sufficient, in and of itself. None of the other federal whistleblower protection statutes contains a similar "good faith" requirement. Accordingly, the final rule omits this phrase in order to conform to the current state of the Federal law on whistleblower protection.
Comment: The same commenter noted that under § 708.13, employees are now required to "exhaust all applicable grievance-arbitration procedures" before being eligible to file a whistleblower complaint with DOE under part 708. According to the commenter, this disadvantages employees because "grievance systems cannot order mandatory relief and are run by the same institution that will be an adverse party in any future litigation." The commenter fears that this "forces the whistleblower to preview his or her case to the defendant, before even filing it with the DOE," and that the employer will have an advance opportunity to "perfect pretexts or defenses," "destroy evidence" and learn the identity of witnesses to "pressure" them. The commenter states that it "regularly advises employees to bypass any system of protection that requires them first to tell their side of the dispute to the defendant."
Response: The requirement to exhaust all applicable grievance-arbitration procedures reflects DOE's commitment to solving problems at the earliest possible stage. We want the employee and the contractor to share information about alleged reprisals for protected conduct as quickly as possible, so that little problems do not escalate into big ones. We hope that by dealing with the concerns sooner rather than later and by using existing grievance-arbitration procedures, the parties will resolve the problem and the employee will not need to file a complaint under part 708. That is why the new rule requires employees to use grievance-arbitration processes before filing a complaint under part 708. DOE has worked to change the culture across the Department's nationwide complex to sensitize its contractors against reprisal, and we believe this effort has been reasonably successful. We know of few recent cases involving the circumstances alluded to by the commenter.
In addition, under the National Labor Relations Act, a recognized labor organization serves as the exclusive representative for collective bargaining purposes of the employees in the recognized bargaining unit. Successful collective bargaining results in a collective bargaining agreement between the labor organization and the employer concerning the terms and conditions of employment of the employees in the bargaining unit. The collective bargaining agreement usually includes the establishment of an employee grievance arbitration procedure and describes how it will operate. A grievance arbitration procedure represents a continuation of the collective bargaining process, which the National Labor Relations Act protects. An employer, even an employer who has allegedly retaliated against a whistleblower, ignores the bargained-for grievance procedure at its peril. The National Labor Relations Board, which is responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, does not permit an employer to bypass dealing with the union in such a manner. Thus, the provisions of § 708.13 requiring exhaustion of all applicable grievance arbitration procedures prior to filing a complaint with DOE under part 708 is a recognition of the importance of the collective bargaining process in maintaining effective labor-management relations at DOE's facilities.
Comment: The same commenter noted its approval of § 708.20, which encourages the parties to use mediation as an alternative dispute resolution tool, but contends that the rule should also require mandatory arbitration if mediation does not work.
Response: We decline to adopt this suggestion. If allegations of reprisal cannot be resolved informally by mediation, the OHA hearing should be the next step in the process.
Comment: The same commenter has reiterated the argument it raised twice before (in response to the 1996 Notice of Inquiry and again in response to the 1998 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) that discovery must be mandatory, instead of being subject to the discretion of the hearing officer. Discovery is authorized in § 708.28(b) of the interim final rule, which states that the hearing officer "may order discovery at the request of a party."
Response: OHA hearing officers generally leave discovery to the parties to work out between themselves. It is usually unnecessary for the hearing officer to become involved in the process. However, to make certain the discovery process cannot be abused in the ways described in the comment, it is important for the hearing officer to have the authority to rule on contested discovery issues if they arise. We therefore decline to adopt the commenter's suggestion.
Comment: Another comment maintains that the scope of relief permitted under part 708 is "unclear" because § 708.36(a) does not specifically authorize "personal and/or institutional discipline for violating anti-retaliation provisions." This commenter maintains that without the power to punish "bureaucratic bullies" who commit acts of retaliation, the rule cannot deter harassment.
Response: As noted in the preamble to the interim final rule, 64 FR 12867, the restitutionary remedies authorized under § 708.36 are intended to correct unwarranted employment actions, by restoring employees to the position they would have occupied but for the retaliation. They are not designed to punish the persons who are found to have committed acts of retaliation. Other remedies are available in different forums for employees who are seeking more than the abatement of the Start Printed Page 6318retaliatory practices and basic restitution. We therefore decline to adopt the approach suggested by the commenter.
Comment: One comment seeks clarification that the decision of an arbitrator will not be disturbed in cases in which a claim of retaliation, already the subject of arbitration, is also eligible for review under this rule. The interim final rule addresses this concern in § 708.4(c)(3), which provides that an employee may not file a complaint under these regulations if it is based on the same facts for which the employee has chosen to pursue a remedy through final and binding grievance-arbitration procedures or other state or other applicable law, except as provided by § 708.15(a).
Response: Section 708.15(a)(3) answers this question. An employee may file a complaint under part 708 after submitting the same facts to arbitration after he or she has "exhausted grievance-arbitration procedures pursuant to § 708.13, and issues related to alleged retaliation for conduct protected under § 708.5 remain." Whether retaliation issues remain is a question that depends on the facts in each case.
Comment: This comment also requests clarification of the kinds of claims precluded, in § 708.4(e), from coverage under these regulations because they deal with "terms or conditions of employment" within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.
Response: As noted in the preamble to the interim final rule, 64 FR 12868, "terms and conditions of employment" are subject to review under part 708 when the complaint alleges that they have been changed in retaliation for a protected disclosure. Part 708 is not otherwise intended to intrude into the domain traditionally covered by the National Labor Relations Act.
Comment: The same comment points out a perceived discrepancy between paragraphs (a) and (b) of § 708.15. Paragraph (a) provides that a complaint may not be filed if a remedy under the same facts was sought "under State or other applicable law, including final and binding grievance-arbitration procedures, unless" one of the exceptions from the binding election of remedies described in the ensuing subsections of § 708.15 is met. Paragraph (b) states, "Pursuing a remedy other than final and binding grievance-arbitration procedures does not prevent you from filing a complaint under this part." The comment asks whether remedies listed in paragraph (a), other than the grievance-arbitration procedures, i.e., remedies under "State or other applicable law," also fall within the exception under paragraph (b).
Response: The comment reads paragraph (b) to mean that as long as an employee does not pursue final and binding grievance-arbitration procedures, a remedy sought under State and other applicable law does not bar a complaint under these regulations. This is not what we intended. Rather, paragraph (b) means that seeking a remedy through an informal procedure that is non-binding and non-final, such as a contractor's internal employee concerns program, will not bar the filing of complaints under part 708. Paragraph (b) thus describes one of the limited conditions under which an employee who has first sought another remedy will still have recourse to part 708. Paragraph (c) of § 708.15 makes it clear that electing to pursue a formal legal remedy "under State or other applicable law" does bar a complaint under part 708.
Comment: Finally, the same comment perceives a discrepancy between paragraphs (e) and (f) of § 708.22, which state that an individual being interviewed has the right to representation and that representatives of parties to the complaint are not entitled to be present at interviews.
Response: We do not find a discrepancy. While representatives of parties to the complaint (e.g., their attorneys) do not have a right to be present during a witness interview, they may attend at the request of the person being interviewed. Thus, a contractor's counsel may be present, but only if requested by the subject of the interview. It is for the interview subject to choose whether he or she wishes to speak to the investigator with no one else present, or with a representative present. The comment also seeks clarification whether this section applies to the procedures of the DOE's Employee Concerns Program. The provisions of § 708.22 apply to the investigation, hearing and appeal procedures in subpart C; they do not apply to informal resolution procedures undertaken by DOE offices, which are described in subpart B.
Finally, we are correcting a typographical error in § 708.15(d), which in the interim final rule refers to § 708.17(c)(2) when it should refer to § 708.17(c)(3), and we are adding the following new section at the end of the final rule to restore an important policy statement in the original 1992 version of part 708 that was inadvertently omitted from the interim final rule:
Section 708.40 Does This Rule Impose an Affirmative Duty on DOE Contractors Not To Retaliate?
Yes. DOE contractors may not retaliate against any employee because the employee (or any person acting at the request of the employee) has taken an action listed in sections 708.5(a)-(c).
DOE never meant to imply that contractors do not have an affirmative duty not to retaliate against employees who take protected actions. This new § 708.40 is restating what has always been a part of the rule (see old § 708.5, "Prohibition against reprisals"), and thus it does not require notice and comment.
III. Regulatory and Procedural Requirements
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
Today's regulatory action has been determined not to be "a significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review" (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Accordingly, this action was not subject to review under that Executive Order by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
B. Review Under Executive Order 12988
With respect to the review of existing regulations and the promulgation of new regulations, section 3(a) of Executive Order 12988, "Civil Justice Reform" (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996) imposes on Executive agencies the general duty to adhere to the following requirements: (1) Eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity; (2) write regulations to minimize litigation; and (3) provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct rather than a general standard and promote simplification and burden reduction. With regard to the review required by section 3(a), section 3(b) of Executive Order 12988 specifically requires that Executive agencies make every reasonable effort to ensure that the regulation: (1) Clearly specifies the preemptive effect, if any; (2) clearly specifies any effect on existing federal law or regulation; (3) provides a clear legal standard for affected conduct while promoting simplification and burden reduction; (4) specifies the retroactive effect, if any; (5) adequately defines key terms; and (6) addresses other important issues affecting clarity and general draftsmanship under any guidelines issued by the Attorney General. Section 3(c) of Executive Order 12988 requires Executive agencies to review regulations in light of applicable standards in section 3(a) and section 3(b) to Start Printed Page 6319determine whether they are met or it is unreasonable to meet one or more of them. DOE has completed the required review and determined that, to the extent permitted by law, this proposed rule meets the relevant standards of Executive Order 12988.
C. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires preparation of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis for any rule that by law must be proposed for public comment, unless the agency certifies that the rule, if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Because DOE is not required by the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) or any other law to propose the rule for public comment, DOE did not prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for this rule.
D. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
No new collection of information is imposed by this interim final rule. Accordingly, no clearance by the Office of Management and Budget is required under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
E. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act
DOE has concluded that promulgation of this rule falls into a class of actions that would not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the human environment, as determined by DOE's regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Specifically, this rule deals only with administrative procedures regarding retaliation protection for employees of DOE contractors and subcontractors, and, therefore, is covered under the Categorical Exclusion in paragraph A6 to subpart D, 10 CFR part 1021. Accordingly, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
F. Review under Executive Order 13132
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 4, 1999) imposes certain requirements on agencies formulating and implementing policies or regulations that preempt State law or that have federalism implications. Agencies are required to examine the constitutional and statutory authority supporting any action that would limit the policy making discretion of the States and carefully assess the necessity for such actions. DOE has examined today's rule and has determined that it does not preempt State law and does not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. No further action is required by Executive Order 13132.
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4) requires each federal agency to prepare a written assessment of the effects of any federal mandate in a proposed or final rule that may result in the expenditure by state, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million in any one year. The Act also requires a federal agency to develop an effective process to permit timely input by elected officers of state, local, and tribal governments on a proposed "significant intergovernmental mandate," and it requires an agency to develop a plan for giving notice and opportunity for timely input to potentially affected small governments before establishing any requirement that might significantly or uniquely affect them. This interim final rule does not contain any federal mandate, so these requirements do not apply.
H. Congressional Notification
As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will submit to Congress a report regarding the issuance of today's final rule. The report will state that it has been determined that the rule is not a "major rule" as defined by 5 U.S.C. 801(2).Start List of Subjects
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 708
- Administrative practice and procedure
- Energy
- Fraud
- Government contracts
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Whistleblowing
Issued in Washington, on February 1, 2000.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 10 CFR part 708 which was published at 64 FR 12862 on March 15, 1999, and amended at 64 FR 37396 on July 12, 1999, is adopted as a final rule with the following changes:End Amendment Part Start Part
PART 708—[AMENDED]End Part Start Amendment Part
1. The authority citation for part 708 continues to read as follows:End Amendment Part Start Amendment Part
2. Section 708.5(a) (introductory text) is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
(a) Disclosing to a DOE official, a member of Congress, any other government official who has responsibility for the oversight of the conduct of operations at a DOE site, your employer, or any higher tier contractor, information that you reasonably believe reveals—
3. Section 708.6(a) is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
(a) A reasonable person, under the circumstances that confronted the employee, would conclude there is a substantial risk of a serious accident, injury, or impairment of health or safety resulting from participation in the activity, policy, or practice; or
4. Section 708.15(d) is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
(d) If you file a complaint under State or other applicable law after filing a complaint under this part, your complaint under this regulation will be dismissed under § 708.17(c)(3).
5. A new Section 708.40 is added as follows:
Yes. DOE contractors may not retaliate against any employee because the employee (or any person acting at the request of the employee) has taken an action listed in §§ 708.5(a)-(c).
[FR Doc. 00-2797 Filed 2-8-00; 8:45 am]


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A Need for Green: An Approach for Motivating Environmentally Sustainable Practices at the University of Rhode Island
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Rogers, Maragret
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Environment, No Impact Man, sustainability, waste, blogs
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"Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Meade
Colin Beavan's No Impact Man details his yearlong experiment to live without creating any environmental impact. As sophomores we were inspired by Beavan's journey but also skeptical of living a completely no-impact lifestyle as college-students. Although we were motivated to try to live sustainably, our efforts were dormant until our junior year. That year we decided that we would attempt to live up to the standards set forth by Beavan--understanding that some practices would be harder to achieve than others. Beavan was the motivating force behind our initial attempts to live sustainably, but our thirst for knowledge was not limited to the information he provided us with. Compelled to know more we began our own independent research--learning about how the environment relates to our health, politics, economy, technology, and livelihood.
Our project is the culmination of this research and a motivation to better the state of the environment on the University of Rhode Island campus. Our primary goal for this project is to raise awareness of the relationship between our environment and human behavior. In order to accomplish this we created a public blog, entitled The Little Green Blog, designed to make materials we found pertinent available, written in an accessible format, to a wide readership. While writing the blog we found that using multi-media examples made the information more comprehensive and enjoyable for our audience. In order to further our audience's understanding of the material, we would include personal photos, images from popular culture, data represented in tables/charts, and Youtube videos. For example, in a post on the environmental ramifications of cigarette litter, we included photographs that we took at the University of Rhode Island to show the extent of the issue on our campus.
In addition to maintaining the blog, we worked with the coffee shop, Bagelz, located in the University of Rhode Island Emporium, to create a free coffee day each Monday during the Spring 2013 semester for customers who use travel mugs. We created this option for travel mug users after noticing the high volume of one-use Styrofoam, paper, and plastic cups discarded on the University's campus. Since single use cups are destructive to our environment, our hope is to encourage more environmentally friendly business practices and consumer behavior by establishing this relationship with Bagelz. We also hope to stimulate the use of travel mugs and other reusable materials in the University of Rhode Island community.
Our project attempts to reveal the connections between waste, sustainability, and human behavior. We have also worked to promote low-impact practices within the University of Rhode Island community. The Little Green Blog aims to raise awareness and motivate change through knowledge. Having the "Free Coffee Monday's" at Bagelz gives our readers an opportunity to participate in one sustainable practice, supported in our blog, which reduces unnecessary waste filling our landfills. Our ultimate goal is not only to have created an archive of environmental information, but also to have motivated the University of Rhode Island community to work towards a more sustainable future.


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Sunday, 17 October 2010 07:24 AM
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of Hilton Chicago Hotel workers started a three-day strike Saturday that union officials say is in protest of the hotel chain's efforts to "lock workers into cheap recession contracts."
Unite Here Local 1 spokeswoman Annemarie Strassel told The Associated Press workers began striking in Chicago early Saturday and won't return to their jobs until early Tuesday. The union represents about 600 workers at the Hilton Chicago downtown.
Strassel said the employees have joined striking workers in San Francisco, who went out Wednesday, and in Honolulu, who went out Thursday. The Chicago workers include housekeepers, dishwashers, cooks, bell staff and food servers.
"Hilton wants to lock workers into cheap recession contracts even as the hotels rebound," she said early Sunday in a phone interview. "Workers simply want a share in the recovery."
The AP could not immediately reach hotel officials. But Hilton Chicago told the Chicago Tribune that the hotel is "operating as normal."
"Union tactics such as work stoppages and demonstrations will do nothing to bring us closer to a new contract," Hilton said in a statement. "They are harmful to employees, to the hospitality industry and to the City of Chicago."
Hilton said the wages and benefits its workers receive are "competitive" and that it offered wage increases and other advantages during negotiations.
More than 8,000 Chicago area hotel workers, including ones at five Hiltons, saw their contracts expire in August 2009. The sides have been unable to reach a deal.
Strassel said the strike is only affecting the Hilton Chicago, which is both owned and operated by Hilton Worldwide. One of the world's largest buyout firms, Blackstone Group LP, owns Hilton Worldwide.
"We've been calling this strike a taxpayers' strike because Hilton finagled $180 million in bailout funds when Hilton Worldwide was able to write off debt for the federal reserve that it owed American taxpayers," Strassel said.
Workers are picketing in shifts around the clock, carrying signs that read "Unite Here!" and "Taxpayers on Strike."
In Honolulu, members of the Unite Here Local 5 are striking for five days at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. A union contract there expired June 30.
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Half the Burners I know are living paycheck to paycheck, saving all year for their various expenses. The guy who said having poor people at the event would ruin the "exclusivity" of the event was 1) a complete newbie who'd never been to the Burn, and 2) was seen pinching pennies--like any of us--when he posted looking for a reduced-price airline ticket.gnossos wrote:I hope the actual Playa isn't full of as many snobs as this. What a joke. No matter what you want to call yourself, BM is still nothing but a bunch of hippies to the outside world.. same as a Rainbow Gathering. What a silly concept... rich hippie snobs.
The Burn is not anti-poor. It is anti-unprepared.
You sound like you might give up a little easily on your dreams.I'm poor as hell but have always had the dream to make the journey across the country to BM. The hate I see on these boards is enough to make me wanna give that up. It seems like if I did make it I'd be disappointed by the people.
ePlaya is nothing like THE playa. You might be disappointed in the people, you might not be. We're not truly able to tell you what it's going to be like for you, specifically. People who need persuading, coddling, etc don't do so well out there. They generally expect someone else is going to take care of them and are unpleasantly surprised.
You can (often) Burn starting at about $1,000-$1,300, depending on how far away you are and how you're getting there. Here's a thread where people break down what they've spent and how.


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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Kate McCombs has traveled the world teaching sex and relationship education as well as empathic communication skills. Committed to helping people feel more comfortable talking about sex and feelings, her presentation will offer tools required to make mindful choices around safer sex practices, and much more.
A renowned sex and relationship educator, Kate McCombs believes that meaningful conversations coupled with accurate information can help us create a healthier and more joy-filled world.
In her presentation, McCombs will focus not only mindful choices around safer sex practices, but also offer tips on how to build a sexy and safe toolkit without compromising health or personal boundaries.
McCombs earned a Master's in Public Health from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor's in Anthropology from U.C. Berkeley. In her approach to healthy relationships, she combines, in her words, " the upstream problem-prevention approach of public health with anthropology exploration of cultural context."
Ms. McCombs' Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by ASCMC, the Title IX Office, CARE, and the emPOWER Center and is part of the CMC Advocates' Safe Sex Week of programming.
View Video: YouTube with Kate McCombs
China has raised the concept of "Ecological Civilization" to guide future development, which takes the country's ecological capacity and constraints into account. Christine Loh, former under-secretary for the Environment at the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSRA) Government, will discuss the concept itself and China's implementation along with references to Hong Kong.
Christine Loh is an adjunct professor at the Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She was the under secretary for the Environment at the HKSAR Government (2012-17) focusing on policy covering air quality, energy, climate change, nature conservation, as well as green finance. Prior to that role, she was CEO of the public policy think tank, Civic Exchange; she has also been a legislator in Hong Kong. In her time at Civic Exchange and the HKSAR Government, she was instrumental in changing policy with respect to air quality, including working closely with Mainland Chinese counterparts in defining a new marine emissions control policy.
Loh is a lawyer by training, a commodities trader by profession, with a long history in politics and policy. She is a published author of many academic and popular works in the environment, history, and politics.
Professor Loh's Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by the Keck Institute for International and Strategic Studies.
View Video: YouTube with Christine Loh


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On the corrosion risk presented by chloride bound in concrete
In previous work the influence of the solid phases of cement hydration on the pore solution chemistry during corrosion initiation has been discussed. It was noted that, because a fall in local pH is necessary for stable pits to develop on the passive steel, much of the chloride bound in concrete may participate in the process of corrosion initiation. At least two phases in hydrated ordinary Portland cement (OPC) will release such bound chloride before the pH falls to 11. In this work, these studies have been extended to include OPC blended with 10% calcium aluminate cement (CAC) and sulphate resisting Portland cement (SRPC). Evidence of a third phase that releases bound chloride was uncovered. Once again the data confirms that most of the bound chloride will be released by a relatively small reduction in pH. The release of chloride at such a high pH value compared to that required to sustain passive film breakdown suggests that the corrosion risk presented by bound chloride may be very similar to that presented by free chloride in concrete.


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These last two take me back to high school, when my beauty products were purchased at the drugstore.
Monday, February 21, 2011
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These last two take me back to high school, when my beauty products were purchased at the drugstore.
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While I have never tried the Yardley soap (although I love the scent of lavender, maybe I will have to give it a go!), your other picks are definitely favorites of mine. Great products and affordable, you really can't go wrong!ReplyDelete
Hope the winter season has been treating you well my friend, wishing you a super week!!
I'm a polish girl - Revlon is the best (though Chanel is a close second). All fantastic products - my Mom used Yardleyand she had the smothest skin. Oldies but goodies!ReplyDelete
Hope your weeks is off to a good start,
I saw this list of classics on online and I totally agree. It's amazing with all of the expensive products out there, how these are the ones that stand the test of time. I have yet to break down and buy the Mason Pearson brush - it does some like an extravagance. But, like you said, it lasts forever, so it's got to be worth it, right? :)ReplyDelete
I could not live without my Mason Pearson hairbrush. I've had mine years and years and it's still going strong. And I know they are expensive but if mine ever got lost I would quite happily spend that much replacing it.ReplyDelete
Love this post ! I have such an urge to run to the drugstore all of a sudden ! I know what you mean on the revlon nail polish and great lash mascara.ReplyDelete
The good things just don't go! I love my Mason Pearson hair brush it REALLY is that much better than other brushes, use Revlon red in the summer when I have some color, have tried and sometimes use the famous Mascara from Maybelline and am going to look into your other goodies. Just goes to prove not all good things are expensive!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend...ReplyDelete


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We're talking Handel's Apollo and Daphne on @BBCInTune after 6pm, with @jamesn103 and Jonathan Cohen. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Catherine Mackintosh, an OAE violinist and ex leader, will be taking part in our The other amazing Mr Bach study day tomorrow, playing and talking about CPE Bach's Trio Sonata Sanguineas and Melancholius. Here's our speed interview with her:
What/when was your big breakthrough?
My breakthroughs have been many but small. A very early one was playing the One Note in Purcell's Fantasy of that name with the members of the Melos Ensemble as a teenager. Emmanuel Hurwitz was then very helpful to me. Becoming leader of the Academy of Ancient Music in 1973 was also a huge career step for me.
What do you fear the most?
Snakes, without a doubt and anything bad happening to my family. Not too keen on the idea of death either.
Which mobile number do you call the most?
As my husband hardly ever uses his mobile, I expect it's Philippa's (OAE Orchestra Manager).
What – or where – is perfection?
I have never been in pursuit of it actually because, if it exists, or is discovered, it is all the more astonishing for being unsought. Sitting in front of a roaring log fire in our house in France comes pretty close I must admit.
Who is your favourite hero from fiction (book/comic/film/opera) – and why?
Aunt Dahlia from the works of PG Wodehouse. She is described by her nephew, Bertie Wooster as "a festive old bird" and now I have reached a certain age, I cannot imagine a better state to emulate.
What's your favourite ritual?
I am not a devout Christian but I love Choral Evensong in a Cathedral with a good choir and recently happened on one in Sheffield just before our concert there.
Which living person do you most admire (and why)?
I met a wonderful nun, Sister Patricia, in Palestine's Bethlehem University who ran the music department there. She embodied everything I admire; calm, cheerful, dedicated, humorous, sympathetic, intelligent, enthusiastic… I think you get the gist of this lovely person.
What other talent or skill would you like to possess?
I would like to be a book-binder. I realise with horror that with internet, books are in danger of becoming extinct, but few can resist the charm and feel of a beautifully bound book.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
That I am not the only pebble on the beach.
What is the most played piece of music on your MP3 player or in your CD collection?
This goes in phases. At the moment I would say Miles Davis. I must confess I don't listen to much recorded classical music as I prefer to play it!
What's the best thing about working with the OAE?
We can never be complacent when always challenged by new ideas from our different conductors and leaders. I feel immensely privileged to work with this orchestra and continue to learn something every time.
Our study day is tomorrow at Southbank Centre's Purcell Room at 10.30am and 2pm. Tickets


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Construction accident lawyers are quite prevalent in the law community now. As the suing culture of the United States and other countries seems to be growing at the moment, many are inundated with work and many law firms and methods are crying out for more individuals to begin practicing.
Any given construction accident can have dire outcomes for the individual involved and can seriously damage him or her to the point that they are unable to work for the rest of their lives or may even die as a result of injuries sustained.
They tend to represent the individuals harmed in a construction accident rather than the employer or tools provider involved. As a result, many of them often began their law career as personal injury specialists before making their way into the construction accident niche.
As a result, they are highly trained in all areas of personal injury and can be very versatile when representing clients with a variety of injuries.You can navigate to http://www.onderlaw.com/ in order to avail services of construction lawyers. As building accident lawyers this can come in handy, especially when you consider just how wide a range of injuries is possible on a construction site these days.
The wide range of injuries reasonable largely rests on the fact that the equipment found on a construction site is extremely varied. The equipment can be used for heavy lifting, climbing, sustaining and decorating, amongst other things, and is largely highly technological these days.


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Motorcycle windshield manufacturer Parabellum is now making Scout Fairings to fit Hinkley Triumph Bonnevilles. Previously available for BMW models only, the Scout Fairing provides smooth aerodynamic touring protection and better gas mileage in a sport-sized package that only weighs 4.5lb, Parabellum says. Four stainless steel and aluminum mounts make removal a snap, and windshields are available in five different heights ranging from 10 inches to 20 inches. $599 unpainted, $799 painted. MC
Parabellum has been supporting our industry for decades, and for that we should thank them. But I must add that have yet to see one of their shields that I would want on my bikes. I have no doubt they work great and may even save gas, but they just have no style whatsoever.


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University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för Management (MAM)
Author: Hossain Jakir ; [2006]
Keywords: företagsekonomi; business administration – marketing; business administration – international business; promotion; promotion tools; tourism industry; bangladesh tourism; tourism development; tourism products services;
Abstract: This thesis is an attempt to investigate how the use of promotional activities can help to develop the tourism industry by giving a special concentration to the case of Bangladesh. The investigation was conducted from both a theoretical and an empirical point of view. The contribution of the same industry to the world economy is considerable.
Many countries are now dependent on this sector for foreign currency earnings. Every destination country is trying to achieve more gain by developing this industry. The expansion of the tourism through out the world has increased competition among the tourist destinations, trying to attract more tourists by adopting appropriate marketing techniques and strategies. Failure of doing so by a particular marketer will lead to a less competitive in the world tourism market.
As an important element of marketing mix, promotion plays the vital role in marketing any product and service. Tourism product/service is of no exception. Because of the tourists want to know in advance about the attractions and the facilities of a particular destination. The tourist also wants to know other related information of his/her visit to make the same safe, secured and enjoyable. As a result, dissemination of information on travel and tourism-related products and services are highly important. By using the different tools of promotion, marketers attempt to serve this purpose and try to influence the potential tourists' attitudes in favour of the sponsor's destination and grow interest to visit the same.
Though promotion plays an important role in tourism marketing, the tourism marketing in Bangladesh is far behind from reaching this goal, which leads to incapacity to attract a significant number of tourists. This is mainly due to inadequate and ineffective promotional measures of the tourism sector of Bangladesh. Both the private and public tour operators of Bangladesh have the resource constraints and can not afford the sufficient budget for the promotional purpose. As a result, they can not conduct the promotional measures for the said industry by using international media which is essential for attracting the foreign tourists. They only depend on the local media which is not sufficiently fruitful for an industry where the location of the target market is diversified and they are located at the different parts of the world. In addition to that the low quality of promotional materials, improper distribution of the materials, the perceived negative image by the potential tourists due to a wrongful and negative reporting from international media adversely affect the tourism of Bangladesh. The research also revealed that the country has a positive trend in arrivals and earnings and it can be increased to a singnificant level if the country can undertake appropriate promotion measures by increasing the allocation for this purpose. The country also needs to employ creative people for this purpose and the quality of the promotional materials also needs to be developed.
The promotional activities should also be directed in correcting the present image towards Bangladesh as tourists' destination. By ensuring these measures Bangladesh tourism industry can emerge as one of the major contributors to the national economy of Bangladesh.
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Is CFA or FRM Better for Your Career?This is one of the most frequently asked questions that students must make when deciding to advance their careers in finance. Your choice is important because each of the certifications takes lot of hard work, money and time. The choice can be difficult if you are not aware of its key differences. The primary difference between the CFA and FRM certifications is the topics that are covered. CFA covers a broad range of topics in finance like corporate finance, portfolio management, accounting, fixed income, and derivatives. On the other hand, FRM is a specialized in risk management. Also, CFA prepares you well for careers in investment banking, portfolio management, financial research. The FRM is suited for those who want to make a career in risk management in banks, treasury department or in risk assessments.
What is a CFA?CFA stands for Chartered Financial Analyst and is a certification earned through the CFA Institute. CFAs are specialists in investment management. Some popular job titles held by CFAs include portfolio manager, research analyst, and investment banker. They also tend to work in corporate finance.
What is a FRM?FRM stands for Financial Risk Manager and is a certification offered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. GARP and the FRM certification are internationally recognized. FRMs assess an organization's risk and develop strategies to minimize or offset it. They can be found working in banking, corporations, asset management firms, and government.
CFA vs FRM: Certification RequirementsIn order to become a CFA, you must enroll in the certification program offered by the CFA Institute. To enroll in the program, you need a four-year degree or combination of education/work experience and pass a three-part exam covering the following topics:
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It takes about 300 hours of study time to pass each level of the CFA exam. Also, to receive the charter, you need to have fours years of related work experience under a CFA. You must also become a member of the CFA Institute.If you want to become a FRM, you must pass a two-part exam administered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) covering the following topics:
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Knitting is a popular craft for the elderly that requires few supplies. Scarves, blankets and socks are some items that elderly people can knit.
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This training course is part of the APEC project # EWG 09/11A, contracted to Institute of Lifelong Education (Moscow), co-sponsored by Clean Energy Solutions Center.
This series of 4 online e-learning modules has been developed under APEC's Energy Working Group to help maximize the energy sector's contribution to the Asia-Pacific region's economic and social well-being, while mitigating the environmental effects of energy supply and use. APEC has long recognized the relationship between energy security, climate impacts, and clean energy development.
APEC and its members and partners in the United States, Australia, and Russia have collaborated to produce this online series of 45 individual lectures or webcasts. The course covers a breadth of issues across the renewable energy sector in the Asia-Pacific region and has been developed and is presented by global experts in their respective subjects.
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What you said, is an aweful thing to say to any person
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But I don't except such insensitivity and disgrace from people that I know
And worse
From someone whom I thought carred about me
I forgave you
For me
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I hope my pain reminds you that no matter ones sex, sexuality or ethnic origin
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A person
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Assembling Unicode Examples: A Walk Through the Mud
Richard Gillam - Trilogy Software, Inc.
The Unicode standard promises a utopia in which any user anywhere can write a document in any language (or any combination of languages) as easily as he can write a document in English. Everyone will acknolwedge we're a long way from this utopia, but I don't think I realized just how far from it we still are.
I just finished my first book, "Unicode Demystified." As you might imagine, to explain all of the complications and subtleties of the Unicode standard, you have to have examples of text in all (or at least most) of the writing systems Unicode can represent, and this book has lots of them. Producing the examples and incorporating them into the text was, by far, the biggest headache involved in producing my book. It involved not just locating fonts and working around their absence, but surmounting a plethora of software incompatibilities and dealing with the biggest obstacle of all, the author's own ignorance. In this informal talk, I'll share my experiences with you, discussing what I tried, what didn't work, and what did work.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told a bipartisan group of senators Wednesday that they may see his tax returns one day, according to a Democratic aide who was briefed on the meeting.
The aide said the remark appeared to be flippant, and it's not clear the attendees believed the president. Democrats have pushed for Trump to release his tax returns; he departed from roughly four decades of tradition for presidential candidates by refusing to disclose any of them during the 2016 campaign. Trump has said he's under an IRS audit and that he won't release his returns while it's pending.
During a meeting with Democratic and Republican members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, Trump also said he didn't want to gain from the tax bill, the aide said. That comment came the same day Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a published interview that it will be difficult to avoid giving the highest earners a tax cut.
"The top 20 percent of the people pay 95 percent of the taxes. The top 10 percent of the people pay 81 percent of the taxes," Mnuchin told Politico. "So when you're cutting taxes across the board, it's very hard not to give tax cuts to the wealthy with tax cuts to the middle class. The math, given how much you are collecting, is just hard to do."
Mnuchin and White House economic adviser Gary Cohn also attended Wednesday's meeting, where they urged the attendees not to pay attention to independent analyses of the tax framework, which have suggested that it would benefit high earners and hurt some middle-income taxpayers, the aide said. Democrats were skeptical, the aide said.
—Bloomberg News
Tillerson uses speech on 'partner' India to take jab at China
WASHINGTON — Ahead of his first trip to India, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday used a speech about the world's largest democracy to take a jab at the Pacific region's other powerhouse, China.
Tillerson heaped praise on India's vibrant growth and declared the United States its partner.
He also commended India for respecting international norms of trade and commerce as it challenges China's economic power.
Although the United States wants continued dialogue with Beijing, Tillerson said, "we won't shrink from China's challenges to the rules-based order, or where China subverts the sovereignty of neighboring countries, and disadvantages the U.S. and our friends."
"In this period of uncertainty and angst, India needs a reliable partner on the world stage," he said. "The United States is that partner."
Tillerson travels in the coming days to India and other countries in the region, pushing what the State Department describes as the administration's new policy for a "free and open Indo-Pacific" region, including Afghanistan.
—Tribune Washington Bureau
Pentagon postpones Guantanamo prosecutor's retirement until 2019
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The Army has postponed the looming retirement of chief war crimes prosecutor Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, who will stay in the job "for at least another two years," a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
Martins has had the job for six years. He was due to retire on Nov. 1, but instead, the Army "deferred" his retirement to Nov. 1, 2019, Air Force Maj. Ben Sakrisson said in a statement.
Martins, 57, serves as both the chief overseer of war court cases and a case prosecutor in the Sept. 11 and USS Cole death penalty trials. Neither trial has a start date.
One-star generals are time-limited in service and Martins had already received one extension past his initial retirement date in 2014.
Sakrisson said Wednesday: "While he, like any other military officer, is subject to reassignment at any time to meet the needs of the Department of Defense, the Army's action serves to retain him as chief prosecutor for at least another two years."
The Pentagon disclosed the Army decision four days after the Miami Herald reported that Martins' future was still unsettled, even as his office was poised to grapple with the surprise resignations of three civilian defense attorneys on the USS Cole case over an ethical issue. Prosecutors notified defense attorneys Friday evening by email that they were preparing to argue that only the trial judge can release veteran death penalty defender Rick Kammen and two other civilians from the case.
Martins is a West Point and Harvard Law School graduate. He was appointed to the job in July 2011 when former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter was deputy secretary of defense. He has lectured and traveled widely in his campaign to argue the war court created by the Bush administration after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and then reformed by the Obama administration, is a legitimate forum for terror and war crimes cases against non-citizens.
He was initially due to retire in 2014; the first extension kept him in place until after President Barack Obama left office.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreeSeas Inc. (Nasdaq:FREE) ("FreeSeas" or the "Company"), a transporter of dry-bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of a fleet of Handysize and Handymax vessels, announced today that the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were amended to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio of one new share for every 10 shares currently outstanding.
Details on the Reverse Stock Split
The Company anticipates that its common stock will begin trading on a split adjusted basis when the market opens on February 14, 2013. Beginning on that date, FreeSeas' common stock will trade for 20 trading days under ticker symbol "FREED" to provide notice of the reverse stock split. After this period, the symbol will revert to "FREE." The common shares will also trade under a new CUSIP number Y26496201.
The reverse stock split will consolidate 10 shares of common stock into one share of common stock at a par value of $.001 per share. As a result of the reverse stock split, the number of outstanding common shares will be reduced from 18,759,778 to 1,875,978, subject to adjustment for fractional shares. The reverse stock split will not affect any shareholder's ownership percentage of FreeSeas' common shares, except to the limited extent that the reverse stock split would result in any shareholder owning a fractional share. Fractional shares of common stock will be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
After the reverse stock split takes effect, shareholders holding physical share certificates will receive instructions from American Stock Transfer and Trust Company LLC, the Company's exchange agent, regarding the process for exchanging their shares.
About FreeSeas Inc.
FreeSeas Inc. is a Marshall Islands corporation with principal offices in Athens, Greece. FreeSeas is engaged in the transportation of drybulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers. Currently, it has a fleet of Handysize and Handymax vessels. Risks and uncertainties are described in reports filed by FreeSeas Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. For more information about FreeSeas Inc., please visit the corporate website, www.freeseas.gr.
The FreeSeas Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5981
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy, including expected vessel acquisitions. Words such as "expects,'' "intends,'' "plans,'' "believes,'' "anticipates,'' "hopes,'' "estimates,'' and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in the demand for drybulk vessels; competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
CONTACT: At the Company FreeSeas Inc. Alexandros Mylonas, Chief Financial Officer 011-30-210-45-28-770 Fax: 011-30-210-429-10-10 email@example.com www.freeseas.gr Investor Relations The Equity Group Adam Prior, Vice President 212-836-9606 email@example.com www.theequitygroup.com
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Kill Me Later (March 10/02)
Kill Me Later isn't a bad movie, really; it's just entirely forgettable. It's the sort of film you'll watch and then about an hour after it's over, you'll barely remember what it was about. This isn't the fault of the actors - they're actually quite engaging and likable - but rather the lackluster script and pretentious direction.
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